Nina Cortell

For more than four decades, Nina Cortell has represented corporations, public entities and individuals in cases that have put her at the forefront of Texas litigation practice. Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, notes her “superlative reputation” and ranks her as a top appellate lawyer in Texas, with a “star” rating (2016-2023).  Best Lawyers (published by Woodward/White, Inc.) recognizes her as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for bet-the-company litigation in Dallas/Fort Worth.

Nina’s record includes recent significant victories in both state and federal appellate courts, as well as in trial courts.  In two decisions, in 2020 and 2019, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of reforms instituted by the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System, critical to preserving the system’s solvency.  In the Court’s 2016-2017 term, she secured two wins for ExxonMobil in cases involving the Texas Anti-SLAPP statute and agency law.  In the Fifth Circuit, she represented Trinity Industries in a landmark reversal of a $636 million False Claims Act judgment and Texas Capital Bank in defeating multi-million dollar lender liability claims.  She has also secured significant wins in courts of appeals and trial courts for companies such as AT&T, ExxonMobil and Matador Resources Company.  More information can be found at https://www.haynesboone.com/people/cortell-nina.