Profile: Harry M Reasoner
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Law Firm: | Vinson & Elkins LLP |
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| Office: |
Vinson & Elkins LLP First City Tower 1001 Fannin, Suite 2500 77002-6760 |
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| City: | Houston | |
| State: | Texas | |
| Country: | USA | |
| Tel: | +1 713 758 2358 | |
| Fax: | +1 713 615 5173 | |
| Email: | hreasoner@velaw.com |
Competition
Biography: Competition
Harry Reasoner's principal area of practice is complex civil litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in litigation and arbitration involving antitrust, securities, insurance, patent, contract and tort claims in the billions of dollars. He has also handled the appeals of multimillion-dollar verdicts in matters not originally tried by the firm, including antitrust, insurance, oil and gas, RICO, securities law, utility regulation, and UCC issues. Additionally, Mr Reasoner served as managing partner of Vinson & Elkins from 1992 to 2002.In 2006, Mr Reasoner was personally appointed to the Texas Access to Justice Commission by the Supreme Court of Texas. He is also the recipient of the 'Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award' by the Texas Association of Civil and Appellate Specialists.
Mr Reasoner is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and American Law Institute. He was chair of the ABA section of antitrust law. Mr Reasoner has been recognised as one of the leading business trial lawyers in Texas and the nation by the spectrum of legal directories and attorney rating publications.
He was educated at Rice University (BA 1960), the University of Texas School of Law (JD 1962) and the University of Houston (Rotary Foundation Fellow 1962-63). He was a law clerk for Judge Charles E Clark in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1963-1964).
This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Texas which can be purchased from our bookstore.
Commercial Litigation
Biography: Commercial Litigation
Harry Reasoner's principal area of practice is complex civil litigation. He has served as lead trial counsel in litigation and arbitration involving antitrust, securities, insurance, patent, contract and tort claims in the billions of dollars. He has also handled the appeals of multimillion-dollar verdicts in matters not originally tried by the firm, including antitrust, insurance, oil and gas, RICO, securities law, utility regulation and UCC issues. Additionally, Mr Reasoner served as managing partner of Vinson & Elkins from 1992 to 2002.In 2006, Mr Reasoner was personally appointed to the Texas Access to Justice Commission by the Supreme Court of Texas. He is also the recipient of the 'Lifetime of Excellence in Advocacy Award' by the Texas Association of Civil and Appellate Specialists.
Mr Reasoner is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, International Society of Barristers and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and American Law Institute. He was chair of the ABA section of antitrust law. Mr Reasoner has been recognised as one of the leading business trial lawyers in Texas and the nation by the spectrum of legal directories and attorney rating publications.
He was educated at Rice University (BA 1960), the University of Texas School of Law (JD 1962) and the University of Houston (Rotary Foundation Fellow 1962-63). He was a law clerk for Judge Charles E Clark in the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1963-1964).
This biography is an extract from Who's Who Legal: Texas which can be purchased from our bookstore.