Garrett Gibson focuses on an array of complex business and commercial litigation and arbitration matters, representing clients in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels. He regularly assists with trial strategy and is well-versed in handling energy, construction and commercial disputes.
Garrett has recently litigated disputes on several large construction projects. Garrett second-chaired a seven-day arbitration proceeding arising from a $125 million natural gas pipeline project in the Pacific Northwest. Garrett has also recently handled several other substantial pipeline construction disputes, and a dispute arising from a $75 million construction project of a senior care living facility in Houston.
Garrett’s experience includes two successful arguments before the Supreme Court of Texas, drafting and arguing dispositive motions, taking depositions, conducting interviews and investigations, managing discovery, and negotiating and preparing settlement agreements.
Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Garrett was an associate at a boutique law firm in Houston. His previous experience includes serving as a law clerk for Justice John P. Devine on the Supreme Court of Texas.
Selected Experience
Represents a construction manager in a dispute arising from the construction of a $75 million senior care facility and in a subsequent dispute following hurricane flooding at the facility.
Publications
Legal Alerts
Survival of the deference-Auer deference evolves in Kisor v. Wilkie (June 27, 2019)
On June 26, 2019, the US Supreme Court handed down a long-awaited decision in Kisor v. Wilkie, a case that challenged Auer deference, a long-standing doctrine of administrative agency law that ...
Legal Alert: Cross-border data transfers for internal investigations-recapping The Sedona Conference Report (May 30, 2018)
Earlier this month, The Sedona Conference released a comprehensive report, five years in the making, that attempts to synthesize the best practices for companies, data protection agencies, and ...
It Is Not A Duck! $535 million pipeline verdict reversal portends new era of joint venture conflicts. (July 26, 2017)
On July 18, 2017, the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed a 2014 jury verdict that resulted in a $535 million judgment in favor of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (“ETP”) against its counterparty ...
Articles
5 Steps to Proactively Prepare Your Construction Project to Get Back Online After the COVID-19 Crisis (March 31, 2020)
Construction Dive
Large swathes of the US population are under unprecedented shelter-in-place orders, which exempt only “essential” or “life-sustaining” workers. Some jurisdictions define construction as an essential ...
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy review and update: Looking back on 2018 and planning ahead for 2019 (March 1, 2019)
From the implementation of the GDPR to the passage of the CCPA, the year 2018 proved to be a monumental one for cybersecurity and data privacy. Regulators from around the world responded to ...
Climate Change Litigation: 21st Century Tobacco Litigation? (March 1, 2018)
Texas Lawyer
In recent months, the steady drumbeat of climate change litigation has grown increasingly louder as municipalities in California and New York have filed lawsuits against some of the historically ...
Newsletters
Partnering Perspectives: Insights from Inside and Outside the Corporate Law Department (Spring 2018)
With emerging technology, evolving international relationships and an increased focus on corporate responsibility, companies are faced with new challenges and opportunities, a fresh perspective on ...
News
In the News
Three Big Environmental Stories to Watch in 2018 (December 29, 2017)
Huffington Post
Eversheds Sutherland Associate Garrett Gibson is quoted in this Huffington Post article regarding the anticipated increase in climate change that 2018 will likely bring. The article describes the ...
