About
Barry Barnett is recognized as an extremely talented lawyer with a strong courtroom presence and a focus on complex matters along with antitrust, strength, and highbrow property.
Clients and associates praise Barry Barnett as an “distinctly proficient legal professional” (Chambers and Partners) who's regarded for being “magic in the courtroom” (Who’s Who Legal). He has been known as “the pinnacle antitrust legal professional in Texas” (Chambers and Partners) and as “a person of unquestioned integrity” by David J. Beck, founding father of Beck Redden.
Barnett is a Fellow inside the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been diagnosed as one of the top 500 legal professionals in the United States through Lawdragon for 3 consecutive years. Best Lawyers in America has also venerated him as “Lawyer of the Year” for Bet-the-Company Litigation (2019 and 2017) and Patent Litigation (2020) in Houston. Based in Texas and New York, Barnett has great revel in trying complex enterprise disputes across the united states of america.
Barnett’s cognizance is on complex matters, especially the ones regarding antitrust, electricity, or intellectual assets. He has represented major organizations consisting of Alaska Airlines, Cisco Systems, Hinduja Global, Texas Instruments, KKR & Co. Inc., and Vistra Corp. He has also taken on giants like Abbott Labs, AmerisourceBergen, Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, BlackBerry, Comcast, Samsung, and Visa on behalf of his clients.
Known for his compelling courtroom presence, Barnett’s overall performance in cases like Comcast Corp. v. Behrend has garnered praise from judges and friends alike. His beginning assertion in a patent infringement trial changed into described because the finest ever seen by the presiding judge. Another trial decide went as some distance as to say that Barnett became one of the best trial attorneys he had ever encountered, with the other being deceased.
Barnett is a complete package in relation to dealing with cases. He has efficiently tried cases to verdict and has additionally briefed and argued them before various appellate courts or even the Supreme Court of the USA inside the case of Comcast Corp. v. Behrend.
Legal Issues
- Antitrust Law
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Intellectual Property
Certificates
No Certifications
Languages
Accepted Jurisdictions







Experience
- Partner
Susman Godfrey LLP
1985 - Law Clerk, The Honorable Jerre S. Williams
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1984
Education

Graduation year: 1981

Graduation year: 1977
Associations

2015 - Current

2011 - Current

2006 - Current
Costs
- Free Consultancy Service
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Conditional Fees
My firm and I prefer contingent-fee and flat-fee arrangements because they reward results and efficiency. Contingent-fee arrangements can also make litigation affordable, and flat fees provide greater certainty for cash needs.