Profile
Rene A. Treviño focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation before the Federal courts, Texas courts, and the American Arbitration Association. With over 18 years of experience, he works with each client to understand its risk profile and to establish strategic goals and tactical approaches for all phases (discovery, motion practice, claim construction, trial, pre- and post-trial briefing) of litigation consistent with that profile. Rene assembles and manages teams of attorneys to implement the tactical steps necessary to accomplish those strategic goals. He has tried multiple cases to verdict in Federal courts, both in Texas and outside the state, and before arbitration panels. Rene represents clients before the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Fifth Circuit, and many district courts across the country, including the Eastern District of Texas, where he served as a law clerk for the (Ret.) Hon. Chief Judge Leonard E. Davis (Tyler/Marshall Divisions).
As a former software engineer, Rene handles a broad range of intellectual property rights matters, including patent, trademark, and copyright. His technical experience includes computer hardware and application software, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. Rene also represents clients in all aspects of construction law, including representation of subcontractors involved in large commercial disputes. Additionally, Rene served as a volunteer prosecutor for the city of Houston, where he obtained first-chair trial experience in more than 20 jury trials.
Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Rene worked for several years with an international law firm in Houston, Texas. Prior to his career in law, Rene spent four years as a software engineer at IBM Corp. in Austin, Texas.
Capabilities
Experience
- NFG Energy Services, LLC v. Max Midstream Texas, LLC (Harris County, Texas). Acting as trial counsel for Max Midstream Texas, LLC.
- Bay Contracting, LP v. Max Midstream Texas, LLC (Jackson County, Texas). Acting as trial counsel for Max Midstream Texas, LLC.
- NFG Energy Services, LLC v. Edna Terminal, LLC (Jackson County, Texas). Acting as trial counsel for Edna Terminal, LLC.
- Volteon v. Xiaomi Comms., et al. (E.D. Tex.). Acting as counsel for Xiaomi entities.
- DigiMedia Tech, LLC v. Xiaomi Corp, et al. (E.D. Tex.). Acting as counsel for Xiaomi entities.
- Wilken v. Saracen Energy Trading, LP (AAA). Acting as arbitration counsel for Mark Wilken.
- Dynamics CRM v. Ultimate Medical Academy (Harris County, Texas). Acted as counsel for Ultimate Medical Academy.
- Turnbull v. Microsoft Corp. (Harris County, Texas). Acted as counsel for Microsoft Corp.
- Hunt Construction Group, Inc. v. Cobb Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (AAA). Acting as arbitration trial counsel for Cobb Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
- TocMail, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (S.D. Fla.). Acted as counsel for Microsoft Corp.
- Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- Guada Technologies LLC v. eMusic.com Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for eMusic.com Inc.
- MyMail, Ltd. v. Fujifilm North America Corporation and Fujifilm Holdings America Corp. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Fujifilm.
- Texas Patent Imaging, LLC v. Fujifilm Holdings America Corp. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Fujifilm.
- Team Express v. Microsoft (W.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Microsoft (jury trial).
- Core Wireless v. LG Electronics (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for LG Electronics.
- Nonend Inventions v. LG Electronics (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for LG Electronics.
- Voxathon LLC v. Hyundai Motor America (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Hyundai Motor America.
- Azure Networks v. LG Electronics (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for LG Electronics.
- Olivistar, LLC v. HSBC Bank USA (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for HSBC Bank USA.
- EVM Systems v. Rex Medical, L.P. and Argon Medical Devices, Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as trial counsel for Rex Medical, L.P. and Argon Medical Devices, Inc. (jury trial).
- Greenberg Smoked Turkeys, Inc. v. eBay Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as trademark counsel for eBay Inc.
- PersonalWeb Techs., LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Microsoft Corp.°
- PersonalWeb Techs., LLC v. Yahoo! Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Yahoo! Inc.°
- Comeaux v. Sutton, et al. (S.D. Tex.). Acted as trial counsel for Section 1983 pro-bono client (jury trial).°
- Comeaux v. Sutton, et al. (5th Cir.). Acted as appellate counsel for Section 1983 pro-bono client (reversed and remanded).°
- Schering Corp. v. Apotex, Inc. (D.N.J.). Acted as trial counsel for Schering Corp. (Merck & Co.) (bench trial).°
- Barr Labs., Inc. v. Cancer Research Tech. Ltd and Schering Corp. (U.S. Supreme Court, 11-131). Acted as appellate counsel for Schering Corp. (Merck & Co.) (cert. denied).°
- Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Stiefel Labs., Inc. (W.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.°
- Parallel Networks, LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (E.D. Tex.). Acted as counsel for Microsoft Corp.°
- QuinStreet, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (D. Del.). Acted as counsel for Microsoft Corp.°
- Rambus, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (N.D. Cal.). Acted as trial counsel for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (bench trial).°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Treviño prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Software Engineer, IBM Corporation, 1998-2002
- Intern, Hon. Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Intern, Hon. David Hittner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Patent Law; Litigation - Patent Law, 2017-2024
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2015
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2024-Present
- Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation, 2023-Present
- Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2021
- Director, Texas General Counsel Forum, 2020-Present
Credentials
- LL.M., Intellectual Property and Information Law, University of Houston Law Center, 2008
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J.D., magna cum laude, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2005
- Senior Articles Editor, Thurgood Marshall Law Review
- B.A., Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998
- Hon. Leonard E. Davis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2006-2007
- Texas
- Supreme Court of Texas
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas