Joe Virene
Partner at Gray Reed
- Role
- Partner at Gray Reed
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joe Virene
I represent suppliers, subcontractors, and general contractors in both the construction and oil and gas industries. I have successfully handled various matters, including filing and prosecuting materialmen, mineral, and maritime liens, and litigation arising in connection with the Texas Construction Trust Fund Act, contractual disputes, covenants not to compete, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference with contract. I also routinely defend my clients from bankruptcy preference claims. I have briefed numerous appeals in various Texas courts of appeal and the Texas Supreme Court for both appellants and appellees. In addition to litigation, I routinely draft, review, and negotiate construction contract documents. My Blog: & SpeechesCo-Author,\"Annual Survey of Texas Construction Law\" Vol 74 Texas Bar Journal 25 (2011) published by the State Bar of Texas.Co-Author, The Exclusivity Theory and Public Projects, Construction Law Section of the Houston Bar Association CLE, June 18, 2010.Specialties: Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Defending Bankruptcy Preference Actions
Experience
Partner
Sep 2007 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Joe Virene combines deep industry knowledge with efficient dispute resolution skills in and out of the courtroom to help clients navigate the various challenges that arise during sophisticated construction projects. With broad experience handling every issue and dispute imaginable – contract negotiation and drafting, payment disputes, lien filings, suspensions and delays, construction and design defect claims, plus many more – Joe is well-equipped to guide clients through projects from start to finish. His client list runs the gamut of businesses working on industrial, pipeline, oil field and general construction projects, including suppliers, distributors, subcontractors, general contractors, project owners and engineers.Construction and energy clients routinely rely on Joe to advise on the entire range of other issues that arise during their projects and daily operations, including general employment matters, contract review, business governance, insurance, collections and protecting their interests as creditors in a customer bankruptcy. He also negotiates and prepares a variety of construction and operational contracts, including master service agreements, master purchase agreements, distributorship agreements, personal guarantees, security agreements, general terms and conditions, non-competes and non-disclosure agreements.Joe also handles complex commercial litigation in a wide variety of commercial contexts. He has handled lawsuits involving covenants not to compete, trade secret theft, breach of fiduciary duty, products liability, UCC security interests, fraudulent transfers, fraud and bankruptcy preference claims. Joe has also worked on numerous appeals in state and federal courts. Throughout every step of the process, Joe will outwork the other side and provide creative solutions in litigating or resolving the dispute.
Education
University of Houston Law Center
JD
2005 — 2007
The University of Texas at Austin
BS, Computer Science
1999 — 2003
Skills
- Legal Research
- Trial Practice
- Civil Litigation
- Trials
- Bankruptcy
- Trade Secrets
- Commercial Litigation
- Contract Negotiation
- Appeals
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Construction Law
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