About Me
Brandon Duke is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center where he teaches Administrative Law. His academic interests include administrative law, separation of powers, federal jurisdiction, and antitrust.
He is also counsel at O’Melveny & Myers, where he focuses on high-stakes trial and appellate work, particularly in the energy space—oil & gas, power, and transitional energy—as well as complex constitutional and administrative law issues. He has represented clients in courts across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court, several federal courts of appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court.
Education​​
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Columbia Law School, J.D. (2009)
Managing Editor, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems​ -
Texas A&M University, B.A., History and Philosophy (2006)
magna cum laude
Bar Admissions
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New York
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Texas
Court Admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuits
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S.D.N.Y., E.D.N.Y., S.D. Tex., W.D. Tex., E.D. Tex., W.D. Okla.,
and E.D. Mich.
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Publications & Presentations
Articles & Essays​
Inland Litigation under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 19 Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law 40 (2024) SSRN WL
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Cited in Perry v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., No. 4:23-CV-4441, 2024 WL 3541601 (S.D. Tex. June 21, 2024)​
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​Confronting Qualified Immunity, The Houston Lawyer (March/April 2023)​
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Addressing Low Response Rates in Expert Surveys, Law360 (May 23, 2022) (with Kristen Backor & Yamini Jena)
When Textualism Divides the Texas Court, The Texas Lawbook, July 14, 2021
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Chapter VIII: Compliance in International Antitrust Cartel Handbook 251 (Am. Bar Ass’n 2019) (with Eva Cole)​
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DOJ's Yates Memo Has Little Effect On Antitrust Division, Law360 (Nov. 9, 2018) (with Eric Meiring)
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The Policy Case for Eliminating the Public Identification of Carve-Outs in Antitrust Plea Agreements, 104 Antitrust & Trade Reg. Rep. (BNA) 360 (Mar. 15, 2013) (with A. Paul Victor & Seth Farber)
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The Indirect Bump: Indirect Commerce and Corporate Cartel Plea Agreements, ABA YLD Antitrust Law Comm. Newsl., Spring 2013, at 31​
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View my SSRN Profile here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=3049195.​​​​​​
Presentations & Panels​​
Moderator, DBA Day of Civility: Civility and Professionalism in Practice Panel (October 2024)
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Current Issues in Civil Law, BAFFC Appellate Advocacy Seminar (October 2024)
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Litigating Energy Disputes in Federal Court, TJOGEL Symposium (February 2024)
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Crisis Management and Emergency Response in the Energy Industry, TJOGEL Symposium (February 2023) (with Denise Scofield)
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Contracts, Mergers, & Acquisitions, Petroleum Connection 10th Annual Frac Sand Supply Conference (September 2021)