Devin Wagner

Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Devin Wagner

Energy, infrastructure and resources

Devin Wagner is a partner in the firm's Houston office, where he concentrates his practice on environmental litigation and toxic tort defense. Devin represents national and multinational companies engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas and the processing of petroleum products. His clients include some of the world's largest energy producers and engineering firms servicing the on-shore and off-shore oil and gas industry.

Devin has significant experience defending product manufacturers and petrochemical facilities in lawsuits involving alleged exposure to volatile organic compounds and other industrial chemicals. He has a wide variety of representation experience in state and federal courts, as well as before domestic and international arbitration tribunals. Devin is admitted to practice in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Professional experience

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Education

J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law, 2013
- Salutatorian
- Dean's Merit Scholar, Dean's Honor List
B.S., Texas A&M University, 2010

In law school, Devin was involved in Moot Court and the Order of Lytae.

Admissions

Texas State Bar

Representative experience

Co-authored Daubert and summary judgment motions, resulting in the exclusion of the plaintiff's medical, causation and exposure expert witnesses in federal action against refinery operated by global energy company
Authored successful motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) addressing the plaintiff's failure to plead toxic exposure claims against multinational refinery with sufficient factual specificity
Obtained summary judgment on the plaintiff's time-barred, toxic exposure claims filed against multinational refinery in Oklahoma federal court
Co-counsel for offshore construction company in obtaining award exceeding $18,000,000 in international arbitration against Mexican contractor arising from contractor's breach of charter relating to multi-purpose offshore construction vessel
Co-trial counsel for multinational energy company in federal and state court actions alleging claims for toxic exposure and products liability
Co-trial and appellate counsel for global engineering firm in defeating motion to compel arbitration filed by international shipbuilder in federal breach of contract action
Co-trial counsel for multinational distributor of customized oilfield equipment in federal court action arising from product supplier's failure to tender proper delivery in Saudi Arabia
Co-trial counsel for mineral interest owners defending putative class action alleging claims for wrongful withholding of royalty and bonus payments
Represented national genetic testing company in arbitration arising from Medicaid provider's failure to reimburse company for testing services provided to Texas insureds
Negotiated dismissal of products liability claims filed in Texas state court against national manufacturer of industrial heating equipment
Managed the consumer litigation and arbitration docket of a leading electronics and appliances retail company with more than 90 locations nationwide
Represented oil and gas production company in a collective action brought under the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Handled numerous hearings in state and federal district court on a variety of issues, including discovery disputes, procedural matters, and jurisdictional issues
Secured dismissal of personal injury claims asserted against an international marine construction company for forum non conveniens
Represented NASA engineers in proceedings administered by the Department of Justice and the Office of the Inspector General involving allegations of breach of trust and other ethical violations
Obtained dismissal of an appeal challenging the enforceability of an arbitration provision in a dispute arising between a commercial real estate developer and national architecture firm

Rankings and recognitions

Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, Lawdragon, 2024
Legal 500 US, recommended lawyer, Product liability, mass tort, and class actions: toxic tort: defense, The Legal 500, 2023 - 2024

Publications

Co-author, "How Texas Bill Would Transform Noneconomic Damages," Law360, December 17, 2024

Memberships and activities