Brandon Renken Bio

Clients rely on Brandon Renken for litigation representation given his considerable trial and courtroom experience in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as well as domestic and international arbitration. Brandon advises on all types of complex commercial disputes, both as plaintiff and defendant, in a wide range of industries, including all phases and stages of oil and gas and chemical production; automotive manufacturing, distribution, and regulatory disputes; alcoholic beverage manufacturing, distribution, and regulatory disputes; real property development and strategic pre- and post-dispute planning and resolution; trade secret/Lanham Act and fair use litigation; federal firearm/PLCAA litigation; personal injury and wrongful death litigation; insurance and insurance coverage disputes; and pre- and post-closing transactional disputes. Clients turn to Brandon for his experience trying multi-million dollar cases to verdict. In a recent case, he earned a take nothing judgment in favor of a Houston property development company against its former CEO who sought $20 million in damages and past compensation based on fraud and breach of contract claims and being awarded more than $3 million in damages and attorneys’ fees. He also won an indemnity worth $20-$30 million, as plaintiff, in a dispute related to a downhole pipe failure. Brandon’s litigation experience is informed by his time trying to verdict jury trials in New York State Supreme Court and multiple state and federal courts throughout Texas. Brandon has also appeared in various phases of litigation across the country, from Nevada to California, Montana, Illinois and West Virginia. Clients benefit from Brandon’s willingness to get involved in transactional review and negotiation pre-dispute to foresee and prevent risk.