Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Houston
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1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4200
Houston, TX 77002-5006
Phone: 713.890.5132
Fax: 713.890.5001
Laura Patterson Hoffman is an associate in Morgan Lewis’s Litigation Practice. Ms. Hoffman’s practice focuses on complex litigation matters, including product liability matters, commercial litigation, and insurance recovery for corporate policy holders. Ms. Hoffman also has experience in contract negotiation and compliance issues related to contracting with the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under the multiple award schedule (MAS) program, bid protests, internal investigations, and government investigations, including False Claims Act investigations.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Hoffman was an associate at a law firm in Dallas, where she focused on government contracts and litigation.
Ms. Hoffman received her J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 2002 and her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1998.
Ms. Hoffman is admitted to practice in Texas and before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Selected Representations
- Served as lead trial counsel for a major chemical company pursuing a breach of contract claim against a biomanufacturer. At the conclusion of the four-day trial, Ms. Hoffman secured a unanimous verdict for the client in excess of the amount requested.
- Defended a leading telecommunications company at a six-week trial in a multimillion-dollar breach of contract dispute.
- Represented a sports franchise against a television network in a breach of contract dispute. Won summary judgment in the case, which revolved around the interpretation of a termination clause in the parties' broadcast rights agreement.
- Successfully defended a national telecommunications provider in a fraud case.
- Advised a leading international provider of energy and environment solutions in a breach of contract case.
- Represented a technology company in a bid protest before the General Accounting Office (GAO) related to a multi-million dollar contract award from the Department of Homeland Security. Successfully defended that award against claims that the agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions, conducted a flawed cost realism analysis, and failed to make a proper best-value determination.
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, 2002, J.D.
- University of Notre Dame, 1998, B.A.