Jordan W. Cowman
Recognized since 2012
Dallas, Texas
Corporate Law
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Jordan W. Cowman focuses his law practice on transnational projects and transactions, international agreements, public international law and policy, and corporate compliance. He has a broad range of international experience representing and advising governments and international agencies on policy issues, as well as multinationals in industries including: logistics, technology, transportation, energy, defense, manufacturing, retail, banking, food, aviation, chemical, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing and private equity.
Jordan represents a broad range of organizations in all facets of management-side labor and employment law. During more than two decades of practice, he has gained a national reputation for his practical, solution-oriented approach to employment law issues.
Jordan handles diverse employment matters, including employment discrimination and wrongful termination cases, wage and hour compliance, labor arbitration cases, non-competition cases, and internal corporate investigations. He also counsels employers concerning day-to-day human resources issues as well as myriad legal requirements in the workplace, particularly related to significant operational changes such as mergers, acquisitions, business relocations or reductions in force.
- 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 5200
Dallas, TX 75201
- The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1988
- The University of Texas, BA, graduated 1985
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- ##US Employers Delegation Business Advisor - Appointed Observer
- American Bar Association - Member
- Exchange Program with the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China, 2005-Present - Co-Founder
- Texas Business Hall of Fame - Presidential Chairman-Elect
- The Confucian Lyceum - Pro Bono Counsel
- The Dallas Assembly - Board of Directors
- The Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations - Board of Directors
- U.S. Council for International Business, International Labor and Employment Law Committee 2001-Present - Member
- United Cerebral Palsy of Dallas (now Ability Connection Texas - Pro Bono Counsel
- United Nations, International Labor Organization’s Annual Labor Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 2002-2004 and 2013 - US Employers Delegation Business Advisor
- United States District Court
596 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
285 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Corporate Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- COVID-19
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40," Texas Lawyer, 2001
- "Best Lawyers Under 40," D Magazine, 2002
- Chambers USA Guide, "America’s Leading Lawyers," 2007
- Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2006 and 2008-2010
- "Texas' Top Rated Lawyers," 2012
- Prominent Practitioner, Practical Law Company - Which Lawyer? International Labour and Employment Law, PLC’s Labour & Employee, Benefits Handbook, 2009-Present
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Law360 "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011 & 2013
- Corporate Governance Law
- Labor Law - Management
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