R. Rees LeMay
Associate
Suite 750
Dallas, TX 75219
Rees focuses his practice on complex tort and commercial litigation. He has experience representing clients in the areas of energy, financial services, insurance, construction, and more, and has assisted with all phases of litigation. Rees’s experience includes taking depositions, presenting oral argument at dispositive hearings, drafting key motions and briefs, representing clients at mediations and...
Rees focuses his practice on complex tort and commercial litigation. He has experience representing clients in the areas of energy, financial services, insurance, construction, and more, and has assisted with all phases of litigation. Rees’s experience includes taking depositions, presenting oral argument at dispositive hearings, drafting key motions and briefs, representing clients at mediations and arbitrations, and preparing cases for trial.
arbitrations, and preparing cases for trial.
Experience
Previous Professional Experience
- Full-service law firm, Associate (Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026)
- Texas-based law firm, Associate (Sep. 2022-Jan. 2025); Summer Associate (May 2021-July 2021)
Representative Matters
- Drafted and presented oral argument on winning summary disposition motion on behalf of oil and gas investor in arbitration concerning disputed eight-figure royalty interest.
- Helped obtain favorable settlement in defense of creator of cryptocurrency exchange traded funds from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and restrictive covenants.
Publications
- Maintaining the Benefit of the Bargain: The True Facts Approach to the Duty to Defend from the Insured’s Perspective, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Vol 21, No. 1, at 7 (Spring 2025).
Education
-
Duke University School of Law,
JD
(2022)
- Dean’s Scholarship
- Staff Editor, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law
- Staff Editor, Duke Law & Technology Review
- Internal Vice President, Duke Law Texas Club
-
Yale University,
BA,
History
(2019)
- Varsity Football, four-year letterman
Admissions
- Texas
Clerkships
- Judicial Intern, the Honorable Reed O’Connor, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (June 2020 - Aug. 2020)
Practice Areas
Industries
Previous Professional Experience
- Full-service law firm, Associate (Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026)
- Texas-based law firm, Associate (Sep. 2022-Jan. 2025); Summer Associate (May 2021-July 2021)
Representative Matters
- Drafted and presented oral argument on winning summary disposition motion on behalf of oil and gas investor in arbitration concerning disputed eight-figure royalty interest.
- Helped obtain favorable settlement in defense of creator of cryptocurrency exchange traded funds from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and restrictive covenants.
Publications
- Maintaining the Benefit of the Bargain: The True Facts Approach to the Duty to Defend from the Insured’s Perspective, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Vol 21, No. 1, at 7 (Spring 2025).
Professional Activities
- Texas Bar Association
- Yale & Duke Regional Alumni Associations
- Highland Park High School Alumni Association
Community
- For the Love of the Lake
Rees focuses his practice on complex tort and commercial litigation. He has experience representing clients in the areas of energy, financial services, insurance, construction, and more, and has assisted with all phases of litigation. Rees’s experience includes taking depositions, presenting oral argument at dispositive hearings, drafting key motions and briefs, representing clients at mediations and... arbitrations, and preparing cases for trial.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Previous Professional Experience
- Full-service law firm, Associate (Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026)
- Texas-based law firm, Associate (Sep. 2022-Jan. 2025); Summer Associate (May 2021-July 2021)
Representative Matters
- Drafted and presented oral argument on winning summary disposition motion on behalf of oil and gas investor in arbitration concerning disputed eight-figure royalty interest.
- Helped obtain favorable settlement in defense of creator of cryptocurrency exchange traded funds from alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and restrictive covenants.
Publications
- Maintaining the Benefit of the Bargain: The True Facts Approach to the Duty to Defend from the Insured’s Perspective, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Vol 21, No. 1, at 7 (Spring 2025).
Education
-
Duke University School of Law,
JD
(2022)
- Dean’s Scholarship
- Staff Editor, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law
- Staff Editor, Duke Law & Technology Review
- Internal Vice President, Duke Law Texas Club
-
Yale University,
BA,
History
(2019)
- Varsity Football, four-year letterman
Admissions
- Texas
Clerkships
- Judicial Intern, the Honorable Reed O’Connor, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas (June 2020 - Aug. 2020)
Practice Areas
Industries
- Texas Bar Association
- Yale & Duke Regional Alumni Associations
- Highland Park High School Alumni Association
- For the Love of the Lake
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