Reese Marketos LLP - Dallas, TX

Formidable Courtroom Advocacy in High-Stakes Commercial Disputes

When monumental corporate interests, catastrophic liabilities, or multi-billion-dollar claims are on the line, businesses require trial lawyers who thrive before juries and judges. Headquartered at 750 North Saint Paul Street in downtown Dallas, Reese Marketos LLP has earned national renown as a relentless commercial litigation boutique. Established in 2011 by former large-firm partners Joel Reese, Pete Marketos, and Brad Gordon, the firm takes on a limited docket of consequential matters and prepares each one to be tried to verdict. Whether corporate boards need to hire a business litigation lawyer to defend against existential corporate claims or a plaintiff seeks to find a trial attorney capable of taking down industry titans, Reese Marketos provides formidable courtroom mastery.

Core Practice Sectors and Nationwide Trial Capabilities

Reese Marketos LLP commands deep trial experience across a variety of complex industries, representing Fortune 500 corporations, private equity funds, energy operators, and whistleblower relators across state and federal courts:

• False Claims Act and Qui Tam Litigation: Representing courageous whistleblowers in massive government procurement and healthcare fraud actions, including a historic 1.64-billion-dollar False Claims Act judgment against a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary and a nine-figure settlement with PharMerica.
• Energy and Infrastructure Disputes: Handling high-exposure pipeline explosion lawsuits, joint operating agreement conflicts, midstream contracts, and mineral rights litigation across Texas and nationwide federal forums.
• Complex Commercial Litigation: Resolving high-stakes breach of contract, shareholder oppression, post-closing acquisition disputes, and corporate fiduciary breach claims in state courts, federal venues, and the Delaware Court of Chancery.
• Fintech and Technology Defense: Defending emerging technology and financial services companies against complex investor actions, including securing take-nothing trial judgments that eliminate tens of millions in claimed damages.
• White-Collar Defense and Internal Investigations: Counseling executives and corporations through parallel civil investigations, government enforcement proceedings, and high-profile grand jury inquiries.

Lean, Partner-Heavy Teams Built for Decisive Verdicts

Unlike massive international law firms that staff cases with sprawling layers of junior associates, Reese Marketos fields lean, partner-heavy teams of two to four battle-tested advocates. Every partner is an active courtroom lawyer with extensive first-chair experience. Major corporations frequently hire the firm on compressed deadlines to replace sluggish national counsel months before trial, immediately reshaping courtroom strategy and driving favorable settlements or trial wins. The firm innovative fee flexibility, incorporating contingency arrangements alongside traditional retainers, aligns incentives directly with client success.

Prestigious Accolades and Historic Legal Precedents

The firm remarkable string of victories has earned national acclaim, including being named Law360 Trials Practice Group of the Year, earning top rankings from Chambers USA, and receiving the National Law Journal Winning Litigators Award. Founding partners are recognized as Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and celebrated among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers. When enterprises or relators urgently need an attorney to champion high-stakes commercial litigation, Reese Marketos LLP delivers exceptional legal craftsmanship and uncompromising trial excellence.