Jeremy J. Sanders
Partner
T: 713.357.9712
F: 866.636.3004
Biography
Jeremy Sanders represents both corporate and individual clients in a variety of matters, including civil litigation, corporate transactions, entity formations and restructurings, and general corporate work. Based on his litigation and corporate background, he is often retained by small to mid-size companies to serve as their outside corporate counsel. He also serves as a mediator handling civil diputes involving individuals and corporations.
In his career, he has had the unique opportunity of representing clients as both a litigator and corporate attorney while practicing in some of the most reputable law firms in Houston. During that time, he has represented a variety of individuals and corporations — from business owners and professional athletes to Fortune 100 companies and start-up ventures. He has served as an advocate for these individual and corporate clients on a wide range of matters, ranging from corporate acquisitions and other related business transactions to complex commercial litigation matters.
Mr. Sanders has been a speaker on the energy industry and renewable energy-related topics and has served as an expert witness for business structuring issues in litigation proceedings. He repeatedly has been listed in Texas Monthly as one of the leading young lawyers in Texas.
His current practice focuses on individual and corporate representation in the fields of commercial contract disputes, energy, renewable energy, construction, and general corporate matters, while his mediation practice covers a variety of civil disputes within the aforementioned fields.
Representative Matters
- Represented Texas energy company in multiple multi-million dollar oil & gas acquisitions and partnership restructuring.
- Planned and formed multi-layer joint venture company in liquefied natural gas (LNG) business sector through coordination of and negotiations with multiple entities.
- Obtained multiple judgments for damages in excess of $1 million for local subcontractors against an affiliation of home builders. The basis of the suits involved allegations of fraudulent business dealings and misapplication of trust funds under the Texas property code.
- Represented business owner in the sale of multi-million dollar hunting and wildlife business.
- Successfully defended a large Texas construction company against multiple allegations of breach of contract, negligence and fraud. Obtained a summary judgment against the plaintiff and the client was awarded attorney fees.
- Represented energy and renewable energy companies in entity formation, business structuring, and corporate governance.
- Obtained a summary judgment for a local real estate client in a lease dispute with a tenant. The suit involved a tenant within the client's shopping center who made an attempt to "walk" without fulfilling its final obligations under the lease contract. The client was awarded attorney fees and costs of litigation.
- Represented energy and renewable energy companies in the structured buy-out of business partners.
- Within first few years of law practice, successfully defended two Fortune 100 companies in multiple premises and products liability cases. The plaintiffs' claims ranged from alleged exposure to harmful substances while working on the premises of certain factories owned and operated by the companies to alleged exposure to harmful substances through products manufactured by the companies.
Education
- JD, South Texas College of Law - Houston, 2000
- BA, University of Texas at Austin, 1996
- Intern to the Honorable Judge Lynn N. Hughes, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- All Texas State Courts
- U.S. District Courts for Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
- Association for Conflict Resolution - Houston Chapter
Community
- Board of Directors - Pointe West Property Owners Association, Galveston, Texas (2015-2019)
- Greater Houston Prayer Breakfast - Planning Committee (2014-2019)
- UT Medical School at Houston – Advisory Council (2010-2015)
- Chapelwood United Methodist Church Board of Stewards (2009-2019)
- Salvation Army Harbor Light Center Advisory Board (2001-2006)
- Post Oak Little League Baseball Coach (2012-2014)
- SBMSA Youth Baseball and Basketball Coach (2008-2017)
- Houston World Affairs Council
- City of Hedwig Village Parks Committee Member (2007)
Awards and Recognitions
- Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation
- Selected for inclusion as a Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Selected to Houston Young Lawyers Leadership Academy (2005-2006)
Media
“Texas Ruling OKs 5% Biodiesel Blends in ULSD,” Ethanol & Biofuels News, publication of Hart Energy, September 5, 2012.
“TCEQ Proposed Rule Means Texas Biodiesel Blends Compliant,” Published by Telvent DTN, Volume 11 Issue 517, August 20, 2012.
“TCEQ OKs 5% Biodiesel in ULSD for Texas’ TxLED Program,” Published by Telvent DTN, Volume 11 Issue 518, August 27, 2012.
Seminars and Published Works
Panel Speaker, The Future of Biodiesel in Texas, Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair, Fredericksburg, Texas, September 2012.
“Texas Oil and Gas Well Operators Can Receive Protection from Threatened Liens,” Association of Corporate Counsel, July 16, 2012.
“New Guidelines Encourage Biodiesel Production in Texas,” AltEnergyMag.com, The Alternative Energy eMagazine, May 18, 2012.
“Texas Legislature Now Requires Award of Attorney Fees and Costs to Prevailing Lien Holders,” Web-Publication via Lexology, in cooperation with Association of Corporate Counsel, March 9, 2012.
“Pipeline Safety Bill Signed into Law,” Web-Publication via Lexology, in cooperation with Association of Corporate Counsel, Feb. 27, 2012.
“New Construction Anti-Indemnity Laws Now in Effect,” Web-Publication via Lexology, in cooperation with Association of Corporate Counsel, January 16, 2012.
“Texas Railroad Commission Passes Fracking Disclosure Rules,” Web-Publication via Lexology, in cooperation with Association of Corporate Counsel, January 13, 2102.
“Oil & Gas Company v. Royalty Owner: Texas Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Due Diligence,” Association of Corporate Counsel, January 5, 2012.
“Officers Can Be Personally Liable for Non-Payments to Sub-Contractors or Suppliers Under Texas Trust Fund Statute,” Web-Publication via Lexology, in cooperation with Association of Corporate Counsel, December 20, 2011.
“Contractors: Remember Your Rights Under the Texas Constitution,” Association of Corporate Counsel, October 26, 2011.
“The World Bank and the IMF: Fostering Growth in the Global Market,” 9 Currents International Trade L. J. 37 (2000).