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I truly enjoy the intellectual challenges I encounter daily as a counselor and a litigator. It’s gratifying to fit disparate, factual puzzle pieces together into a story that I can use to advocate for my clients in an effective and efficient manner. Crucial skills such as my close attention to detail, willingness to dive in to a case, ability to retain facts, and habit of getting to know all relevant documents backwards and forwards help me procure results that solve their problems and advance their business goals.

Matt Parks

Partner

    • Texas, 2012

    • Federal Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas

    • The University of Texas School of Law, JD 2009-2012

      • Delta Theta Phi – Dean

      • Texas Environmental Law Journal

    • The University of Texas at Austin, BA, Government 2009

    • Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025

    • Chambers and Partners USA Up & Coming, Litigation: General Commercial, 2023-2024

    • Benchmark Future Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2025

    • Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under, 2024

    • Texas Super Lawyers, 2023-2024

    • Texas Rising Stars, 2017-2022


    • Burford Perry, alongside the Kim Law Firm and Eversheds Sutherland, represented a multinational engineering, procurement, and construction company, in securing an injunction against a $77 million draw on a letter of credit based on fraud arising out of two $1.2 billion EPC contracts.


    • Burford Perry, with Flood Trial Lawyers, represented midstream energy logistics provider TYR Energy Logistics in a $25 million breach of contract suit filed by oil and petrochemical supplier/seller IWC Oil & Refinery. Through two years of arbitration and a final hearing, we defeated IWC’s claims in full and prevailed on our counterclaims of $1.9 million. We were then able to confirm the arbitration award and immediately recover $1.4 million from an injunction bond posted by IWC at the start of the case. IWC Oil & Refinery, LLC v. TYR Energy Logistics, LLC, et al., American Arbitration Association Case No. 01-22-0001-3134


    • Burford Perry represented the former General Counsel of LNG company Tellurian Inc. and co-founder of Parallax Enterprises against claims brought by rival LNG company Cheniere Energy. Cheniere sued Parallax, Tellurian, and Tellurian’s founding officers, including Cheniere’s former CEO Charif Souki, alleging breach of a significant promissory note. Parallax brought claims against Cheniere for breaching a $500 million joint development agreement. Following two years of litigation, Burford Perry filed a summary judgment leading Cheniere to dismiss its claims against our client. Parallax Enterprises LLC v. Cheniere Energy, Inc. v. Tellurian, Inc., et al., Cause No. 2017-49685 in the 61st District Court of Harris Court, Texas


    • In a series of related cases, Burford Perry represented six plaintiffs who invested millions of dollars into Panton, Inc., a “big data” technology startup that purported to leverage artificial intelligence for the insurance industry. We proved that Panton had misrepresented its technology and misstated its financials, resulting in recouping nearly all of our clients’ investments through confidential, pre-trial settlements. Panton, Inc. securities litigation, Harris County, Texas: Cause No. 2018-50246; Cause No. 2017-59023; and Cause No. 2017-77055


    • Burford Perry represented the defendants in a suit brought to compel specific performance of a contract for the sale of a 50% interest in a series of very valuable mineral and royalty interests in Louisiana. We were able to discover misdeeds by the plaintiff in the underlying transaction, forcing a confidential, very advantageous settlement. William R. “Rusty” Nichols v. Robert H. Moses and Moses Gulf Coast Holdings, L.P., Cause No. 2019-13716


    • Burford Perry represented the seller of a successful chemical standards company in a case seeking liquidated damages and enforcement of a non-complete arising out of the sale transaction.  After winning partial summary judgment declaring the liquidated damages clause and non-compete unenforceable, we effectively ended plaintiff’s ability to recoup damages and forced a favorable settlement. Red Ball Technical Gas Servs., Inc. v. Hua, Cause No. 2016-63707 in the 234th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas


    • Burford Perry represented an investor in a high rise condo project that was not being developed on schedule. On the eve of the related arbitration, we obtained a very favorable settlement for Ms. Lizeroux. Lehang Lizeroux v. Great Texas Regional Center, LLC, et al., Cause No. 2017-58912 in the 334th Judicial District of Harris County, Texas


    • Burford Perry represented the founder of Life Partners, Brian Pardo, in suit seeking $700 million for breaches of fiduciary duty and violations of the Texas Securities Act relating to an alleged Ponzi Scheme. We were able to narrow the claims significantly pre-trial through various motions. We then defeated nearly all of plaintiffs’ claims, leading to a very favorable post-judgment settlement. Thomas Moran II, as Trustee for Life Partners Holdings, Inc. v. Brian Pardo, et al, Adversary No. 15-04079-RFN in the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division