Jonathan Hyman

About Jonathan Hyman

I help clients solve complex business problems by identifying the core issues at stake and boiling decisions down to simple options. This approach requires me to fully understand what’s most important to clients and help them cut through the various challenges that kept them from solving the problem on their own. Once I know precisely what my client’s ideal outcome looks like, I can find the best solution that will take us there.

Experience

1. Partner

   Gray Reed

   Jan 2001 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   A formidable courtroom advocate and creative negotiator, Jonathan Hyman has obtained successful verdicts, arbitration awards and settlements in a wide range of complex business litigation matters across Texas, the U.S. and abroad. His clients include publicly-traded companies and private businesses in the energy, franchising and distribution, manufacturing and financial services industries. Jonathan has a proven ability to solve the most challenging business problems and deliver peace of mind to his clients, whether he’s capturing millions of dollars in tax savings for a midstream energy company or protecting an international franchisor in commercial disputes all over the world.With energy clients spanning all segments of the industry, there is no shortage of high-exposure litigation and everyday commercial issues for Jonathan to resolve. He handles every detail and phase of disputes involving midstream agreements from pre-dispute strategy considerations to bankruptcy litigation regarding efforts to reject gathering, processing, transportation and other midstream agreements, as well as other insolvency-related issues as they arise.As the go-to litigation counsel for one of the largest franchisors in the U.S, Jonathan is also responsible for resolving complex business disputes that take him across the country, to Europe, Southeast Asia and several other jurisdictions around the globe. Although he takes lead in many cases, Jonathan also oversees a large network of U.S. and international trial lawyers focused on achieving successful results in a variety of franchisee disputes, primarily involving failure to pay royalties, trade secret theft, violations of non-competition agreements and fraud.For more info, please visit

Education

• Tulane School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1998 — 2001

• Tulane University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), History

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Business Litigation
• Arbitration