Cameron Byrd is a trial lawyer who handles commercial, intellectual property, and bankruptcy disputes. As lead counsel, Mr. Byrd has won trials and dispositive motions in state and federal court, bankruptcy court, and arbitration. Peer-reviewed publications recognize Mr. Byrd as a top lawyer, including The National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts, Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch, Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and BTI Client Service All-Stars. Mr. Byrd is also a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
Cameron Byrd is a trial lawyer who handles commercial, intellectual property, and bankruptcy disputes. As lead counsel, Mr. Byrd has won trials and dispositive motions in state and federal court, bankruptcy court, and arbitration. Peer-reviewed publications recognize Mr. Byrd as a top lawyer, including The National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts, Best Lawyers in America Ones to Watch, Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and BTI Client Service All-Stars. Mr. Byrd is also a Sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Mr. Byrd took over an eight-year-old case on the eve of trial, examined six experts, delivered closing argument, and obtained a unanimous $44 million jury verdict in state court for two upstream companies with trespass claims against a midstream company for injecting acid gas into the subsurface.
- Mr. Byrd tried a nine-week final arbitration hearing that resulted in the arbitrator rejecting the claimants’ $130 million damages model and awarding zero recovery against Mr. Byrd’s reinsurance client on claims for fraud, conversion, RICO, malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and veil-piercing.
- Mr. Byrd obtained declaratory relief and $82 million in damages and attorney’s fees on summary judgment in state court for a litigation funder against a mass-torts law firm for failing to repay a secured loan.
- Mr. Byrd took over a twelve-year-old case on the eve of trial and won a unanimous jury verdict in federal court on questions of priority under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, fraudulent transfer, and veil piercing. As a result, Mr. Byrd’s clients recovered their collateral and obtained the dismissal of $60 million of related fraudulent-transfer and veil-piercing claims.
- Mr. Byrd obtained a temporary injunction in state court for a secured creditor after the borrower attempted to fraudulently transfer the collateral. To attempt to circumvent the injunction, the borrower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After multiple evidentiary hearings, Mr. Byrd defeated the borrower’s cash collateral motion and obtained dismissal of the Chapter 11 case.
- Mr. Byrd took over a thirteen-year-old case on the eve of trial and won a bench trial in state court that resulted in a declaratory judgment, $650,000 in attorney’s fees for Mr. Byrd’s clients, and the dismissal of related fraudulent-transfer and veil-piercing claims.
- In the last three years, Mr. Byrd has obtained over $100 million in pretrial settlements in cases involving secured loans, fraudulent transfers, covenants not to compete, and misappropriation of trade secrets across industries including financial services, litigation funding, oil and gas, and healthcare.
EDUCATION
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors
- Dean’s Achievement Award for Outstanding Student in Intellectual Property
- Baylor University, B.A., magna cum laude, Honors Program with Distinction
- Most Outstanding University Scholars Major
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- “Old Trial Tips That Are No Longer True,” Houston Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, April 2024
- “Lost Profits in Commercial Litigation: Proving and Defending Damages,” Strafford Webinars, March 2022, March 2023
- “Trade Secrets Theft: A Holistic Approach to Protect Your Company,” Knowledge Group CLE, October 2019
- “Trying Your First Jury Trial: Lessons Learned,” Houston Bar Association, December 2018
COURT ADMISSIONS
- State of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
IN THE NEWS
- AZA’s $41M Verdict Makes Another National List of Top 100 Verdicts for 2023
- More than half of AZA’s attorneys honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA Names Four New Partners
- Twenty-Six AZA Lawyers Honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA and Hogan Thompson Win $41.8 Million Jury Verdict
- Seven Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2023
- Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
- Twelve Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022
- Eleven AZA Associates Make US List of ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ for 2021
- AZA’s Cameron Byrd One of Just Six Associates Selected Nationally for Best Client Service
- Second-Year AZA Lawyers Win Complex Federal Lending Jury Verdict
- 9 Reasons We Are Even Stronger
- Mr. Byrd took over an eight-year-old case on the eve of trial, examined six experts, delivered closing argument, and obtained a unanimous $44 million jury verdict in state court for two upstream companies with trespass claims against a midstream company for injecting acid gas into the subsurface.
- Mr. Byrd tried a nine-week final arbitration hearing that resulted in the arbitrator rejecting the claimants’ $130 million damages model and awarding zero recovery against Mr. Byrd’s reinsurance client on claims for fraud, conversion, RICO, malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and veil-piercing.
- Mr. Byrd obtained declaratory relief and $82 million in damages and attorney’s fees on summary judgment in state court for a litigation funder against a mass-torts law firm for failing to repay a secured loan.
- Mr. Byrd took over a twelve-year-old case on the eve of trial and won a unanimous jury verdict in federal court on questions of priority under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, fraudulent transfer, and veil piercing. As a result, Mr. Byrd’s clients recovered their collateral and obtained the dismissal of $60 million of related fraudulent-transfer and veil-piercing claims.
- Mr. Byrd obtained a temporary injunction in state court for a secured creditor after the borrower attempted to fraudulently transfer the collateral. To attempt to circumvent the injunction, the borrower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After multiple evidentiary hearings, Mr. Byrd defeated the borrower’s cash collateral motion and obtained dismissal of the Chapter 11 case.
- Mr. Byrd took over a thirteen-year-old case on the eve of trial and won a bench trial in state court that resulted in a declaratory judgment, $650,000 in attorney’s fees for Mr. Byrd’s clients, and the dismissal of related fraudulent-transfer and veil-piercing claims.
- In the last three years, Mr. Byrd has obtained over $100 million in pretrial settlements in cases involving secured loans, fraudulent transfers, covenants not to compete, and misappropriation of trade secrets across industries including financial services, litigation funding, oil and gas, and healthcare.
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., with honors
- Dean’s Achievement Award for Outstanding Student in Intellectual Property
- Baylor University, B.A., magna cum laude, Honors Program with Distinction
- Most Outstanding University Scholars Major
- “Old Trial Tips That Are No Longer True,” Houston Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, April 2024
- “Lost Profits in Commercial Litigation: Proving and Defending Damages,” Strafford Webinars, March 2022, March 2023
- “Trade Secrets Theft: A Holistic Approach to Protect Your Company,” Knowledge Group CLE, October 2019
- “Trying Your First Jury Trial: Lessons Learned,” Houston Bar Association, December 2018
- State of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- AZA’s $41M Verdict Makes Another National List of Top 100 Verdicts for 2023
- More than half of AZA’s attorneys honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA Names Four New Partners
- Twenty-Six AZA Lawyers Honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
- Thirteen AZA Attorneys Earn Texas Rising Stars Honor
- AZA and Hogan Thompson Win $41.8 Million Jury Verdict
- Seven Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2023
- Ten AZA Lawyers on Texas Rising Stars List for 2022
- Twelve Young AZA Lawyers Ranked among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022
- Eleven AZA Associates Make US List of ‘Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch’ for 2021
- AZA’s Cameron Byrd One of Just Six Associates Selected Nationally for Best Client Service
- Second-Year AZA Lawyers Win Complex Federal Lending Jury Verdict
- 9 Reasons We Are Even Stronger