Michael Kalis

Commercial Litigation

• AMLI/BPMT Towne Square Partnership — Trial counsel for AMLI/BPMT Towne Square Partnership and related entities in a multi-million dollar real estate transaction dispute before the 295th District Court of Harris County, Texas. Successfully defeated several claims prior to trial with dispositive motions, secured a favorable, unanimous jury verdict on the remaining claim after a two-week trial, and secured a unanimous jury verdict awarding the company its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in litigating the case.
• Confidential Client — Defended private equity portfolio company and CEO in arbitration against former executive suing for, among other things, breach of contract and wrongful termination and seeking in excess of $50 million in damages. Obtained full defense award, after being retained just weeks prior to the final hearing.
• GoExpedi — Trial counsel for GoExpedi and its co-founders in suits across Texas state and federal courts and arbitration involving claims of trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and trademark infringement.
• JCPenney — Trial counsel for JCPenney in suit against Sephora. Won temporary restraining order preventing unilateral termination of a decade-long agreement, leading to favorable contract renegotiation for client.
• Ulterra Drilling Technologies — Trial counsel for Ulterra Drilling Technologies, enforcing non-compete against former high-level executive and securing injunctive relief and favorable agreed injunction.
• Fleur de Lis Energy — Trial counsel for Fleur de Lis Energy in contract dispute against mineral owners. Obtained injunctive relief preventing unilateral termination of oil, gas, and mineral lease.

Multi-District Litigation

• Winter Storm Uri Litigation — Trial counsel for multiple power generators and midstream companies in Texas Multi-District Litigation involving claims arising from Winter Storm Uri.

Corporate Governance/Securities Litigation

• Howard Energy Partners — Trial counsel for co-founder and various directors in expedited litigation in Delaware Court of Chancery over control of company.
• Former Directors of ProPetro Holding Corp. — Trial counsel for former directors of ProPetro Holding Corp. in shareholder derivative litigation. After filing motion to dismiss, Plaintiffs voluntarily non-suited claims against clients.

Restructuring

• Cineworld Group plc — Litigation counsel for Cineworld Group plc and 104 of its debtor affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, Cineworld, the parent company of Regal Entertainment Group, is the second-largest cinema chain in the world, operating over 9,100 screens at nearly 750 cinemas in 10 countries worldwide.

Associate, Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP

Summer Intern, General Counsel of the Pittsburgh Pirates