Bio

Mr. Brophy has been selected three times for inclusion in Princeton Global Networks’ Top 100 Lawyers in America and has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America peer review publication, which is a partnership between Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report. Mr. Brophy was featured on this year and last year’s cover of Best Lawyers, Texas Best Lawyers (2016 &2017), Austin and San Antonio editions and has been featured on multiple prior occasions in Texas' Best Lawyers as published in various periodicals in Texas, including the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News, the Wall Street Journal and various other publications. Mr. Brophy has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, as well.

Summary of Professional Experience
Mr. Brophy is a business lawyer possessing substantial expertise in business transactions and business litigation. Mr. Brophy is uniquely qualified to represent individuals, partnerships and companies in a wide array of business transactions and business disputes.

Mr. Brophy has substantial experience across the country in the civil litigation arena, on both sides of the docket, particularly, business litigation. Mr. Brophy’s litigation experience includes acting as lead counsel in virtually all types of civil lawsuits, including, without limitation: contract and fraud, fiduciary duty, real estate, construction, securities, directors and officer’s liability, professional malpractice, energy, insurance, personal injury, unfair competition, intellectual property and trade secrets. Mr. Brophy has substantial trial experience; handling and trying a wide variety of lawsuits before juries, to the bench and in arbitration.

Mr. Brophy’s transactional and corporate law experience largely consists of advising companies and individuals with complex contract negotiations and drafting, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, the private placement of securities, commercial finance and business formations. Mr. Brophy has advised business clients in connection with a wide array of business matters, including, without limitation, the following:

· Mergers and acquisitions

· Joint Ventures

· The private placement of securities and fund formation

· The negotiation and drafting of contracts

· The formation and structuring of businesses

· Commercial real estate transactions

· Corporate finance

· Risk assessment and asset protection

· Employment and compensation agreements

· The protection of trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information and various other restrictive covenants, including, non-competes

· Tax credits

· Business divorce

· Property Assessment Clean Energy (“PACE”) financing

Mr. Brophy was an equity partner in two high profile Austin law firms and as a young lawyer was trained in a large law firm environment. Mr. Brophy has also served as General Counsel to holding companies in the commercial real estate development and financial advisory industries.

As a young lawyer, Mr. Brophy served as the Chairman of the Austin Bar Association Litigation Section; chaired Austin’s Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar multiple times; and served as the Texas Young Lawyer’s Association’s representative on the State Bar of Texas Litigation Council.

Awards & Accolades

Princeton Global’s Top 100 Lawyers in America

U.S. News & World Report & Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America recipient and Best Law Firms in the Country

Texas' Best Lawyers as published by numerous major news publication in Texas

Texas Monthly Magazine’s Texas Super Lawyers

Texas Monthly Magazine’s Texas Rising Stars

Education

J.D., magna cum laude, St. Mary’s University School of Law, 1993

Editor, St. Mary’s Law Journal

John Harlan Academic Honor Society

Phi Delta Phi Academic Honor Fraternity

B.B.A., Finance, University of Texas at Austin, 1989

Bar Activities and Professional Affiliations
Austin Bar Association & Texas Bar Association (Litigation, Business Law, Real Estate & Construction Law Sections)

Austin Bar Association Litigation Council: Past Chair (2009-2010), Chairman of the Board (2007- 2008), Vice Chair (2006-07), Board Member (2001-2005)

Chair and Co-Chair, Austin’s Ultimate Trial Notebook Seminar (2005-2008)

Barrister, Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court CXVIII (2004-2007)

Editorial Board Member for “The Advocate” published by the State Bar of Texas Litigation Council (2003-2006)

TYLA Liaison, State Bar of Texas Litigation Council (2001-2004)

Board Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association (2000-2004)

Co-Chair and Vice Chair, TYLA/ACTL National Trial Competition (2000-2004)

Texas Bar Foundation, Nominations Co-Chair for District IX (2003)

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation (2002-present)

Volunteer Legal Services, volunteer at legal clinics for the poor (2000-2003)

American Bar Association (Texas Delegate, 1999)

Austin Young Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1998-2000)

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