Heather L. Peckham
Senior Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Class Actions
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection
- International Arbitration
- Disputes & Investigations
- Supreme Court & Appellate
- Pro Bono
- Technology
- Consumer Protection
- Commercial Arbitration & International Commercial Disputes
- International Investment Disputes
- Concentrates practice on federal and state appellate, and complex business litigation matters.
Heather Peckham’s litigation experience includes contract and business tort disputes, Sherman Act and state antitrust claims, and common law trademark and Lanham Act claims. Her practice also extends to domestic and international arbitration and complex class actions. Heather is a Certified Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Before joining Akin Gump, Heather served as a briefing attorney for Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and Justice Alberto Gonzales of the Texas Supreme Court from 2000-2001. She was the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area Clean Cities Coordinator (an air quality and clean fuels program) before attending law school.
- Represented an international oil and gas pipeline company and its subsidiaries in various contract and construction matters, as well as in internal investigations.
- Counseled a leading telecommunications company regarding premerger integration planning and antitrust compliance.
- Represented a Canadian oil and gas exploration company before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a challenge to a $25 million contract, fraud and tortious interference judgment for our client. The 5th Circuit affirmed the judgment.
- Counseled a leading asset management and financial planning firm in a putative class action and Fair Labor Standards Act collective action, obtaining summary judgment for our client.
- Represented an international oil and gas pipe and connection manufacturer in a challenge to a merger by the U.S. Department of Justice.
EducationJ.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2000
M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1997
B.S., University of Tulsa, cum laude, 1995
J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 2000
M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1997
B.S., University of Tulsa, cum laude, 1995
ClerkshipsTexas Supreme Court
Texas Supreme Court
Bar AdmissionsTexas
Texas
- Member, State Bar of Texas.
- Member, 5th Circuit Bar Association.
- Member, Dallas Bar Association and its Appellate and Business Litigation sections.
- Member, Texas Supreme Court Historical Society.
- Member, Texas Pro Bono College.
