Texas Business Litigation 2026

Sofia Adrogué

• Publisher: Texas Lawyer
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Law
• eBook ISBN:
  9798898031114
• Subtopic: Civil Law
• Index: Law

Hon. Sofia Adrogué, Editor, a native of Argentina, was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to be one of the inaugural judges of the Texas Business Court, Eleventh Division. Prior to her service on the bench, Sofia was a trial partner and a complex commercial litigator for over 30 years.

The 2026 edition of Texas Business Litigation features an introduction to the Texas Business Court, with contributions from:

Hon. Grant Dorfman, Texas Business Court, Eleventh Division
Hon. April Farris, Fifteenth Court of Appeals
Marcy Hogan Greer, Alexander Dubose & Jefferson LLP
David E. Harrell, Jr., Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Hon. Nathan Hecht, Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice
Connie H. Pfeiffer, Yetter Coleman LLP
Hon. James P. Sullivan, Texas Supreme Court Justice
Hon. Evan A. Young, Texas Supreme Court Justice,

Plus thorough treatment of these core topics in Texas business disputes:

• Alternative Dispute Resolution—Hon. Alice Oliver-Parrott, Alice Oliver-Parrott, P.C.
• Antitrust—R. Paul Yetter, Yetter Coleman LLP
• Business Divorce—Ladd Hirsch, Bradley
• Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in the Commercial Setting—Robin Gibbs, Gibbs & Bruns, LLP
• Construction Litigation—Michael J. Mazzone, Haynes & Boone, LLP
• Contorts—Lamont A. Jefferson, Jefferson Cano, PLLC
• Corporate Governance and Regulatory Proceedings—Evan P. Singer, Jones Day
• Damages—David J. Beck, Beck Redden, LLP
• E-Discovery—Dawn Estes, Estes Thorne Ewing & Payne PLLC
• Evaluating Commercial Cases: Avoiding Icebergs—Harry Susman, Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
• Expert Witnesses—Hon. Bruce D. Oakley, Hogan Lovells
• Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation—Yvette Ostolaza, Sidley Austin LLP
• Innovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas—Stephen D. Susman, Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
• Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Litigation— Hon. Derek T. Gilliland, U.S. Magistrate, W.D. Tex.
• Remote Advocacy & Innovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas—Hon. Mark Drummond (Ret.), NYU School of Law Civil Jury Project
• Selected Causes of Action Unique to the Oil and Gas Industry—James J. Ormiston, Gray Reed & McGraw, LLP
• Speech-Based Torts—Chip Babcock & Joel R. Glover, Jackson Walker, LLP
• Tactical Considerations in Modern Business Trials—John Zavitsanos, AZA
• The Liability Case—Mark Lanier, Lanier Law Firm
• Third-Party Litigation Financing—Prof. W. Bradley Wendel, Cornell Law School & Mani S. Walia, Signal Peak Partners LLC

NEW FOR THIS EDITION - The 2026 edition of Texas Business Litigation features some of Texas's leading jurists and bar trailblazers, with these keys updates in Texas business disputes, law, and practice:

• Highlights from the newly-established Texas Business Court in its inaugural year, including reflections from Texas Business Court Judges as well as commentary on key jurisdictional precedents established and coverage of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals
• Discussion of the AI revolution as it relates to trial practice including discovery and document review
• Analysis of how recent federal evidence rule amendments will interplay with a Texas trial court's role as gatekeeper
• Commentary on modern jurors' view of "big business" clients and how trial lawyers can approach the case in light of this view
• Plus critical updates to the chapter covering corporate governance and regulatory proceedings, including codification of the business judgment rule for certain Texas corporations

Table of contents

• Title
• Copyright
• Dedicaton
• Acknowledgments
• Texas Business Court Map
• Preface
• Access to Texas Business Court Opinions
• Texas Business Court Judges Reflect on the First Year of the Texas Business Court
• About the Editor
• About the Contributing Authors Part A
• About the Contributing Authors Part B
• Part A - Introduction and Inaugural Year of the Texas Business Court
• Chapter I: Origins of the Texas Business Court and the Fifteenth Court of Appeals
• Chapter II: The Purpose and Promise of the Texas Business Court
• Chapter III: The Fifteenth Court of Appeals - The First Year
• Chapter IV: Texas Business Court - First Year Evolution
• Chapter V: A Brief History of the Texas Business Court
• Chapter VI: Structure, Jurisdiction, and Powers of the Texas Business Court
• Chapter VII: The Fifteenth Court of Appeals
• Part B - Texas Business Disputes: Law and Practice
• Chapter 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution—Issues in Business Litigation
• Chapter 2: Antitrust
• Chapter 3: E-Discovery
• Chapter 4: Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in the Commercial Setting
• Chapter 5: Evaluating Commercial Cases: Avoiding Icebergs
• Chapter 6: Contorts
• Chapter 7: Corporate Governance and Regulatory Proceedings
• Chapter 8: Business Divorce
• Chapter 9: Damages
• Chapter 10: Speech Based Torts: Libel, Slander, Business Disparagement, and Invasion of Privacy
• Chapter 11: Construction Litigation
• Chapter 12: Expert Witnesses
• Chapter 13: Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation
• Chapter 14: Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Litigation
• Chapter 15: Third-Party Litigation Financing
• Chapter 16: The Liability Case
• Chapter 17: Selected Causes of Action Unique to the Oil and Gas Industry
• Chapter 18: Tactical Considerations in Modern Business Trials
• Chapter 19: Innovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas
• Chapter 20: Remote Advocacy and Innovations to Improve Jury Trials in Texas
• Table of Cases
• Index
• Back Page