Vincent J. Hess has experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation and arbitration. He represents large and mid-size companies in software, consumer, mortgage, class actions, managed care and employee benefits, contract, trade secrets, health care, non-competes, securities, commercial real estate, debt collection, franchise, leasing, construction, and environmental issues.
Vince is also a frequently requested speaker and presenter on topics such as limitations on contractual liability, other contractual provisions, ERP warranties and ERISA litigation. His experience also includes shareholder rights and “business divorce” as well as advising clients about records retention policies and e-discovery practices.
Representative Experience:
- Represented the seller of a company in obtaining recovery on a counterclaim in a dispute over accounting adjustments under a stock purchase agreement
- Represented franchisors in obtaining injunctive relief against former franchisees based on trademark rights and non-competition covenants
- Represented a manufacturing company in its claims, pursued both in court and in arbitration, against a software vendor and an implementer over a failed ERP software implementation
- Represented one of the largest food delivery restaurant chains in the U.S. in a suit brought by its largest competitor alleging false advertising under the Lanham Act and seeking to permanently bar the chain from using its slogan
- Represented business owners in a dispute with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation over pension benefits allegedly owed by the business
- Represented subcontractor in complex, multi-party litigation involving construction of a residential building
- Represented business clients in a variety of commercial disputes filed in courts or arbitration tribunals, including a dispute between major rare coin and currency dealers and a dispute between a major retailer and its transportation/delivery service
Professional Affiliations :
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
Education :
- J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1988
- B.S., with distinction, University of Kansas, 1985
Admissions : Texas
Cost
Rate : $$$