Audra Leigh Braden

Outside General Counsel

• Serves as outside General Counsel for Vertex US Holdings, Inc.
• Serves as outside General Counsel for Expanse Electrical Company, LLC.

Commercial Litigation

• Successfully obtained permanent injunctive relief and confidential six-figure settlement for insurance company in a non-competition dispute with former high-ranking employee.
• Obtained injunctive relief and attorney’s fees for restaurant and retail client in complex contract construction and eviction dispute.
• Obtained substantial jury verdict for real estate investors in dispute involving an option contract.
• Obtained complete dismissal of lawsuit for former employee and consulting company in dispute with engineering company regarding alleged trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of employment agreement.
• Obtained injunctive relief for client in dispute regarding enforcement of foreign judgment and appointment of receiver.
• Obtained injunctive relief for shareholder in business dispute involving breach of fiduciary duties and declaratory judgment related to a contested stock transaction. The case concluded in a week-long bench trial, in which Audra acted as second chair.
• Successfully obtained voluntary dismissal of all claims and award of attorney’s fees for church client through the use of civil contempt proceedings.
• Successfully obtained dismissal of all claims and award of attorney’s fees for celebrity client in defamation case.
• Obtained summary judgment awarding all damages and attorney’s fees to client in civil dispute with contractor regarding extensive property damage.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of multiple defendants dismissing all claims against them for breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, tortious interference, misappropriation of trade secrets, and conspiracy.
• Obtained award vacating ex parte injunction against client in business dispute regarding claims of misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, breach of fiduciary duties and breach of contract.
• Successful prosecution of 202 proceedings and lawsuits to obtain product seller information from multinational and national electronic commerce businesses.
• Representation of clients in pre-judgment and post-judgment garnishment actions.

Appellate and Multi-District Litigation Experience

• Successfully argued before the Fifth District Court of Appeals on behalf of an out-of-state appellee who was improperly sued in a Texas court. The argument concerned the Court’s lack of jurisdiction over the non-resident company.
• Representation of consumer plaintiff in multi-district litigation against large medical device manufacturer in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The case resulted in a confidential six-figure settlement.

Technical Litigation and Legal Services

• Obtained favorable confidential settlement for custom software development company in contentious arbitration regarding scope creep.
• Representation of cybersecurity executive in negotiating employment agreement.
• Representation of customer in federal lawsuit between software companies regarding alleged breaches of a EULA, trade secret misappropriation, and copyright circumvention.
• Represent businesses in negotiation of license agreements.

Energy Litigation

• Obtained six-figure settlement on behalf of oilfield services client in dispute with contractor over services provided.
• Obtained favorable confidential settlement and dismissal of multiple lawsuits on behalf of oilfield services client in negligence dispute with landowners.
• Successfully enforced indemnification clause against third-parties in litigation regarding payment for equipment rentals.
• Obtained complete dismissal of lawsuit for oilfield services client in payment dispute regarding equipment rentals.
• Obtained confidential six-figure settlement of securities fraud claims brought against oil and gas securities broker-dealer.
• Aided in the representation of oil and gas company sued for securities fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty and provided counsel with respect to SEC enforcement inquiry.

Financial Services Litigation

• Represent national bank in business tort lawsuit brought by commercial borrowers regarding substitution of collateral.
• Obtained case dismissal and attorney’s fees for national bank in dispute with consumer plaintiff regarding home equity loan.
• Obtained favorable settlement and case dismissal for national bank in federal court lawsuit regarding foreclosure proceedings.
• Represent national bank in collection efforts for civil judgments.