Travis DeArman

Partner
Travis DeArman represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial and intellectual property disputes in federal and state courts and in arbitration. He manages matters from pre-filing investigation through trial and appeal, with experience involving antitrust, corporate governance, fiduciary duty, contract, copyright, trade secret and patent claims.

Travis has handled patent litigation involving telecommunications, digital imaging, lasers, medical devices, manufacturing equipment and oilfield technology. Before returning to private practice, he served as a law clerk to Judge J. Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, where he gained an inside perspective on one of the country’s busiest civil trial dockets.

Locations

Dallas

2200 Ross Ave., Ste. 5000, Dallas, TX 75201

Representative Matters

Pandora Antitrust Claim Dismissed with Prejudice
Served as lead counsel for Spoken Giants, a global rights-administration company representing the owners and creators of spoken-word copyrights and secured dismissal with prejudice of an antitrust claim filed by Pandora Media LLC. 

Multimillion-Dollar Biomet Distributor Verdict
Secured a multimillion-dollar jury verdict and judgment for former Biomet distributors on breach-of-contract claims involving retirement commissions. 

Delaware Stock Option Litigation
Represented plaintiffs and prospective class representatives in Delaware federal court in litigation involving alleged breaches of a stock option program and fiduciary duties. 

U.S. Supreme Court Antitrust Proceedings
Represented a dental distribution company pursuing antitrust claims against manufacturers and distributors of dental supplies and equipment. The proceedings reached the U.S. Supreme Court twice before the matter resolved on the eve of trial. 

Corporate Governance and Contract Trial
Served as lead trial counsel for corporate and individual defendants and counterclaim plaintiffs in litigation involving breach-of-contract and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. 

$30 Million Hotel Development Judgment
Represented a hotel development company in fraud, breach-of-fiduciary-duty and breach-of-contract litigation against an investment bank, resulting in a judgment of approximately $30 million. 

Wi-Fi Standard-Essential Patent Verdict
Represented Ericsson as part of the trial team that secured a jury verdict in patent litigation involving 802.11 Wi-Fi standard-essential patents. 

Commercial and Intellectual Property Arbitrations
Represented clients in arbitrations involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition and other complex commercial and intellectual property claims. 

Credentials

Bar Admissions 

  • Texas 

Court Admissions 

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas 
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas 
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas 

Clerkship 

  • The Honorable J. Rodney Gilstrap, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2014 – 2015 

Education 

  • University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2010) 
  • University of Southern California (B.A., International Relations, 2007) 
News & Insights

Features

Presentations

  • Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, presenter, October 2021
Honors & Awards
  • Lawdragon 500, Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers, Commercial Litigation and Intellectual Property, 2026 
  • Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under List – South, Commercial Litigation, 2023 – 2024 
  • D Magazine, Best Lawyers Under 40, Business/Commercial Litigation, 2023 
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Commercial Litigation, 2022 – 2025 
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2017 – 2020 
Memberships
  • State Bar of Texas 
  • Federal Bar Association