Mike Stenglein

Mike Stenglein is a business litigation partner, and founding and managing partner of the firm’s Austin, Texas office. Mr. Stenglein’s professional career began in 1986 as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand.  During his five years with that firm and as an active CPA, Mr. Stenglein was promoted to Audit Manager, working in Coopers & Lybrand’s Miami and Boston offices.  His CPA experience and accounting knowledge have enhanced his ability to represent clients in commercial litigation, construction disputes, internal investigations and regulatory matters (e.g., before FERC, PUCT, and ERCOT) involving complex financial and tax issues, sophisticated damage models, and accounting irregularities.  In particular, Mr. Stenglein has extensive experience in energy related litigation and regulatory matters. Mr. Stenglein has had the opportunity to act as lead counsel for clients such as PG&E Corporation, Constellation Energy Group, Comerica Bank, Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., UBS AG, U.S. Trust Company, Walt Disney, and Occidental Petroleum.

Other Qualifications 

• Certified Public Accountant, 1987 (*license in remission)

Articles, Speeches and Programs

• Presenter, “Strategies to Combat the Government’s Advantages in Civil Litigation,” HBA Litigation Section Westside Conference, Houston, Texas, April 14, 2005
  
  
• Independent Audit Committees and the Risk to General Counsels,Texas Lawyer, January 2005
  
  
• The Causes of California’s Energy Crisis,American Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Environment, Volume 16, Number 4, Spring 2003
  
  
• Depositions, Should Courts End the NonSense?, Houston Lawyer
  
  
• Ethical Considerations in Evidence and Discovery, University of Houston Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute
  
  
• Injunctions in IP Litigation: A Trademark Counterfeiting Case Study, Speaker, Intellectual Property Institute Seminar, Houston Bar Association