Tomas Castella is a trial lawyer who handles high-stakes litigation in Texas state and federal courts. He often represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial disputes involving partnership, shareholder, fiduciary, and fraud claims. He also has significant experience in antitrust litigation and government investigations, including in cases brought by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and state attorneys general.
At Scott Douglass & McConnico, his work has included defending a real estate developer in a multimillion-dollar shareholder derivative lawsuit in the Texas Business Court, delivering opening statements and examining witnesses in a civil fraud bench trial in the Western District of Texas, and securing the dismissal of fraudulent transfer and conversion claims against a Texas law firm. Tomas also serves as Texas counsel for large companies and their outside counsel, pairing national-firm experience with local knowledge of Texas courts in coordinated litigation and other high-stakes matters.
Before joining Scott Douglass & McConnico, Tomas practiced for over seven years at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., where he represented major technology, media, and life sciences companies and their senior executives in complex litigation, antitrust matters, and white-collar criminal investigations.
A dual citizen of the United States and Mexico and a native Spanish speaker, Tomas brings a bicultural understanding of Latin American business and legal systems to cross-border matters. His work in the region includes a DOJ criminal investigation and related civil litigation arising out of the FIFA bribery probe, sanctions matters before the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and litigation stemming from the Lava Jato corruption scandal in Brazil.
Tomas began his career as a law clerk to Judge David A. Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and Judge Edward C. Prado of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He received his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he served on the executive board of the Texas Law Review, and earned a dual B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Boston College.
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. with honors, 2016
Boston College, B.A. in Economics, B.A. in Political Science, 2011
Texas
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the Western District of Texas
Austin Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association