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SBEMP Attorneys – Dallas, Texas Office
Strategic Corporate Counsel and Trial-Tested Litigation for Texas Businesses
A Sophisticated Texas Platform
Backed by a National Firm
From our downtown office, we help clients navigate acquisitions and divestitures, commercial contracts and transactions, and major disputes across Texas and beyond.
Despite our firm’s success and growth, you won’t find expensive artwork, first-year lawyers, or over-inflated hourly rates at our offices. What you will find is an elite group of highly experienced attorneys, typically working one-on-one with clients, providing cost-effective representation at skill levels ordinarily only found in large national law firms in major metropolitan areas, and we are right here in your backyard.
Since the firm’s founding in 1995, we have quietly closed billions of dollars in transactions and handled lawsuits for clients ranging from Fortune 200 companies and mid-market growth firms to DFW-based emerging entrepreneurs.
Marc Empey – Founding partner, corporate and transactional attorney with decades of experience advising public companies, middle-market businesses, and families.
Shaun Murphy – Chair of the firm’s civil litigation department and strategist who has secured multiple multimillion-dollar jury verdicts in Texas and other jurisdictions.
Together, they offer clients a rare combination of boardroom judgment and courtroom firepower, supported by SBEMP’s attorneys across California, Texas, New York, and New Jersey.
What Our Dallas Office Does
The Dallas office focuses on business-critical work for companies with Texas operations or exposure, including:
- Planning, Choice of Entity & Formation
- Commercial Contracts & Transactions
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Private Equity Services
- Complex Commercial & Business Litigation
- Energy, Waste & Environmental Disputes
- Healthcare Transactions & Regulatory Issues
- Real Estate, Development & Related Litigation
Whether you are closing a transformative transaction, managing multi-jurisdictional operations, or defending the company in high-risk litigation, our Dallas team is designed to function as an extension of your in-house and executive leadership.
OUR TEAM
Marc Empey
Corporate, M&A
Marc is a broadly experienced merger and acquisition attorney, having completed more than 600 transactions covering 20 different states. Marc has provided counsel to buy-side and sell-side individuals, families and Fortune 200 companies in sectors such as energy, waste and environmental services, healthcare, real estate and development, manufacturing, and technology. Clients rely on Marc for sophisticated structuring, clear risk analysis and pragmatic, business-oriented solutions.
M&A and Strategic Transactions
- Public and private company acquisitions and divestitures
- Strategic alliances, joint ventures and cross-border transactions
- Carve-outs, restructurings and recapitalizations
Capital Formation and Financing
- Private equity and growth capital investments
- Debt and equity financings, including complex capital structures
- Negotiation of credit facilities and structured finance arrangements
Shaun Murphy
Civil Litigation
Shaun is a trial lawyer first and foremost. He has tried high-stakes cases in courts across Texas and the United States and has obtained multiple multimillion-dollar jury verdicts for his clients.
Shaun is frequently brought in when disputes escalate, and a trial becomes a real possibility. He works closely with in-house counsel and executives to align litigation strategy with business objectives, whether the goal is a decisive verdict, a favorable settlement, or minimizing operational disruption.
Complex Business and Commercial Disputes
- Contract and partnership disputes
- Business fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and unfair competition
- Disputes arising out of M&A and investment transactions
Catastrophic Injury and Product Liability
- High-severity personal-injury and wrongful-death matters
- Product liability cases in industrial, energy and consumer contexts
Jason Dabareiner
Jason Dabareiner advises publicly traded and private clients on complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions and sales, financing, land use, leasing, and title matters. His practice also includes corporate law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, buying and selling businesses, and providing general business counsel.
Austin Gutierrez
Austin Gutierrez is an associate attorney who advises clients on a range of business and legal matters, bringing a practical, detail-driven approach to client representation. He focuses on providing clear guidance and responsive counsel to support clients’ legal and business objectives.
Sectors We Serve in Texas
Our Dallas office regularly advises clients on:
- Energy and Power – including traditional and renewable energy companies, service providers and project developers.
- Waste and Environmental Services – solid waste, recycling, environmental services and related infrastructure.
- Healthcare – health systems, physician groups, ambulatory facilities, and healthcare investors.
- Real Estate and Development – commercial and mixed-use projects, hospitality, industrial and logistics.
- Manufacturing and Industrial – companies with Texas plants, distribution centers and supply-chain footprints.
- Middle-Market and Family-Owned Businesses – closely held and family-controlled companies across industries.
Our Texas work often intersects with matters in California, New York, New Jersey and other jurisdictions, allowing us to coordinate strategy across multiple venues and regulatory authorities.
How We Work With Clients
- General Counsel and Legal Departments
We function as a deal and trial resource for in-house teams that need additional capacity, specialized experience, or local Texas counsel with national reach. - C-Suite and Owners
Marc and Shaun regularly advise CEOs, CFOs, boards and founders directly on strategy, risk and negotiation posture in transactions and disputes. - Co-Counsel and Referring Firms
We partner with other law firms that lack a Dallas presence or need trial or subject-matter depth in our focus areas.
Our approach emphasizes responsiveness, clear communication and solutions tailored to the company’s risk tolerance, timing and broader business plan.
Why Choose SBEMP in Dallas?
Deep Texas experience + multi-state platform
Seasoned leadership in both corporate transactions and trial work
Sector depth in energy, waste, healthcare and real estate
Hands-on partner involvement on mission-critical matters
Contact the Dallas Office
If you are facing a significant transaction, investigating an investment, or preparing for serious litigation involving Texas operations, our Dallas team is ready to help.
Contact Marc Empey at:
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Address
SBEMP Attorneys – Dallas Office
3090 Nowitzki Way, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75219