Partner, Houston

Practice Description

Boris A. Hidalgo focuses his practice on general civil and complex commercial litigation in federal and state trial and appellate courts, in federal bankruptcy courts, and before arbitration panels. He represents clients in matters involving commercial disputes, contracts, construction litigation, business torts, fraud, deceptive trade practices, negligence, fiduciary duty, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, labor and employment, professional liability, condemnation, corporate governance, shareholder/partnership disputes, and class actions. Mr. Hidalgo's clients include major corporations in a variety of industry groups, such as architecture, automotive, banking, construction, engineering, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, ranching, real estate, retail, seismic data, shipping, and timber management.

Representations

• Represented three former National Oilwell Varco (NOV) employees against NOV's claims that they and their new employer had conspired to misappropriate NOV's trade secrets, customer lists, and product information; after a four-week trial, the jury rendered a complete defense verdict

• Represented a multinational food company's bottled water division in a dispute with the adjacent landowners relating to the alleged drainage of an aquifer; the client was awarded summary judgment at trial level, which was affirmed at the intermediate appellate level and again at the Texas Supreme Court, resulting in the affirmation of Texas' rule of capture for underground water rights

• Represented a client in setting aside deceased spouse's will for lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence; the estate included a multimillion-dollar South Texas ranch, livestock, mineral interests, and other real estate in a multi-county area; the case settled in our client's favor and the defective will was withdrawn from probate, after which the client was awarded 100% of ranch properties and majority of mineral interests, livestock, and real estate in other counties, as well as the right to establish a charitable foundation to receive the balance of the estate property

• Represented a bankruptcy trustee in an action against a petroleum/chemical trading company's founders and shareholders to recover estate assets transferred to offshore affiliates immediately before bankruptcy filing; the trial court rendered judgment in favor of our client

• Represented an art publishing house and nationally known western artist in a copyright infringement case against art dealers; the judgment for our client permanently enjoined art dealers from selling unauthorized prints

Press Releases/In the News

• "Newsmakers" section, Texas Lawyer; August 30, 2010
  

• "T&K Attorney Elected to Texas CASA Board," Citybizlist Houston; August 10, 2010
  

Activities

• Member, Houston Bar Association

• Member, State Bar of Texas; Grievance Committee 4F, 1993-1998; Chair, 1995-1998