Cody Johnson is a trial lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s Dallas office whose practice focuses on representing both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes commercial disputes. Cody has extensive trial, hearing, and deposition experience and represents clients across a variety of subject areas, including oil and gas, antitrust, trade secrets, and law firm defense.
Representative Cases
- Trial counsel for Energy Transfer LP and Dakota Access LLC in a landmark trespass and defamation action against Greenpeace that culminated in a $667 million jury verdict—the largest in North Dakota history. The American Lawyer recognized the trial team in its “Litigator of the Week” honors in March 2025.
- Member of trial team representing a leading insurance carrier in the widely publicized, month-long confirmation trial of the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy plan—one of the most closely watched Chapter 11 proceedings in recent years.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company defending against claims of patent infringement, fraud, and breach of contract involving a cutting-edge medical device. Case reached favorable settlement soon after trial began.
- Represented a major law firm in legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty action filed in Dallas County District Court. Successfully defeated all claims on summary judgment.
From 2022 to 2023, Cody served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Cody received his J.D. with high honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was named a Chancellor-at-Large in recognition of having one of the highest GPAs in his class after two years. While at Texas Law, Cody was Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law and a Teaching Quizmaster in the legal writing program. Cody won first place in the national round of the Giles S. Rich Moot Court competition and was elected to the Order of Barristers.
Cody is a member of the State Bar of Texas and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for Northern District of Texas.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- Antitrust and Competition
- Class Actions
- Intellectual Property
- Law Firm Defense
- Securities Litigation
- Technology Litigation
- Trials
Credentials
Education:
- University of Texas - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Tarleton State University - 2017 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- USDC, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. Amos L. Mazzant III, 2022 - 2023