Nine Brown Fox Attorneys Named 2027 Best Lawyers

August 20, 2026 by

Brown Fox is proud to announce that Best Lawyers of America has recognized nine of its attorneys across eight categories on the 2027 Best Lawyers list.

Best Lawyers selections are based entirely on peer review following nominations by lawyers or clients. Managing Partner Russ Brown shared, “We are always honored to receive Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms recognitions, and proud to see so many of our lawyers recognized across eight distinct practice areas.” The business boutique law firm is regularly recognized as a Spotlight firm by Chambers, and recently was selected to the Dallas Business Journal Best Places to Work list, along with Inc.’s Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies.

We are always honored to receive Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms recognitions, and proud to see so many of our lawyers recognized across eight distinct practice areas.

Michael Baum: Litigation – Labor & Employment. This marks Baum’s seventh Best Lawyers honor. His practice focuses on executive terminations, non‐competition and employment agreements, theft of trade secrets, tortious interference with contracts, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract.

Russ Brown: Employment Law – Management. Best Lawyers has recognized Brown three times. He co-founded Brown Fox sixteen years ago and serves as Brown Fox’s Managing Partner. His practice involves quarterbacking firmwide representation of clients and representation of businesses and executives, with a focus on labor & employment matters. He has also been recognized by Super Lawyers, D Magazine, and the Dallas Business Journal.

Alan Carrillo: “Ones to Watch” – Commercial Litigation. Carrillo focuses his practice on commercial litigation, advocating for clients in both state and federal courts.

Jenny DePonte: Employment Law – Management. Recognized for the fourth time, DePonte counsels clients on OSHA compliance, investigations, and employment litigation, and has been honored by Super Lawyers and D Magazine. She is board-certified in both trial and labor and employment law.

Samuel Fubara: “One to Watch” – Corporate Law. Honored for the fifth year in a row, Fubara focuses on corporate and transactional law, mergers & acquisitions, and private equity matters.

Charlene Koonce: Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy). Koonce is an AV-rated, seasoned trial and appellate attorney who prosecutes and defends commercial disputes, serves as appellate counsel, and periodically represents receivers in government enforcement cases. This is Ms. Koonce’s second Best Lawyers recognition. Other recognitions include Super Lawyers and D Magazine.

Brian Robison: Commercial Litigation, Antitrust Law, Litigation – Antitrust. Mr. Robison is a Best Lawyers honoree for sixteen years running. He’s also been named Lawyer of the Year for Antitrust Litigation five times. His practice focuses on complex commercial and antitrust disputes, as well as mediation and arbitration.

Cort Thomas: Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy). Honored for the sixth consecutive year, Thomas represents businesses in commercial disputes and often serves as a court-appointed receiver.

Eric Wood: Litigation – Labor & Employment. Recognized for a second year in a row, Wood is an AV-rated litigator who has represented clients in all kinds of business disputes including cases involving breach of contract, enforcement of non-competition agreements, deceptive trade practices (DTPA), breach of fiduciary duty, fair debt collection practices, and employment disputes.

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Founded in 2010, Brown Fox is a business boutique law firm focused on serving businesses, executives and entrepreneurs in practice areas most commonly needed to advance business growth, manage risk, and defend from attack. The firm’s representative clientele includes companies ranging from start-ups to publicly traded companies. The firm has offices in Dallas and Frisco.

Best Lawyers recently named Brown Fox a Tier 1 Best Law Firm for a fifth year in a row, Chambers & Partners has recognized the firm as a top small to midsize firm in all three of its Regional Spotlights, Inc. 5000 has recognized the firm for a third time as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America, and The Dallas Business Journal named Brown Fox a Best Place to Work in 2025. The firm’s attorneys have garnered over seventy Super Lawyers & Rising Stars honors, several Best Lawyers honors from both D Magazine and Best Lawyers in America, among other honors.

Character Matters® is the firm’s foundational maxim; its core values of integrity, servant leadership, excellence, and impact are its roots. Brown Fox is committed to aggressively and creatively representing our clients, while staying true to the firm’s guiding principles. Learn more about Brown Fox by clicking here.



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