Carson Young represents clients in complex commercial disputes and high-stakes commercial litigation, particularly in Texas-anchored matters that extend across jurisdictions.

Carson leverages extensive trial experience to advise both plaintiffs and defendants on high-stakes litigation involving:

  • Contract disputes
  • Intellectual property
  • Insurance recovery
  • Antitrust
  • Securities matters
  • Trade secret misappropriation
  • Shareholder activism and corporate governance

He has litigated in state and federal courts across the country on behalf of a diverse group of clients, including professional sports franchises, major airlines, telecommunications companies, and energy companies. He uses this breadth of experience to drive pragmatic and efficient results to his clients’ most critical matters.

Before joining Latham, Carson was a partner at another global law firm. Before that, he began his career at a prominent national trial boutique.

Carson’s experience includes representing:

  • The Dallas Mavericks in a lawsuit alleging negligence and vicarious liability, obtaining a complete dismissal of all claims asserted against the team*
  • Nalco, an Ecolab subsidiary, in a multidistrict litigation with over 6,000 plaintiffs asserting claims arising from a 2019 explosion at TPC’s Port Neches butadiene plant*
  • UPS in an ongoing proceeding against current employees asserting race discrimination and hostile work environment claims*
  • Argano in ongoing litigation against Donyati and five former employees for trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract*
  • Southwest Airlines in navigating a hostile takeover by activist investor Elliott Investment Management*
  • Enterprise Financial Group, a GAP insurance administrator, in obtaining a multimillion-dollar jury verdict against Santander Consumer USA*
  • Riskie Brent, a graffiti artist, in a copyright infringement case against the estate of Tupac Shakur regarding ownership of album artwork*
  • Annette Navarro, a photographer, in a copyright infringement case against Procter & Gamble regarding the infringing use of her photographs on product packaging*
  • Ericsson in a patent infringement trial against KPN, a Dutch mobile carrier*
  • A commercial lender in a foreclosure dispute regarding a student apartment complex in San Marcos, Texas*
  • A hedge fund in a complex breach-of-contract trial against a bank regarding a financial derivatives contract that failed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • Texas

Education

  • JD, University of Texas School of Law, 2017
  • BBA, University of Texas at Austin, 2014