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Austin Champion [email protected] 214.238.8404 EMAIL OFFICE BIOGRAPHY Austin Champion is a business and intellectual property trial attorney in Dallas, Texas. He primarily works with companies and individuals involved in complex, high-stakes business and intellectual property disputes. Austin also advises businesses and entertainers in connection with building, protecting, and enforcing their brands. Austin's diverse litigation practice has allowed him to represent plaintiffs and defendants in the telecommunications, entertainment, finance, energy, technology, software, manufacturing, medical, real estate, and retail industries. Austin has successfully prosecuted and defended claims for trade secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenants, fraud, false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duties. Austin regularly represents individuals and companies in intellectual property disputes involving claims for patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and violations of the Lanham Act. Combining his business and intellectual property practices, Austin works closely with corporate clients to pursue and defend claims for indemnification arising out of intellectual property disputes. Austin supports his community through his work with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Through this program, Austin donates a portion of his time pro bono to indigent residents of Dallas County, providing them with legal representation and access to the Dallas County court system. Austin was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he served on the SMU Law Review Association and graduated with honors. CAREER DETAILS PRACTICE AREAS Business Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation IP Indemnity Entertainment Law EDUCATION J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2008 SMU Law Review Association, Articles Editor B.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2005 HONORS

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Austin Champion [email protected] 214.238.8404

EMAILOFFICE

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Champion is a business and intellectual property trial attorney in Dallas, Texas. He primarily works with companies and individuals involved in complex, high-stakes business and intellectual property disputes. Austin also advises businesses and entertainers in connection with building, protecting, and enforcing their brands.

Austin's diverse litigation practice has allowed him to represent plaintiffs and defendants in the telecommunications, entertainment, finance, energy, technology, software, manufacturing, medical, real estate, and retail industries. Austin has successfully prosecuted and defended claims for trade secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenants, fraud, false advertising, unfair competition, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duties. Austin regularly represents individuals and companies in intellectual property disputes involving claims for patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and violations of the Lanham Act.

Combining his business and intellectual property practices, Austin works closely with corporate clients to pursue and defend claims for indemnification arising out of intellectual property disputes.

Austin supports his community through his work with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. Through this program, Austin donates a portion of his time pro bono to indigent residents of Dallas County, providing them with legal representation and access to the Dallas County court system.

Austin was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he served on the SMU Law Review Association and graduated with honors.

CAREER DETAILS

PRACTICE AREAS

Business LitigationIntellectual Property LitigationIP IndemnityEntertainment Law

EDUCATION

J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 2008SMU Law Review Association, Articles EditorB.A., The University of Texas at Austin, 2005

HONORS

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Recognized as a "Texas Rising Star" by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.Recognized as a 2020 Best Lawyer Under 40 by D Magazine.Recognized as a "Best Lawyer" by Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Intellectual Property in 2020.Selected as a 2019 Professional Excellence Honoree by Texas Lawyer

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

State Bar of TexasU.S. District Court for the Northern District of TexasU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of TexasU.S. District Court for the Southern District of TexasU.S. District Court for the Western District of TexasU.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chairman, New Lawyers Committee of the Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, 2016Vice Chairman, New Lawyers Committee of the Dallas Bar Association Intellectual Property Section, 2015Dallas Bar AssociationDallas Association of Young LawyersEntertainment and Sports Law Section of the Texas State Bar AssociationEntertainment, Art, and Sports Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

"The Business of Your Brand," Performer Magazine, August/September 2019"Updates in Federal Trade Secret Law," Texas Lawyer, April 2017"3 Keys to Effective IP Indemnity Clauses," Industry Week, September 2016"Staying Out of Treble Trouble: Clues from Samsung Case," Law360's Expert Analysis, September 2016"Drafting Effective Intellectual Property Indemnity Provisions," 52nd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, The Center for American & International Law, November 2014

PRESENTATIONS

"What's New in Trade Secrets?" 54th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, The Center for American & International Law, November 2016"What's Your Policy? Managing Risk with IP Indemnities," 7th Annual Essentials of Business Law Course, March 2016"IP Indemnities and Risk Management," 29th Annual Advanced Intellectual Property Law Course, February 2016"From Creation to Litigation: Corporate and Trial Perspectives on Trade Secrets," Dallas Bar Association IP Section, January 2016"Indemnification in Patent Litigation," 52nd Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law, The Center for American & International Law, November 2014"Stays of Litigation Pending Post-AIA Patent Review," Dallas Bar Association IP Section, March 2014

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS

Successfully defended former employee of medical device sales company in suit by former

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employer for trade secret misappropriation, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contractDefended physician and healthcare technology company in suit for trade secret misappropriation, fraud, and breach of fiduciary dutiesRepresented leading U.S. food and beverage company in trademark litigation relating to milk productsRepresented civil construction firm in suit against competitor for violations of the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets ActRepresenting international building supplies company in suit against competitor for false advertisingRepresenting national tire retailer in connection with multiple lawsuits involving claims for breach of fiduciary dutiesRepresented national security services firm in suit by competitor alleging tortious interference with restrictive covenants in employee agreementRepresenting global telecommunications provider in indemnification matters arising out of patent litigationRepresented global software developer in claims for copyright infringement arising out of software piracyRepresented oilfield services provider in suit for fraud and breach of contract against subsidiary of publicly traded oil and gas companyRepresented assignee and exclusive licensee in suit for patent infringement involving pay-day lending productsRepresented leading home investment franchisor in trademark dispute against competitorDefended global mobile phone manufacturer in suit for patent infringement arising out of internal antenna technologyRepresented international vending machine distributor in suit against competitor for false advertising and violations of the Lanham ActDefended residential developer and home builder against claims for fraud, fraud in a real estate transaction, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty arising out of residential development project in Dallas County, TexasRepresented regional bank in suit for fraud arising from misrepresentations in the purchase and sale of mortgage-backed securitiesDefended international chemical company against multiple lawsuits involving claims for breach of contract, quantum meruit, and foreclosure of liens arising from industrial construction projectsDefended physician and professional corporation in suit alleging breach of guarantee agreement arising out of free-standing emergency room clinicRepresenting commercial office furniture manufacturer in suit against adhesive supplier alleging violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and breach of implied warranties