Dallas firm Bell Nunnally was established with commercial litigation at its core. While it has a growing reputation in Texas, the firm has expanded beyond that area to serve as the regional coordinating council for Fortune 500 companies. A spike in international disputes has seen the firm working on cases in Tokyo, Sao Paulo, London, and Paris. The firm displays distinction in the commercial sphere but has also become a force in the litigation of white collar and labor and employment cases.
Managing partner Chris Trowbridge is one of the firm’s leading commercial litigators whose active practice includes complex litigation, including contracts, fraud, and business torts. He represented Primerica Financial Services in litigation focused on protecting the company’s confidential information and enforcing the contractual covenants against several former sales representatives. The case reached a successful resolution. In another case, Trowbridge is representing Champions Dallas, an entertainment business, against the City of Dallas after it was denied a permit for its operation of a membership-only private poker room. The case is pending.
Brent Turman brings a background in film and television to his practice. He helps clients in the entertainment, media, and sports industries with contracts and negotiations. That is in addition to his regular practice, which includes real estate and intellectual property. He assisted Trowbridge with the Primerica Financial case.
Heath Cheek is joined by Beverly Whitley in defending Primoris, a construction company that builds utility transmission lines. It is accused of gross negligence by Caprock Electric, which owns several gas processing facilities in Texas. Caprock alleges that the defendant failed to properly construct a temporary utility structure and connections, which led to $15 million in damage to its plant. A trial is pending.
Kartik Singapura has first-chair trial experience and knowledge of the real estate sector. His practice includes the disposition of assets, commercial lending and financing arrangements, property damage, insurance, and landlord-tenant relations. Singapura successfully represented a landlord in a lawsuit against a large franchisee operator tenant in a breach of lease case stemming from the COVID-19 shutdowns. The tenant vacated a ground lease during COVID-19 and claimed the landlord refused to agree to a rent abatement. The Court found the tenant in breach of contract and liable for damages.
