Jeremy Wells

Jeremy Wells is a partner in the Austin, Texas, office of Reid Collins & Tsai LLP, where his practice focuses on complex commercial, insolvency and qui tam litigation. He has represented plaintiffs, defendants, debtors, creditors and relators in a variety of matters, including professional malpractice actions, contractual disputes, False Claims Act suits, and litigation issues arising from corporate insolvency proceedings. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a litigation associate at the New York and Washington, D.C., offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Mr. Wells was on the trial team that obtained a $40 million jury verdict for fraud against Credit Suisse, which was affirmed by the Texas Supreme Court. He also has successfully represented several state retirement funds in pursuing False Claims Act and fraud claims against a host of international banks in connection with the funds’ investments in RMBS. In addition, he has successfully represented clients in the oil and gas industry, bringing a variety of claims on behalf of both E&P and oil field services companies. In 2021, Lawdrag on honored Mr. Wells as one of the 500 Leading PlaintiffFinancial Lawyers in America. In addition, Benchmark Litigation named him to its “40 & UnderHot List” in both 2020 and 2021, and U.S. News-Best Lawyers in America® selected him for its2021 “Ones to Watch” list. Mr. Wells received his B.A. cum laude in economics and politics fromNew York University and his J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where he was awarded the Wilbur L. Matthews Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law and he served as the director of the John R. Brown Admiralty Moot Court Competition.