Jeffrey Elkin is a partner in the litigation section of Porter & Hedges. He has extensive experience representing clients in litigation matters involving complex commercial disputes, federal and state securities laws, and business torts. His practice involves representing publicly-held corporations, private companies, individuals, lenders, investment advisors, and registered broker/dealers before federal and state district courts throughout the United States and before arbitration panels of the American Arbitration Association and FINRA.  

Mr. Elkin was named a “Texas Super Lawyer” in the area of business litigation in the 2009 Texas Monthly survey.  Prior to joining Porter & Hedges in 1994, Mr. Elkin was an associate in the Houston office of Baker Botts, L.L.P.

Representative Experience

Litigation Matters:

• Represented international oil and gas reserve engineering firm in $25 million fraud, negligence, and conspiracy action.
• Represented lenders to Enron in action against agent banks and securities affiliates.
• Defended Special Committee of board of directors of hospitality and entertainment company in shareholder going-private class action litigation.
• Represented Internet-based information distribution company in federal DPPA class action lawsuit.
• Represented oil and gas investment company in fraud action against drilling program general partner and operator.
• Defended national brokerage firms and individual financial advisors in FINRA arbitrations.
• Legal counsel to the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc.

Mediation Matters:

• Breach of contract
• Business dissolution
• Consumer DTPA
• Construction

Professional / Civic Affiliations

• Martindale Hubbell AV Rated Attorney
• Member of the Texas, Houston, and American Bar Association Litigation and ADR Sections
• Member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators
• Candidate for Credentialing with Texas Mediator Credentialing Association
• Pro bono mediator for the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
• Pro bono mediator for the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc.
• Council member of the City of Southside Place, Texas (1999-2007)
• Secretary to the Southside Place Park Association, Inc.
• Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce - Citizen of the Year (2007)
• Member of the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

News

• 2009 Texas Super Lawyers Announced (9/28/2009)
• Porter & Hedges' Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Positions in Several Professional & Civic Organizations (1/5/2007)

Publications

• Dress Codes and Paper Trails (10/1/2005)
• Decision Proves It Pays To Get It In Writing and Believe What It Says (2/11/2005)
• Arbitration For Business Disputes—If It Looks Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is (5/7/2004)
• Tide Of Investor Litigation May Be Turning In Favor Of Wall Street (10/6/2003)
• So, You Want to Sue Your Broker . . . (12/16/2002)
• Cybersmears: The Next Generation (7/31/2001)
• E-mail, E-mail Discovery Offer Plentiful Grist For The Legal Mill (7/20/2001)
• Cybersmears: Dealing With Defamation On The Net (11/30/1999)

Articles

• "Seven Steps to Litigation Alleviation," SmartBusiness Houston (12/1/2007)
• Houston Investors Under War Cloud Weigh Choices (3/10/2003)

Events

• "E-mail Issues Of Document Retention And Destruction: How What You Retain And Destroy Will Impact Your Future Litigation," Document Retention and Destruction in Texas, Lorman Education Seminar (8/26/2005)
• “E-mail Issues Of Document Retention And Destruction: How What You Retain And Destroy Will Impact Your Future Litigation,” Document Retention and Destruction in Texas, Lorman Education Seminar (8/24/2004)
• "Electronic Evidence—Getting It In or Keeping It Out," University of Houston Law Foundation Continuing Legal Education, How To Offer and Exclude Evidence (8/1/2002)