Out-of-the-box counsel powered by experience, hard work, and creative legal thinking.
We are a cross-disciplined and highly attuned team focused on what matters most to you.
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Managing PartnerNeema Amini
Neema Amini heads our transactional work, as well as the firm’s business litigation. Operating out of the Austin and New York City offices, he works with a variety of enterprises — both established and emerging, across industries such as digital health and information security technology. He has represented clients in complex, high-stakes litigation in both state and federal courts.
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PartnerAlex Conant
Alex Conant focuses his practice on litigation. He has extensive experience in complex disputes involving businesses, individuals, directors, officers and the like. He has experience arguing his clients’ cases before federal judges, state judges and arbitrators. He has represented individuals and corporations alike from the incipience of their cases through the verdict.
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Senior CounselBuck McKinney
Buck McKinney is an intellectual property and entertainment lawyer with over 29 years of experience. He focuses on copyright, trademark, intellectual property matters, entertainment matters and related business disputes. He handles clients’ transactional work, and is also a seasoned litigator who enforces his clients’ rights at trial, before both state and federal courts.
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Senior AssociateAaron Gankofskie
Aaron Gankofskie primarily focuses on civil litigation. He is an experienced trial attorney with eight-years of providing creative and effective legal strategies to clients in a wide variety of cases. This problem solving has resulted in great success for clients across Texas. Aaron prides himself on his strong motion practice, and clear and effective writing style.
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Senior AssociateJoel Teklu
Joel Teklu is a transactional attorney with over 15 years of experience in complex commercial transactions and intellectual property licensing across the US and abroad. He focuses on providing business and legal counsel to companies across a variety of business life cycles and industries, managing their relationships with customers, partners, and service vendors.
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AssociateJosh Eames
Josh Eames-Cepero is a civil litigator with experience on both trial and appellate levels, including the Texas Supreme Court. He solves complex litigation issues for clients before a variety of federal and state courts. Josh prides himself on bringing clarity and understanding to clients’ legal needs. His practice includes trade secrets, intellectual property, business litigation and fraud.
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AssociateAllison Steele
Allison Steele focuses on intellectual property and entertainment law. A blend of both litigation and transactional work, Allison’s practice involves copyright, trademark, and entertainment law matters. She is passionate about advocating for and helping clients protect their creative endeavors.
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Discovery & Evidence AssociateBenjamin Griffith
At the core of litigation strategy, Ben Griffith designs robust, detail-oriented evidence workflows that transform raw documents into compelling courtroom narratives. A seasoned discovery strategist, Ben brings precision, structure, and analytical rigor to every stage of the fact development process—from early case assessment through trial preparation.
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Of CounselMark McLean
Mark McLean is a passionate and unrelenting litigator. He is an experienced trial lawyer whose attention-to-detail on procedural and caselaw matters, combined with the vigorous representation of his clients’ interests, has yielded impressive wins for his clients — whether through settlement or verdict. Mark has significant experience in personal injury litigation and civil litigation.
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Director of OperationsEmily Skeen
Emily Skeen is our director of operations. She brings a unique perspective to our growing law firm, keeping us focused on both our short-term and long-term goals. As an integrative addition to the team, Emily's ideas foster smooth operations, optimal resource allocation and strategic growth.
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Director of Financial OperationsTesla Brooks
Tesla Brooks' mission is to ensure everything goes smoothly, both in the firm's outward-facing and internal operations. She is instrumental to maintaining our system, managing client on-boarding and overseeing our billing, invoicing and payroll. In an often hectic legal world, she keeps things zen.
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Director of Tech OpsKian Pasani
Kian Pasani is our director of technical operations. He is a creative, technical thinker with a passion for data, programming and automation. His drive to develop technical solutions is applied firm wide – to both internal and outward facing processes. He ensures we remain at the cutting edge of operational, productivity and legal tech.
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Senior ParalegalYesenia Castorena
Yesenia Castorena works at the firm as a paralegal. It is common for most litigation throughout the firm to bear her fingerprints, and her work is reflected in our firm’s filings in both state and federal courts. She is instrumental in our motion work, conducting discovery, effectuating service, the management of courtroom logistics and so much more.
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Senior ParalegalReese Pyle
Reese Pyle is a paralegal at the firm who deals with both our state and federal litigation. He brings his legal experience to bear on all aspects, and in all stages, of our clients’ cases. He is a valued member of the team who brings both a keen eye and a positive attitude to both the firm, and our clients.
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ParalegalSusan Gadberry
Susan Gadberry is a seasoned paralegal with more than 15 years of experience in litigation support. Her extensive legal background is instrumental in every phase of our clients’ cases. Susan is a vital part of our team, known for her sharp attention to detail and consistently positive approach, benefiting both the firm and our clients.
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