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Thomas M. Farrell
Partner 
JPMorgan Chase Tower
tfarrell@mcguirewoods.com600 Travis Street, Suite 7500 Houston, Texas 77002-2906 F: 832.214.9933    |
Mr. Farrell has handled complex commercial cases and class actions for more than 25 years. He has substantial experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in construction disputes; securities cases; oil and gas, and real estate disputes; insurance coverage cases; ERISA cases; and a variety of breach-of-contract, fraud, and tortious-interference matters. His clients have included individuals, major corporations, closely held businesses, governmental agencies, and foreign sovereigns. He also devotes a substantial portion of his practice to appellate matters. He has argued cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 9th Circuits, the Texas Supreme Court, and several courts of appeals throughout Texas.
- LEGAL DISCLAIMER: PRIOR RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE A SIMILAR OUTCOME.
- Represented hundreds of investors who purchased unregistered securities in a settlement against two major brokerage firms.
- Obtained summary judgment for a general contractor in a construction case alleging years of delay and delay damages.
- Coordinated as lead counsel the defense of a real estate developer in a number of cases in multiple jurisdictions brought by disgruntled investors.
- Obtained a favorable settlement for a major financial services firm in a shareholder oppression case.
- Obtained a favorable arbitration award for a Fortune 100 company in a dispute over the allocation of product under a long-term supply contract.
- Obtaining a favorable arbitration award for a major chemical company in a dispute over the termination of a long-term supply contract.
- Obtained the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction of a case against two companies owned by a foreign sovereign.
- Represented a large healthcare provider in a series of lawsuits around the country involving the attempt by several insurance companies to rescind insurance coverage.
- Defended attempts to impose on a Russian oil company an arbitration award against an affiliated company.
- Represented a drilling company in a dispute over the long-term lease of a manufacturing facility.
- Represented a real estate developer in a dispute over allegedly undisclosed construction defects.
- Named a Texas "Super Lawyer" by Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly, 2011
- Partner, Nickens Keeton Lawless Farrell & Flack LLP, 2002-2010
- Partner, Mayor Day Caldwell & Keeton (later merged with Andrews Kurth)
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Carolyn Dineen King, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
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EDUCATION University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, J.D., summa cum laude, 1984
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, B.A., 1980 ADMITTED Texas 1984 U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan |