Bradley J. Benoit has more than 25 years of experience handling complex commercial litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants, providing a balanced perspective that enables him to evaluate disputes from multiple angles and develop strategic solutions for clients. His practice focuses on energy-related litigation, securities and derivative litigation, and bankruptcy-related litigation.
Brad serves as Chair of Bracewell’s Energy Litigation Practice Group and has represented clients across virtually every segment of the oil and gas and power industries, including exploration and production companies, pipeline operators, drilling contractors, refiners, chemical plants, power plant owners, private equity investors, and oilfield service and supply companies.
His securities and derivative litigation experience includes defending claims seeking to enjoin mergers and acquisitions transactions, federal securities litigation, and claims involving alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. In the bankruptcy and restructuring space, he has represented both debtors and creditors in complex commercial disputes, including litigation trusts pursuing claims against former equity owners, directors and officers of insolvent entities.
- Bankruptcy
- Commercial
- Commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution
- Energy
- Oil and gas
- JD, The University of Texas School of Law - 1999
- BS, Rice University - 1996
- Texas