Kent Love

Kent Love

Of Counsel
Austin
About

Kent Love is a commercial litigator with a particular focus on disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions.

Kent has extensive experience in M&A litigation, representing both buyers and sellers in claims involving post-closing earnout disputes, purchase price adjustments, indemnification obligations, and breaches of representations and warranties. He regularly represents public companies, private equity firms, hedge funds, and their managers in a range of complex commercial matters, including allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, hostile takeover attempts, securities litigation, and other corporate governance issues.

Kent's broad experience also covers cases involving breach of contract, trade secrets, noncompetition agreements, conversion, deceptive trade practices, shareholder disputes, tortious interference, conspiracy, and landlord-tenant disputes.

Kent's practice sits at the intersection of corporate transactions and commercial litigation. His familiarity with deal structures, financial mechanics, and the strategic considerations behind these disputes allows him to develop litigation strategies tailored to each client’s commercial objectives. He has achieved favorable results — including early dismissals, summary judgment, and significant recoveries — in state court, federal court, bankruptcy court, in arbitration, and on appeal.

Areas of FocusBusiness and Commercial LitigationEnergy and Natural ResourcesLitigation, Arbitration and InvestigationsConstruction and EngineeringCorporate and Securities DisputesRestructuring
Bar admissionsTexas
CourtsUnited 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 TexasUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasAll Texas bankruptcy courtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

EXPERIENCE

Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Secured final judgment dismissing all claims against international streaming service in case involving claimed damages of over US$17 million
  • Secured final judgment for one of the nation's largest privately held companies specializing in foodservice distribution dismissing all claims alleged against it and obtaining award of attorneys' fees in case alleging millions in damages
  • Obtained walk-away settlement for multinational supermarket chain in case involving allegations of fraud and over US$4.5 million in damages
  • Secured final summary judgment dismissing all six claims alleged against private non-profit corporation
  • Secured US$2.8 million judgment for client in case involving breach of promissory note and breach of guaranty
  • Secured temporary restraining order and temporary injunction in case involving breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, and misappropriation of trade secrets, leading to favorable settlement for national mortgage lender
  • Secured temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in case involving breach of non-compete and non-solicitation agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets, leading to settlement for large signage company
  • Represented restaurant chain in several landlord-tenant disputes throughout Texas
  • Obtained favorable settlement for former CEO of international education company in case alleging wrongful termination and defamation
  • Represented restaurant owner in complex construction defect case against general contractor and several subcontractors
Bankruptcy
  • Represented trustee as lead counsel in ten adversary proceedings seeking the avoidance and recovery of fraudulent and preferential transfers
  • Successfully represented former officers and directors of large nonprofit think tank who were sued for over US$15 million for breach of fiduciary duty, settling case for nuisance value following removal of case from state court to bankruptcy court
  • Successfully represented Texas bank on appeal from lower court's decision regarding amount of bank's claim against borrower
  • Successfully represented multiple clients in defense of lawsuits seeking recovery of preferential transfers, obtaining full dismissals or settlements in every case
  • Obtained settlement for client after defeating application for temporary restraining order in fraudulent transfer case

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Recognized, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, (2021 – 2027)
  • Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers, (2023 – 2025)
Education
  • J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
    magna cum laude
  • B.A., University of Texas at Austin
    High Honors

Bylines

  • Author, "Your Client Receives a Preference Demand – What to Do Now," Dallas Bar Association Headnotes
  • Author, "An Update on Texas Fraudulent Transfer Law," Dallas Bar Association Headnotes

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
    • Leadership Academy, (2022)
  • Member, John C. Ford Inn of Court, (2019 – 2021)
  • Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • Member, Dallas Junior Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, The Real Estate Counsel Young Guns
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  • Member, Phi Delta Phi Honor Society
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+1 512 457 7145
(Work, Austin)

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