Zack C. Ewing

Texas Business Court and State Court Litigation

• Trial counsel for Primexx Energy Corporation in the Texas Business Court in a $200+ million drag-along sale dispute. Secured summary judgment in the Court’s first-ever merits decision.
• Lead trial counsel for Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC in the Texas Business Court. Won dismissal of all claims.
• Trial counsel for Ryan Specialty in multiple Dallas County state court actions defending against trade secret, tortious interference, and conspiracy claims. After securing summary judgment in one action, remaining lawsuits settled favorably.
• Lead counsel for Midcoast G&P (East Texas) L.P. and M6 Midstream LLC in a Harris County state court dispute involving energy contracts.
• Counsel for tax advisor in Travis County state court asserting non-compete claims against a former partner. Obtained injunction.*
• Counsel for startup founders in Travis County state court defending against non-compete and trade secret claims. Asserted counterclaims for breach of fiduciary duties, resulting in dismissal of claims and favorable monetary settlement for clients.*

Complex Commercial Litigation

• Trial counsel in busted-deal litigation in Delaware Chancery Court for Antin Infrastructure Partners. Secured judgment after expedited bench trial.
• Trial counsel for Mechanix Wear LLC in California federal court. Secured TRO prohibiting former employee from misappropriating trade secrets and ordering device inspection.
• Counsel for Centuri Group, Inc. in Nevada federal court defending against employment claims by former executives alleging breach of a "Change in Control" provision.
• Counsel for former startup executives in confidential dispute asserting claims for wrongful reclamation of over $300 million worth of equity through sham investigation and breach of equity agreements.
• Lead counsel for confidential private equity firm enforcing restrictive covenants against a former executive who launched a competing fund in violation of his agreements. Achieved favorable settlement forfeiting former employee’s equity.
• Counsel for confidential private equity portfolio company in connection with nearly $40 million in losses caused by a service provider's failure to perform on thousands of now-time-barred claims.
• Pre-litigation counseling to private equity portfolio company holding minority interest in energy pipeline. Obtained pre-suit settlement with client selling minority interest for over $1 billion.
• Lead counsel for title company in Austin federal court. Obtained emergency TRO and injunction in $35 million fraud scheme.*

*Representation occurred prior to joining Kirkland

O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Corps Member, Teach for America (Houston ISD)

Created a first-of-its-kind partnership between the Firm and the University of Texas School of Law enabling law students to argue federal appellate cases. The collaboration produced a precedent-setting, published opinion from the Fifth Circuit in a prisoner’s civil rights case, clarifying standards for summary judgment and motions to dismiss.

Briefed and argued Third Circuit appeal asserting constitutional challenge on behalf of indigent criminal defendant.

Obtained U-Visa immigrant status for abuse survivor who assisted law enforcement in the prosecution of criminal activity.

Obtained legal status for unaccompanied immigrant child.