Thomas Sankey

Thomas W. Sankey is the managing partner of the firm's Houston office as well as Duane Morris' Texas operations. He is also a member of the firm's Partners Board and serves on the firm's Strategic Planning Committee.

Mr. Sankey is a seasoned commercial trial lawyer with over 38 years of experience handling a wide variety of high-stakes disputes for defendants and plaintiffs, including many Fortune 500 companies.  He has tried more than 50 cases to verdict in trials or arbitration proceedings and has led hundreds more as lead counsel that have resolved successfully for his clients before trial.

Mr. Sankey has extensive commercial and intellectual property trial experience, focusing on trade secrets, patents, copyrights, unfair competition, contract disputes, employer/employee disputes and the Lanham Act. He has represented clients in many industries including the telecommunications industry, the medical device industry, auto parts industry, oil and gas industry, as well as others, including online banking entities, inventors, electronic device companies, semiconductor companies, pharmaceuticals, banks, medical supply companies, medical R&D companies and others. Mr. Sankey is board certified in Civil Trial Law by The Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (A.B.O.T.A.).

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Partner, 2008-present
  - Strategic Planning Committee, 2018-present
  - Duane Morris Partners Board, 2017-present
• Thompson & Knight LLP
  - Partner, 2006-2007
• Sankey & Luck, LLP
  - Partner, 1995-2005
• Boyer, Ewing & Fabio
  - Partner, 1990-1995
• Looper, Reed & McGraw
  - Associate, 1986-1990

• National Association of Distinguished Counsel
• American Board Of Trial Advocates (A.B.O.T.A.)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Houston Bar Association
• Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS)
• American Association for Justice

South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1986