Eugene Temchenko
Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201
Eugene is a member of the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation group. He represents companies, directors, and officers in shareholder litigation and disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and federal securities laws. Additionally, Eugene maintains an active pro bono docket focused on defending individuals in Dallas at risk of homelessness. He has experience in a variety of matters in both state and federal court, and in arbitrations.
Eugene graduated from Cornell Law School in 2018. He served as a law clerk to The Honorable Karen Gren Scholer, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
Experience Highlights
(Indiana) – Defending a shower and bath goods manufacturer in an action for breach of a restrictive covenant, unfair competition, and defamation
(Del. Ch.) – Defending SPAC directors and sponsor entities against fiduciary duty claims relating to approval of a de-SPAC transaction with solar energy financing platform
(S.D.N.Y.) – Defending SPAC directors and sponsor entities against Section 14(a) claims regarding proxy for de-SPAC transaction with solar energy financing platform
(W.D.N.Y.) – Defending SPAC directors and sponsor entities against Section 14(a) and Section 10(b) claims regarding proxy for de-SPAC transaction with hydrogen powered vehicle manufacturer
(Okla.) – Defending controller and board of directors against breach-of-duty claims in connection with controller’s take-private transaction of energy company; defending energy company in statutory appraisal litigation related to same take-private transaction
(Del. Ch.) – Defended a financial institution in an action by a shareholder activist alleging breach of fiduciary duty and seeking to invalidate company bylaws
(AAA Arbitration) – Obtained a highly favorable post-trial judgment for a private equity firm against allegations of a breach of express and implied provisions of an operating agreement
(Tex., Dallas Cty.) – Defended energy company and its president against claims relating to company’s management brought by joint owner
(Del. Ch.) – Defended a special committee against breach-of-duty claims related to a merger involving an energy company and a controlling stockholder
(Del. Super. Ct.) – Defended beverage company against tortious interference claim relating to an acquisition, which was favorably settled shortly before trial
(Del. Ch.) – Obtained dismissal of claims for breach of fiduciary duty against directors, officers, and energy company that challenged a sale of the company to a third party
Credentials
- Cornell Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2018 (Executive Editor, Cornell Law Review; Managing Editor, The LII Supreme Court Bulletin)
- Boston University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2015
- Judicial clerk to The Honorable Karen Gren Scholer, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2019–2020
- Selected to the Texas Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2024
- Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, “Outstanding Eviction Clinic Attorney,” 2023
- Dallas Young Lawyers Association, “Ones to Watch,” 2021
- Associate Editor: The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report
- State Bar of Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Texas
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Russian – fluent
- Japanese – proficient
- Rankings & AwardsMarch 26, 2024
- InsightSeptember 8, 2023
- Deals & CasesJune 1, 2023
- “Three Courts, Two Eviction Actions and One 11-Hour Move: How Four V&E Associates Kept a Pro Bono Client Off the Streets,” The Texas Lawbook, February 27, 2024
- “Courthouse Conversations – The Chief Debrief: Leading NDTX Through Shooters & Shutdowns,” CLE presentation at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, June 19, 2020 (co-moderator)
- “Constitutional Intolerance to Religious Gerrymandering,” Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal, Vol. 18, Winter 2019 (co-author)
- “Discovering the Truth Behind an Amicus Brief,” North Dakota Law Review, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2019 (author)
- “Violations of FINRA Rules as a Breach of Contract: Judicial Hostility to the Common Law Claim,” PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2017 (author)
- Note, “A First Amendment Right to Corrupt Your Politician,” Cornell Law Review, Vol. 103, January 2018 (author)
- “Shaw v. United States (15-5991),” Federal Lawyer, Vol. 54, Mar. 2017 (co-author)