Laura P. Warrick
Partner
lwarrick@akingump.com
Areas of Focus
- Disputes & Investigations
- Restructuring Litigation
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Energy Disputes
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
- Technology
Biography
- Laura is one of the accomplished lawyers who was promoted to the partnership, effective January 1, 2022. Watch the video to meet Laura here.
- Handles complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts and arbitration proceedings.
- Litigates contested matters and adversary proceedings in United States bankruptcy courts.
Laura focuses on complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts and in arbitration proceedings. She dedicates a significant portion of her practice to litigating contested matters and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy courts in the United States.
Laura has experience representing clients across a wide range of industries, including energy, technology, finance, and real estate.
Representative Work
- Litigating contested matters on behalf of debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, ad hoc noteholder groups, and other stakeholders in Chapter 11 cases.
- Defending a telecommunications company in complex litigation relating to partnership disputes and forced buyouts.
- Defending a highway safety equipment manufacturer in products liability lawsuits and class actions in Texas and across the nation.
- Prosecuting claims for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, violation of the Texas Theft Liability Act, trespass and attorneys’ fees on behalf of a partnership against a former officer of its general partner.
- Obtaining a take-nothing arbitration award for a condominium seller in dispute with purchasers regarding purchasers’ claims of breach of contract, fraud and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
EducationJ.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2011
B.S., University of Virginia, 2005
J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2011
B.S., University of Virginia, 2005
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
Recognitions
- Fort Worth Magazine, Greater Fort Worth’s Top Attorneys, Commercial Litigation, 2022.
- D Magazine, Best Lawyers Under 40, 2021.
- Super Lawyers, Texas, Rising Star, 2015-2020.
Speeches and Publications
- “Fraud on the Federal Fisc: A False Claims Act Primer and Update,” Akin In-House Counsel Series, Dallas, March 27, 2017.