Practice areas: Business Litigation
Licensed in Texas since: 1985
Education: Harvard Law School
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2025 
Virtual Appointments Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
5956 Sherry LnSuite 2000
Dallas, TX 75225 Phone: 866-754-1900 Email: Barry Barnett Visit website
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Smart people like you trust me to help them get superior outcomes in their high-stakes disputes, whether on the plaintiff side or on defense. No one in Texas and New York can match my combination of skill, experience, and willingness to share risk. Accepting large cases only. Licensed in Texas and New York.
First Admitted: 1985, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.susmangodfrey.com/attorneys/barry-barnett/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Fellow, American College of Trail Lawyers, 2014
- Elected Member, American Law Institute. Member, State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Section of Litigation and Section of Antitrust Law; American Association for Justice; Dallas Bar Association; Houston Bar Association; Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation, and Houston Bar Foundation., 2010
- Executive Committee, Center for American and International Law
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Resolved multi-jurisdictional dispute arising from Winter Storm Uri over $286 million earn-out claim. Defeated effort to fix venue in inconvenient forum and compel premature arbitration in large commercial dispute. Obtained key rulings on $100+ million contract claims in ongoing international dispute., 2021
Representative Clients
- Public companies: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Hinduja Global Solutions, Vistra Energy, and Yale University. Private companies: Morris & Dickson Co. and Talen Energy. , 2022
Pro bono / Community Service
- Lead counsel in pro bono cases over bail and COVID-19; Executive Committee Member and Trustee, Center for American and International Law. Alumnus member, Texas Lyceum. Former Trustee, Greenhill School. Trustee, New-York Historical Society. Director, Ivy Football Association., 2022
Honors
- First of three years of recognition in Houston, Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation in Houston, Best Lawyers, 2017
- Third year of Lawyer of the Year Recognition in Houston, Lawyer of the Year for Patent Litigation in Houston, Best Lawyers, 2020
- Second year of recognition., Lawyer of the Year for Bet-the-Company Litigation in Houston, Best Lawyers, 2019
Educational Background
- B.A., magna cum laude, History (honors) and Economics, Yale University, 1981
- J.D., cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1984
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Daily updates on appellate decisions affecting high-stakes commercial disputes. , Editor and publisher, The Contingency, Twitter, 2022
Other Outstanding Achievements
- NGAN Legal Advocacy RBG Award, 2020
Industry Groups:
- Finance
- Healthcare
- Oil & Gas
- Oilfield Services
- Pharmaceuticals
- Private Equity
- Securities
- Technology
Office location for Barry Barnett
5956 Sherry Ln
Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75225
Selections
23 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2025