Jeffery K. Gordon
Counsel
jefferygordon@andrewskurth.com

111 Congress Avenue
Suite 1700
Austin TX 78701
P: 512.320.9230
F: 512.542.5207

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Jeff practices commercial, civil and state litigation before state and federal courts. He has handled a wide variety of cases including class actions, tortious interference with contract, breach of non-competition agreements, disputes involving breach of contract, partnership, stock and shareholder agreements and disputes, trade secret infringement, mail/wire fraud, toxic torts, environmental contamination, and employment contract claims.

Jeff also has experience with complex litigation involving federal environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Superfund. He has specific experience representing companies in multiparty toxic tort litigation and has represented various corporations before the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission in permit and enforcement proceedings.

Jeff was awarded the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Bronze Medal Award and the U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award, while previously working for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Representative Experience

Litigation On Behalf of Plaintiffs

• Obtained large civil judgment in Llano, County, Texas lawsuit concerning underground petroleum contamination and breach of contract by gasoline distributor.
• Prosecuted claims of Central Texas software company in federal and state lawsuits alleging theft of trade secrets, conspiracy and fraud against client's largest competitor.

Litigation On Behalf of Defendants

• Represented national real estate investment trust company in partnership dispute over management and control of Central Texas apartment complex.
• Defended chemical supplier in lawsuit brought by a large semiconductor manufacturer, alleging that contaminated chemicals had damaged the manufacturer's silicon wafer production process.
• Defended Texas A&M University in federal and state lawsuits brought by neighboring landowners alleging environmental pollution and civil rights claims.
• Represented gasoline pipeline companies in multiparty toxic tort litigation involving allegations of underground petroleum contamination in Austin, Texas.
• Managing a docket of over one hundred personal injury lawsuits filed in central and south Texas on behalf of several large industrial clients.

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member

• Travis County Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Texas Animal Law Section

Practice Areas

• Mass Tort Litigation
• Litigation
• Environmental

Education

• JD, 1990, cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center
• BA, 1987, cum laude, Trinity University

Admitted

• Texas 1996
• Maryland 1990
• US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• US District Court for the Western District of Texas
• US District Court for the Northern District of Texas