Practice Areas

- Trade Secrets/Restrictive Covenants

- Business Litigation and Arbitration

- Appellate Litigation

Biography

Mo Taherzadeh focuses on civil litigation, appeals, and arbitrations. He represents both businesses and individuals in federal and state court litigation and arbitrations involving federal and state statutes, common law claims, professional malpractice claims, and other aspects of commercial litigation/arbitration and appeals. He also handles employment law matters, including claims of breach of covenants not to compete and trade secret misappropriation, and Title VII claims, among others. As part of his pro bono practice, Mr. Taherzadeh represented a Venezuelan national seeking political asylum. After the Immigration Judge denied the request, Mr. Taherzadeh appealed the decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals, which reversed and rendered a decision granting asylum.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Taherzadeh practiced at a nationally recognized litigation boutique in Houston, Texas, and an international law firm. Before that, he served as briefing attorney to Justice Sam Nuchia, at the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas in Houston, Texas. Mr. Taherzadeh is the author of several articles, including: Privacy and Outsourcing: Evolving Concerns, http://www.outsourcingleadership.com/, June 2007; Take Steps to Guard Against Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims, HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL (Special Supp.: Business Survival Guide, Laws Impacting Businesses), April 14-20, 2006, at 12; Proposed Rule 8a, Referral Fees, 66 Tex. Bar J. 982 (2003); Misappropriation of Trade Secrets/Confidential Information & Covenants Not to Compete, CLE Seminar for In-House Counsel, August 2006; Co-author, Texas Legal Malpractice Update 2002, 2004, Advanced Trial CLE; International Arbitration and Enforcement in U.S. Federal Courts, 22 HOUS. J. INT'L L. 371 (2000).

Education

- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, JD, cum laude, 2000; Executive Editor, Houston Journal of International Law (1990-2000)

- University of Texas at Dallas, BA, cum laude, 1997

- Professional Associations and Licenses

- Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Districts Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

- Houston Bar Association

- Fort Bend County Bar Association

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