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Jasmine Wynton

Jasmine Wynton

Partner

Dallas
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  • Education

    • Duke University School of Law,

      J.D., Robert William and Robert Wheaton Walter Scholar, Staff Editor, Duke Law Journal, 2011

    • Spelman College,

      B.A., History, Summa Cum Laude, With Honors, Class Salutatorian, 2008

  • Admissions

    • New York

    • Texas

    • New York USDC, Southern District

    • Texas USDC, Eastern District

    • Texas USDC, Northern District

    • Texas USDC, Southern District

    • Texas USDC, Western District

    • US Ct Appeals, 5th Circuit (LA, MS, TX)

  • Affiliations

    • State Bar of Texas

      Member, Pro Bono College

    • State Bar of Texas

      Council Member, African American Lawyers Section, 2020-Present

    • State Bar of Texas

      Corporate Counsel Committee Co-Chair, Appellate Section, 2021-2022

    • J.L. Turner Legal Association

      Director, 2015; Membership Committee Co-Chair, 2017

    • Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court

      Associate, 2015-2016, 2017-2018

    • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder Program

      Pathfinder, 2017

    • American Bar Association

      Fellow

    • Dallas Bar Association Foundation

      Fellow

    • Texas State Bar Foundation

      Fellow

    • N.E.W. Roundtable Inc.

      Member

  • Recognitions

    • On the Rise Honoree, Texas Lawyer Awards (by ALM Media Properties), 2022

    • Texas Rising Stars®, Business Litigation (by Thomson Reuters), 2018-2022

    • Listed in "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" for Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar in Dallas, Texas (by BL Rankings), 2021-2023

    • “Best Lawyers Under 40 in Dallas” by D Magazine, 2021

  • Employment

    • Thompson Coburn LLP

      Partner, 2020-Present

    • Thompson & Knight LLP

      Associate, 2016-2020

    • Jones Day

      Associate, 2013-2016

    • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

      Law Clerk to the Hon. Sam Lindsay, 2012-2013

    • Supreme Court of Texas

      Briefing Attorney to the Hon. Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, 2011-2012

  • Community

    • Supreme Court of Texas Historical Society

      Board of Trustees, 2019-Present

      Executive Committee Member, 2020-2021

      Secretary, 2021-2022

      Treasurer, 2022-2023

    • Rainbow Days, Inc.

      Board of Directors, 2020-Present

    • Dallas Theater Center Guild

      Vice President of Membership Development, 2020-2021

    • Junior League of Dallas

      Member

Jasmine is an experienced litigator who focuses her practice on high-stakes business litigation, employment law, and white collar criminal defense.

She helps clients in a range of industries respond to and manage civil disputes involving allegations of breach of contract, fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and tortious interference with contracts and prospective business relations.

Drawing on her experience in government investigations and federal enforcement actions, Jasmine has guided clients through government investigations and litigation brought by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission involving allegations of consumer, health care, and securities fraud. She has helped corporate clients respond to state and federal False Claims Act qui tam actions.

Jasmine also has significant experience in employment litigation involving state and federal anti-discrimination laws and other employment-related statutes.

In 2019, Jasmine was seconded to the Dallas District Attorney's Office to prosecute criminal cases as an assistant district attorney.

Before entering private practice, Jasmine served as a law clerk with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas and to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas.

TCLEs

Better Together? Competition, Price Gouging and Other Antitrust Issues Raised by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Publications

"A Profile in Courage: Gloria Katrina Bradford"
Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Fall 2020