Joakim Soederbaum

Senior Associate

  • Joakim Soederbaum
  • Phone: +1 817 704 1056

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  • Duane Morris LLP
    300 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1650
    Fort Worth, TX 76102-2935
    USA
  • Duane Morris LLP
    100 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
    Dallas, TX 75201
    USA

Joakim Soederbaum practices in the area of litigation with a focus on the representation of both local and global clients in complex commercial, business and real estate-related litigation in state and federal court. A native of Sweden, Mr. Soederbaum leverages his international background in representing and advising domestic and international clients in both transactional and litigation matters in the United States and abroad. His experience includes international arbitrations under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, as well as litigation under the Hague Convention. Mr. Soederbaum also has experience in appellate matters and, prior to joining private practice, clerked for the Honorable Justice Debra Lehrmann, Supreme Court of Texas.

Mr. Soederbaum is a 2014 summa cum laude graduate Texas A&M University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Texas A&M Law Review, and a summa cum laude graduate of Texas Wesleyan University. He is a native speaker of Swedish.

Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Real Estate

Admissions

  • Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

Education

  • Texas A&M University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2014
    - Editor-in-Chief, Texas A&M Law Review
  • Texas Wesleyan University, B.A., English, summa cum laude, 2010
  • Texas Wesleyan University, B.S., Exercise Science, summa cum laude, 2010

Experience

  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Senior Associate, 2025-present
    - Associate, 2023-2024
  • Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP
    - Associate, 2015-2023
  • Texas Supreme Court
    - Clerk for the Hon. Justice Debra Lehrmann, 2014-2015

Professional Activities

  • Tarrant County Bar Association

  • Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association

  • Texas Aggie Bar Association

  • Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce Texas

Honors and Awards

  • Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2021-2025

  • Listed in 360 West Top Attorneys, 2019-2022

  • Listed in Fort Worth Magazine Top Attorneys, 2018, 2021-2022

  • Listed in 360 West Top Attorney Less than Five Years of Practice, 2017

  • Listed in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Selected Publications

  • Comment, "Leveling the Playing Field—Balancing Student-Athletes’ Short- and Long-Term Financial Interests with Educational Institutions’ Interests in Avoiding NCAA Sanctions," 24 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 261, 2013

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Panelist, “Navigating the Hague Convention: Defending Survivors of Domestic Violence in International Child Abduction Cases”, Online CLE, March 18, 2025

  • Panelist, Texas Aggie Bar Association Networking Panel, Texas A&M University School of Law, March 5, 2025

  • Panelist, “Nordic Leadership: Lessons for the U.S.”, UTD Naveen Jindal School of Management, April 11, 2024