Practice areas: Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business & Corporate
Licensed in Texas since: 2010
Education: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2025 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2019 - 2024 Steckler Wayne & Love, PLLC
12720 Hillcrest RdSuite 1045
Dallas, TX 75230 Phone: 972-387-4040 Email: Braden M. Wayne Visit website
Braden M. Wayne leads Steckler Wayne & Love PLLC's business law section, where he serves as outside counsel to various private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and independent businesses. Having operated multiple healthcare and retail startups, Braden is an attorney who understands the nuances of business transactions and business litigation. This deep, operational experience forms the bedrock of Braden's practice today. His holistic approach leads clients to call on Braden for everything from bet-the-company litigation to debt and equity financing, real estate transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic and operational advice.
Braden consistently litigates against some of the largest law firms in the world...and wins. Braden recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of MB2 Dental Solutions and more than 200 of its affiliated dental practices in a Covid-19 coverage dispute against Zurich North America, and currently represents a popular eCommerce retailer in a breach of contract action against a global footwear brand.
First Admitted: 2010, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://stecklerlaw.com/people/braden-m-wayne/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Dallas Bar Foundation - Fellow, 2019
Honors
- Ones to Watch, Best Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Thompson Reuters, 2020
- Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2020
- Selected by Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers as a Texas Rising Star., Rising Star, Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers, 2019
- Again selected by D Magazine as one of Dallas' Best Lawyers Under 40., Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2019
- Selected by D Magazine as one of Dallas' Best Attorneys Under 40., Best Lawyers Under 40, D Magazine, 2018
- Dean's Scholarship Recipient, Southern Methodist University, 2007
White Papers
- Analysis of trademark protection in the context of domains and URLs, and applicable remedies and dispute resolution forums such as the UDRP., Domain Games: Trademark Protection in the Digital Age, 2016
- Analysis of recent Texas jurisprudence concerning the recoverability of attorneys' fees against LLCs in Texas., Another Win for Texas LLCs, 2016
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Corporate Cloak & Industrial Dagger: When Competitive Intelligence Becomes Economic Espionage, 26th Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law Course, September 2013, Co-Author, Corporate Cloak & Industrial Dagger, Intellectual Property, 2013
- Presented a lecture at the 2018 Texas Jewelers' Association annual event in Austin, Texas., Presenter, EGL Overgrading and Other Legal Traps, Texas Jewelers Association, Retail, Jewelry, 2018
- Business Litigation
- Corporate Counsel
Office location for Braden M. Wayne
12720 Hillcrest Rd
Suite 1045
Dallas, TX 75230
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025
- Rising Stars: 2019 - 2024