Chambers-ranked trial lawyer, Timothy S. Durst, as a partner in O’ Melveny’s new Dallas office.

Formerly the partner-in-charge of Baker Botts’s Dallas office, Durst leads Fortune 500 companies through complex, high-stakes disputes. He has taken to trial a wide range of cases, including patent, trade-secrets, contract, fraud, and fiduciary-duty disputes. Durst has handled litigation in more than 20 states and before arbitration panels and investigative authorities.

Leading companies in the technology, telecommunications, financial services, energy, manufacturing, consumer products, software, and food and beverage industries regularly turn to Durst to handle their most pressing litigation challenges. His work has included representing AT&T and Samsung in intellectual property cases, and Shell and Fluor in other commercial cases. At O’Melveny, he will continue his high-profile litigation practice as a member of the firm’s General Litigation and Intellectual Property & Technology practice groups.