Chanler Langham

About Chanler Langham

As a trial lawyer and Partner at Susman Godfrey LLP, I litigate and manage complex commercial matters for plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state courts throughout the country involving antitrust, intellectual property, toxic torts, executive compensation, oil and gas, products liability, and complex breach of contract issues. I have tried and won several jury trials, bench trials, and preliminary injunction hearings, and recently obtained several recent precedent-setting legal victories. I have also won appeals in the 2nd Circuit, 5th Circuit, and Texas Court of Appeals, in addition to successfully settling several multi-million dollar matters.I am honored that my leadership and achievements for clients have been recognized in the national legal community. I am Vice Chair of the Trial Practice Committee for the American Bar Association’s Antitrust section. I have also been honored on Benchmark Litigation’s Under 40 Hot List since 2016 and as a “Rising Star” by Texas Super Lawyers since 2012. I have been rated as a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer” by The National Black Lawyers group three years in a row and was named to Savoy Magazine’s 2018 list of The Most Influential Black Lawyers.I earned my J.D. from Columbia Law School as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and graduated magna cum laude from The George Washington University Honors Program, where I received a B.A. in International Affairs and Japanese Language and Literature. I currently serve as Co-Chair of the Houston Bar Association’s Communities in the Schools Committee and was previously a Board Member for Writers in the Schools, an organization that engages children in reading and creative writing. I also mentor students at the University of Houston Law Center and University of Texas Law School.

Experience

1. Trial Lawyer & Partner

   Susman Godfrey Llp

   Oct 2006 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   I have successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial matters in federal and state courts throughout the country involving: Antitrust Intellectual Property Toxic Torts Executive Compensation Oil & Gas Matters Construction Litigation Complex Breach of Contract Issues

Education

• Columbia Law School

  Juris Doctor (JD)

  2001 — 2004

• The George Washington University

  B.A., International Affairs and Japanese Language and Literature

  1995 — 2000

• Kyoto University

  International Relations and Affairs

  1998 — 1999

Skills

• Civil Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Motions
• Appeals
• Trade Secrets
• Business Litigation
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Toxic Tort
• Courts
• Commercial Litigation
• Mediation
• Torts
• Breach of Contract
• Trials
• Intellectual Property
• Product Liability
• Class Actions