Logan Johnson

About Logan Johnson

Logan represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial matters. An aggressive and accomplished trial lawyer, he has defeated claims exceeding $1 billion on behalf of defendants and has collected more than $300 million on behalf of plaintiffs. Logan has tried cases for clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to legendary music producers and Grammy winners, to individuals and small business owners.Clients laud Logan’s “brains and killer instinct, combined with an easy-going style.” They note that “he gets results” and “is the best [lawyer they] have dealt with in [their] business careers.” He has litigated matters throughout the United States and internationally, including Texas, Washington state, the District of Columbia, California, Illinois, Ohio, Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico, Delaware, and Florida, as well the U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Mexico, and the UK. His strong track record of successful arbitration includes cases before the American Arbitration Association JAMS, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the International Court of Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Logan’s cases have been featured in the The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, Law360, the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Business Journal, the Puget Sound Business Journal, Institutional Investor magazine, The Hedge Fund Law Report, Coal Age magazine, and many other publications.In addition to litigating and arbitrating cases, Logan is often called on by clients to offer strategic advice on business deals to minimize litigation risk and assist in drafting contractual terms.Logan also maintains an active pro bono practice, including representation of asylum seekers subjected to persecution, prisoners in need of legal aid, and charitable organizations. Prior to joining Hicks Johnson as a founding partner, he was a member of the Litigation group at Vinson & Elkins.

Experience

1. Partner

   Hicks Johnson Pllc

   Jun 2007 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Notable experience includes:ENERGY:• Obtained one of the largest settlements in Illinois history for client Natural Resource Partners:$190 million on the eve of trial. • Obtained complete defense verdict for client Devon Energy Production Company in multimillion-dollar lawsuit regarding saltwater disposal fees that were allegedly owed in the Altamont-Bluebell fields in Northeastern Utah. • Served as lead lawyer in a $200 million expert determination concerning the construction of a gas processing plant in west Texas and the execution of a Gas Treatment and CO2 Delivery Agreement. • Served as lead lawyer representing a Fortune 100 oil and gas company in a $300 million breach of contract case.COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS LITIGATION:• Served as lead lawyer representing legendary music producers/Grammy winners in royalty dispute. • Represented a Fortune 50 company in a $180 million ERISA class action alleging wrongful cutbacks to employee discounts that allegedly constituted defined-benefit pension plans. • Represented a publicly traded investment bank in a $250 million professional negligence case.CONSTRUCTION:• Represented an international, publicly owned engineering, procurement, and construction company in an international arbitration regarding multimillion-dollar dispute.• Represented an international, publicly owned engineering, procurement, and construction company in international arbitration concerning $30 million dispute related to turnaround of major international refinery. HEALTHCARE:• Represented national hospital developer in a $23 million arbitration arising out of alleged mismanagement of a hospital. • Represented a Houston-based hospital against a national health insurer seeking to recover $15 million in claims payments for emergency care, alleging that it had been defrauded because freestanding emergency departments were not “hospital-based” for purposes of claim reimbursement.

Education

• Dartmouth College

  History

  1990 — 1994

• University of Virginia School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Commercial Litigation
• Securities Litigation
• Trial Practice
• Appeals
• Business Litigation
• Arbitration
• Litigation
• Class Actions
• Product Liability
• Securities Regulation
• Civil Litigation