23 Jan 2026
Dechert Expands Litigation Practice to Houston with Trial Attorney Jim Wetwiska
"Dechert LLP has hired trial attorney Jim Wetwiska to establish its Houston office; he will join the firm’s litigation practice working on complex business, energy, product liability and technology disputes."
Mr. Wetwiska is a first-chair energy and technology trial lawyer who focuses on complex business, energy, product liability and software litigation, including business torts, health care, contract disputes and intellectual property. He routinely represents companies in the energy, waste and recycling, transportation and logistics, and heavy equipment industries, as well as health care entities.
He has significant jury trial experience in commercial matters, with notable victories as both a plaintiff and a defendant in jurisdictions across the United States. Mr. Wetwiska has handled arbitrations worldwide and has litigated substantial oil and gas matters arising out of transactions in Europe, the United States and West Africa. He is also experienced in intellectual property litigation within the chemical, oil and oil service industries and in advising public boards on significant strategic transactions.