Gray Reed - Dallas, TX

Full-Service Commercial Legal Leadership in Downtown Dallas

Founded in 1985 and opening its Dallas office in 1990, Gray Reed has established itself as one of the preeminent full-service commercial law firms in Texas. Situated at 1601 Elm Street inside Thanksgiving Tower in downtown Dallas, the firm combines the resources and transactional sophistication of an international law firm with the responsiveness and agility of a boutique practice. With more than 150 attorneys across Texas, Gray Reed acts as trusted outside general counsel and trial counsel to corporations, emerging startups, healthcare systems, and high-net-worth individuals. When corporate leadership seeks to hire a business litigation lawyer or negotiate complex acquisitions, Gray Reed delivers practical, business-centric guidance built for commercial success.

Comprehensive Practice Areas Across Texas and National Markets

Gray Reed provides complete transactional, regulatory, and adversarial representation across the entire enterprise lifecycle, focusing on core legal disciplines:

• Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution: Representing corporate clients in breach of contract suits, partnership breakups, shareholder oppression claims, trade secret misappropriation, and fiduciary conflicts across state and federal courts.
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Private Equity: Structuring middle-market transactions, asset purchases, stock acquisitions, joint ventures, and capital raises, ranking among Texas top law firms in corporate deal volume.
• Commercial Real Estate and Construction: Guiding real estate developers, REITs, lenders, and landlords through land acquisitions, commercial leasing, zoning approvals, project financing, and construction disputes.
• Healthcare Regulatory Law and Compliance: Counseling hospital networks, ambulatory surgery centers, and physician groups on Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute compliance, and government audits.
• Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy: Defending debtors, creditors committees, and bankruptcy trustees in distressed financial workouts, Chapter 11 reorganizations, and adversary proceedings.
• Trusts, Estates, and Wealth Preservation: Providing sophisticated estate planning, business succession structures, generation-skipping trusts, and contentious probate litigation for families.
• Tax Controversy and Strategy: Handling federal tax litigation, IRS audits, and state tax disputes, led by former Department of Justice trial attorneys.

Trusted Business Advisors Delivering Practical Solutions

A defining principle of Gray Reed is that legal counsel must serve commercial reality. Rather than functioning as detached technicians who bill endless hours, Gray Reed attorneys act as proactive commercial advisors who immerse themselves in each client industry. Through its multidisciplinary platform and subsidiary advisory services, the firm anticipates operational hurdles before they evolve into costly legal battles. Clients looking to find a corporate lawyer discover partners who provide unambiguous risk assessments, agile fee arrangements, and actionable solutions designed to protect capital and accelerate revenue.

Recognized Excellence Across Regional and National Directories

Gray Reed consistently earns prestigious accolades from the most respected legal rating agencies in the world. The firm healthcare, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, labor and employment, and trust and estates practices are heavily ranked across Chambers USA and Chambers High Net Worth. Additionally, the firm earns multiple national Tier 1 designations in Best Law Firms, with dozens of partners recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers. When organizations or executives urgently need an attorney capable of resolving mission-critical commercial challenges, Gray Reed stands as a pillar of dependable legal excellence.