Emma Cano is an associate in the Business Litigation Practice Group of Haynes and Boone, LLP. Her practice focuses on assisting clients in general civil matters involving business and commercial litigation in a number of areas, including partnership disputes, franchise litigation, contract and construction disputes, bond claims, insurance coverage disputes and other litigation matters. Ms. Cano's experience also includes representing businesses in a wide range of general tort matters, including industrial fatalities, premises liability matters and the defense of employee personal injury claims against both "subscriber" and "non-subscriber" employers.
Ms. Cano frequently represents companies involved in OSHA investigations, often resulting from industrial accidents and employee fatalities, and counsels clients on dealing with and responding to OSHA's involvement in their business operations.
Selected Client Representations
- Frequent representation of employers in defending against gross negligence litigation arising from industrial fatalities in a wide variety of industries.
- Representation of individual and corporate entities in complex partnership dispute involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duties, breach of contract, and misappropriation.
- Representation of franchisors in franchise litigation.
- Continuous representation of national construction aggregate supplier in payment bond litigation, contract disputes and claims for payment.
- Continuous representation of large retail grocery company in customer initiated litigation throughout South Texas.
- Continuous representation of large restaurant company in customer initiated litigation throughout the State of Texas.
- Representation of franchisor company in successfully enforcing forum selection clause of franchise agreement.
Selected Honors
- Named by the San Antonio Business Journal as one of its "40 Under 40" rising stars for 2010
- Selected as the 2008 Outstanding Young Lawyer by the San Antonio Young Lawyers Association
- Selected as the 2008 Belva Lockwood Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Bexar County Women's Bar Foundation
- Named a Texas Super Lawyer "Rising Star" in Business Litigation by Texas Monthly (2007, 2008)
Selected Professional, Business and Community Activities
- Texas Bar CLE, Course Director, 2008 - Essential Practice Skills for New Attorneys
- Bexar County Women's Bar Association Foundation - 2011 President-Elect; 2010 Vice-President; 2008-2009 Treasurer; 2007-2009 Board of Directors; 2006 Bench Brunch Auction Co-Chair; 2007 Bench Brunch Honorees Co-Chair; 2008 Bench Brunch Goes Primetime Co-Chair; 2009 Autumn Affair Belva Lockwood Awards Co-Chair; 2010 Autumn Affair Sponsorship Co-Chair
- YWCA of San Antonio - 2011 President; 2010 President-Elect; 2008-2009 Vice President; 2005-2010 Board of Directors
- Southwest Preparatory School Education Foundation - 2011 Board of Directors, Marketing Committee
- San Antonio Women's Chamber of Commerce - 2007-2008 Board of Directors, 2007 Director of Networking Nights Out, 2008 Director of Luncheons
- North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Leadership Lab Graduate, Class of 2005
- City of Houston Municipal Courts Prosecutor, Volunteer Prosecutor 2006-2007
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, San Antonio Bar Foundation
- Community Justice Program 2002-2011
Selected Representative Experience
Liberty Tax Prevails in Enforcing Forum Selection Clause
Prevailed in enforcement of forum selection clause and obtained transfer of civil action.
Youngblood v. JTH Tax Servs., Inc., No. SA: 06-CA-380-XR; 2006 WL 1984656 (W.D. Tex. July 17, 2006).
Drilling Rig Incident
Represented drilling company in OSHA proceedings resulting from an accident involving an employee killed while working on a drilling rig. No lawsuit was filed against the company.
Drilling Rig Incident
Represented drilling company in OSHA proceedings resulting from an accident involving an employee killed while working on a drilling rig. No lawsuit was filed against the company.
Drilling Rig Collapse
Represented drilling company in OSHA proceedings resulting from an accident involving an employee killed during a drilling rig collapse. Also represented the company in the gross negligence lawsuit filed in Webb County, Texas, as a result of the accident. (The lawsuit is still pending and is in the early stages.)
Drilling Rig Incident
Represented drilling company in OSHA proceedings resulting from an accident involving an employee killed while working on a drilling rig. Also represented the company in the gross negligence lawsuit filed in Webb County, Texas, resulting from the accident. The lawsuit was eventually resolved at mediation.
Oilfield Explosion
Represented natural gas pipeline company in OSHA proceedings resulting from an oilfield explosion/flash fire that left one worker dead, and five injured. Also represented the company in gross negligence lawsuit filed in Zavala County, Texas, resulting from the accident. (The lawsuit is still pending and involves at least six different sets of plaintiffs and five different defendants.)