Mike Stenglein

is a business litigation partner, and founding and managing partner of the firm’s Austin, Texas office. Mr. Stenglein’s professional career began in 1986 as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. During his five years with that firm and as an active CPA, Mr. Stenglein was promoted to Audit Manager, working in Coopers & Lybrand’s Miami and Boston offices. His CPA experience and accounting knowledge have enhanced his ability to represent clients in commercial litigation, construction disputes, internal investigations and regulatory matters (e.g., before FERC, PUCT, and ERCOT) involving complex financial and tax issues, sophisticated damage models, and accounting irregularities. In particular, Mr. Stenglein has extensive experience in energy related litigation and regulatory matters. Mr. Stenglein has had the opportunity to act as lead counsel for clients such as PG&E Corporation, Cooper Industries, LLC, Gamesa Wind, USA, Constellation Energy Group, Comerica Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS AG, U.S. Trust Company, Walt Disney, and Occidental Chemical Corporation.

Publications and Presentations

Presenter, “Strategies to Combat the Government’s Advantages in Civil Litigation,” HBA Litigation Section Westside Conference, Houston, Texas, April 14, 2005

Independent Audit Committees and the Risk to General Counsels, Texas Lawyer, January 2005

The Causes of California’s Energy Crisis, American Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Environment, Volume 16, Number 4, Spring 2003

Depositions, Should Courts End the NonSense?, Houston Lawyer

Ethical Considerations in Evidence and Discovery, University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute

Injunctions in IP Litigation: A Trademark Counterfeiting Case Study, Speaker, Intellectual Property Institute Seminar, Houston Bar Association