Paul Genender
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 2
About
Provided by Paul Genender
Practice Areas
Paul R. Genender is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice, chair of the Texas Commercial Litigation practice, and co-chair of the Dallas and Houston offices at Paul Hastings. He is a seasoned trial lawyer with an established track record of courtroom success representing plaintiffs, defendants, debtors, and creditors in connection with a broad range of business disputes, including antitrust, breach of contract, business fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair and deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, securities fraud, real estate, non-competes and restrictive covenants, misappropriation and theft of trade secrets, and bankruptcy and restructuring litigation. He also counsels clients with regard to board governance, fiduciary duty, crisis management, and other business law issues. Key clients include Alaska Airlines, AT&T, CEC Entertainment, Celanese Corporation, Deluxe Corporation, Ecobat, Interstate Batteries, Ross Stores, Sears Holdings, Speedcast International, Talen Energy, and Visa. He is also actively engaged in a number of professional, civic, and educational organizations.
Personal
Duke University (AB, 1991, Magna Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa); Duke University School of Law (JD, 1994)
Chambers Review
USA
Paul Genender chairs the Texas commercial litigation group at Paul Hastings LLP and has a varied litigation practice, which includes handling disputes arising out of bankruptcy and restructuring proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul is a very skilled and disciplined lawyer. He is well prepared and takes a deep dive on very complicated cases."
"He has a real ability to perform the same way in trials as he does in boardrooms, which makes him very believable and earnest. Paul really commands the room he is in."
"Paul has a great feel for how things work practically in a company; he gets the business dynamic. He is great to work with and super smart."
"Paul is a very skilled and disciplined lawyer. He is well prepared and takes a deep dive on very complicated cases."
"He has a real ability to perform the same way in trials as he does in boardrooms, which makes him very believable and earnest. Paul really commands the room he is in."
"Paul has a great feel for how things work practically in a company; he gets the business dynamic. He is great to work with and super smart."