Chase J. Cooper

Complex Commercial Litigation 

• BHI Energy v. KVP Holdings (5th Cir. 2025): Presented oral argument before a three-judge panel, resulting in unanimous affirmance of summary judgment ruling in favor of our clients on all claims, including alleged trade-secret misappropriation, violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, and various unfair business practices and torts.
• MIECO v. Pioneer Natural Resources (N.D. Tex.): Won summary judgment for defense on plaintiff’s claim for breach of contract (2023); achieved complete defense verdict at trial following partial remand on appeal (2025) (second appeal pending).
• U.S. ex rel. Chase v. Parkland Health and Hospital System et al. (W.D. Tex. 2025): Won dismissal with prejudice of False Claims Act claims by qui tam relator.
• U.S. ex rel. Johnson v. Raytheon Company (N.D. Tex. 2021): Won summary judgment for defense in False Claims Act retaliation case (affirmed on appeal).
• Coastal Alamo Investments v. Domit & Kamel (Hidalgo County, Tex. 2020): Presented oral argument on two motions for summary judgment, both of which were granted by the court.
• U.S. ex rel. Magee v. Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest (E.D. Tex.): Represented relators in False Claims Act case; successfully settled before trial.
• U.S. ex rel. Lutz v. LabCorp (D.S.C.): Represented relators in False Claims Act case; successfully settled before trial.
• Currently prosecuting claims of trade-secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenants on behalf of a major data services and cloud operations company.
• Currently defending a multinational software company from claims of trade-secret misappropriation and breach of restrictive covenants.
• Currently defending a large energy company in breach-of-contract case.

White Collar and Government/Internal Investigations

• Investigated alleged False Claims Act violations in three federal judicial districts on behalf of a national healthcare network. No action was taken against client in one of the districts; a qui tam lawsuit was dismissed in the second district; and the third settled on very favorable terms.
• Investigated sprawling allegations of safety violations and false statements to the federal government under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 against a major national transportation company. After presenting our findings to Department of Justice in Washington D.C., the government took no action against our client.
• Investigated allegations of various forms of misconduct against multiple senior executives at a large company with national-security interests. Helped the company navigate what could have been an extremely volatile situation with minimal disruption and exposure.
• Investigated serious allegations of willful and repeated violations of immigration laws by a construction-services company whose offices were raided by federal agents. On the strength of our investigation, advocacy, and negotiations, the government settled for a modest civil payment and no criminal charges.

Pro Bono

• • Miller v. Vilsack (2021-2022): Represented the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund in a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of congressional aid for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; achieved reversal by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals of a ruling denying our client’s motion to intervene in the lawsuit.
  • Ayobi v. Castro (W.D. Tex. 2020): Successfully presented oral argument opposite an Assistant United States Attorney before Chief Judge Orlando Garcia, resulting in the Court’s grant of our client’s petition for writ of habeas corpus (upheld after government’s motion for reconsideration).
  • Obtained lawful permanent residency (green cards) for numerous children/teens who had been abused, neglected, or abandoned by one or both parents and traveled unaccompanied to the United States.
  • Achieved arrest-record expungement and driver’s license restoration on behalf of indigent clients.