Paul L. Mitchell - Lawyer in Houston, TX

Paul has a broadlitigation practice, with the primary focus of representing companies in theenergy sector in commercial litigation, arbitration, corporate investigations,and related matters. As a former partner in the Baker Botts Trial Departmentand the Andrews Kurth Litigation Section, Paul brings more than 20 years of bigfirm experience in complex litigation with two of the oldest and most respectedlaw firms in Texas.

In the area oflitigation, Paul has extensive experience in both state and federal courts,including commercial, oil and gas, real estate, and copyright litigation. Hehas both prosecuted and defended cases involving claims of breach of contract,fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, copyright and trademarkinfringement, and numerous other matters.

His experience incorporate investigations has included representation of corporations and auditcommittees in investigations and disclosures to the SEC and DOJ of transactionsimplicating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, investigations of allegedinternal wrongdoing implicating Sarbanes-Oxley, investigations implicating theantitrust laws, and investigations on behalf of special litigation committeesin connection with shareholder derivative actions.

Primary Practice Areas:

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy Disputes andLitigation
• Intellectual PropertyLitigation
• InternationalArbitration
• Anti-Corruption andthe Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)