Atty. Paul R. Genender
Paul Genender is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice, chair of the Texas Commercial Litigation practice, and co-chair of the Houston office at Paul Hastings. Mr.
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Paul R. Genender is a business, bankruptcy, and litigation attorney based in Houston, Texas, practicing at Paul Hastings LLP. Admitted to practice in Texas, State Bar of Texas. Educated at Duke University (J.D., 1994) and Duke University (—). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026) and Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Houston, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Paul Genender is a partner in the Complex Litigation and Arbitration practice, chair of the Texas Commercial Litigation practice, and co-chair of the Houston office at Paul Hastings
- Mr. Genender is a seasoned trial lawyer with an established track record of courtroom success representing plaintiffs, defendants, debtors, and creditors
- Mr. Genender represents clients in a wide range of business disputes, including antitrust, breach of contract, business fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, unfair and deceptive trade practices, unfair competition, securities fraud, non-competes and restrictive covenants, and misappropriation and theft of trade secrets matters
- He also counsels clients on antitrust compliance, board governance, fiduciary duty and other business law issues, and pre-lawsuit dispute resolution options
- Mr. Genender represents companies across industry sectors, including financial services, health care, chemicals, real estate, retail, business services, energy, and telecommunications, as well as non-profits, family trusts, and professional associations
- He has extensive experience in all aspects of restructuring litigation
- Mr. Genender has been recognized for many years for his work by leading national and regional business publications
- Since 2021, Chambers USA has ranked him as one of the top commercial litigators in Texas, where clients note that he has “immense business acumen” and “superior intellectual skills matched with an equally impressive command of the law and an uncompromising commitment to winning,” is “a fantastic and hard-working litigator who goes to battle for his clients,” is an “outstanding lawyer, who is extremely smart, diligent, and prepared,” and is a “very persuasive litigator” who is “comfortable in court and a strategic thinker.” In 2021, Paul was recognized as an MVP for Trials by Law360
- He is also recognized by The Legal 500 US (2017, 2020-2023), The Best Lawyers in America (2007-2023), D Magazine (2004-2023), and Texas Super Lawyers (2004-2023)
- Mr. Genender is actively engaged as a leader in a number of professional, civic, and educational organizations
- Since 2013, he has served on the Board of Visitors of Duke University School of Law
- He was President of the Alumni Board of St. Mark’s School of Texas from 2019 through 2021 and in 2019 was elected to the Board of Trustees of St. Mark’s School of Texas, where he has served on its Executive Committee since 2021
- Mr. Genender served for many years on the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas and has chaired its legal committee since 2011 (providing pro bono counsel)
- In 2019, he received the President’s Award from Paul Quinn College, a historically black college in Dallas, Texas, for his “outstanding contribution and support” of the school’s mission
- In 2020, Mr. Genender was appointed General Counsel of the statewide board of the Texas General Counsel Forum
- His pro bono work includes authoring an amicus brief to the U.S
- Supreme Court on behalf of various law professors in Ivy v
- Morath, a case seeking to protect the rights of deaf citizens to receive driver’s education in Texas
- Additionally, Mr. Genender has held a number of leadership positions within the Dallas Bar Association, including Vice-Chair and Co-Chair of the Bench Bar Committee and the Judiciary Committee
- He is a 2007 graduate of the Leadership Dallas Class of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and served as one of three class advisors to the 2008 Leadership Dallas Class
- Mr. Genender is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Dallas Bar Foundation
- In 2020, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Dallas Women Lawyers Association (DWLA) Foundation and was honored by the DWLA as the recipient of its James E. Coleman, Jr. “Her Champion Award,” in recognition of his support and dedication to advancing women in the legal profession
- Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mr. Genender was a litigation partner at another international law firm
- He was also a coordinator of the firm-wide commercial disputes practice group at another prior firm
- Mr. Genender received his J.D. in 1994 from Duke University School of Law, where he served as Notes Editor of the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law
- He received his A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1991 from Duke University
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Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Houston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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