
Michael W. Massiatte
Of CounselCo-Chair, Hispanic/Latino Resource Group
About
Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural ResourcesInfrastructure, Construction and TransportTechnologyCorporateEmploymentLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
EXPERIENCE
Education
- J.D., St. Mary's University
- B.A., Government, University of Texas at Austin
Awards
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2021
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, Texas Monthly, 2010 – 2011
- E. Randolph Williams Excellence in Pro Bono Award 2010
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class 2008
- Association of Corporate Counsel : Labor and Employment and Compliance and Ethics Committees (2011 – 2017)
- Instructor, Employment Law for Non-Profit Organizations (Center for Non-Profit Management) (2009 – present)
Bylines
Seminars
Media Mentions
- "Diversity Rising: COVID-19 Employment Law," Texas Lawyer, December 2020
Prior Experience
- Tabletop Media, LLC d/b/a Ziosk, Associate General Counsel
- Denbury Resources Inc., Chief Employment and Compliance Counsel
Civic and Charitable
- Co-chair, Dallas Diversity and Inclusion Committee, DLA Piper (2020 – present)
- Board member, Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, Inc. (2021 – present)
- Governing Board member, North Texas Performing Arts (2018 – present)
- Outside general counsel, United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. (2017 – 2020)
Memberships And Affiliations
- Appointed member, State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Committee – Business, Consumer, Employment and Insurance (2012 – present)
- Chair, Employment subcommittee (2019 – present)
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- Board Member, Center for Global Business Advisory Board, UT Dallas – Naveen Jindal School of Management (2017 – present)
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Phone
+1 214 743 4560
(Work, Dallas)