About Chris Joe

Chris’ practice is focused primarily on high-stakes intellectual property lawsuits and complex commercial litigation. He has successfully prosecuted and defended numerous clients in patent, trade secret, antitrust, contract, fraud, and other complex commercial lawsuits. Chris’ practice includes the licensing of intellectual property. Notable trials include the representation of a major oil and gas drill bit manufacturer against a competitor in a patent suit which resulted in a $41 million judgment in favor of the client and which was reported as the fourth largest patent judgment in 2004 by the National Law Journal. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer every year since 2013 and as a Texas, Rising Star from 2006 to 2008 and is AV Preeminent rated 5.0 out of 5.0 by Martindale-Hubbell.

Chris was formerly a shareholder at the Dallas office of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, where he was one of the founding members of that office’s intellectual property litigation section, and at the Dallas office of Godwin Gruber, LLP, where he helped found that firm’s intellectual property litigation practice group and served as its vice chairman. Chris was also formerly associated with the Dallas office of McKool Smith, P.C. where he litigated patent, antitrust, and other complex commercial litigation matters.

Chris is a zealous Duke and University of Memphis basketball fan. His interests also include playing soccer, boating and waterskiing, snow skiing and snowboarding, golf, gourmet food, and world travel.