Valery Piedra

Associate, Houston
713.752.4294
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Biography

Valery Piedra is an attorney in the corporate section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. Valery assists clients in various business matters, including joint ventures, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, advertising/branding (including NIL matters), general contract review and serving as outside general counsel. Valery works in a broad range of industries including real estate, fashion/retail, entertainment, and sports.

Prior to law school, Valery worked in sales/marketing where she represented several international brands. While in law school, Valery represented her school in several national advocacy competitions, participated in the Trademark Clinic where she assisted family-owned business on trademark/branding matters, and served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Alfred H. Bennett of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Additional Languages

Spanish

Education

B.S., The University of Texas at Austin

J.D., magna cum laude, South Texas College of Law

  • Presidential Fellow
  • Order of the Lytae
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Dean’s Outstanding Advocate Award
  • Langdell Scholar (Torts I, Torts II)
  • Trademark Clinic
  • Mock Trial
  • Moot Court

Certified Mediator

Bar Admissions

Texas

  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2024
  • Young Lawyer Spotlight, The Houston Lawyer, September/October 2022
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award: Agency & Partnership, Evidence, Criminal Procedure and Civil Trial Advocacy
  • Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Scholar
  • Marina and Bernadino Agosto, Sr. Award
  • John F. Ensle Award
  • Hispanic National Bar Association Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition, Finalist
  • American Association for Justice National Student Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association Mock Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist
  • American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition, Quarter-Finalist
  • National Civil Trial Competition, Most Professional

  • Juvenile and Children’s Advocacy Project
    • Juvenile Records Sealing Project
  • Houston Bar Association, Member
    • Entertainment and Sports Law Section 2022-2023 Chair-Elect
    • Corporate Counsel Sections – Member
  • National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators, Member
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member
  • Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Bar Association, Member
  • Mexican American Bar Association, Member
  • Hispanic Business Student Association, Member

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December 20, 2022
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Valery Piedra Featured in The Houston Lawyer’s Young Lawyer Spotlight

In this Young Lawyer Spotlight featured in The Houston Lawyer, Valery Piedra discusses the importance of family, community, and her passion for media and entertainment law.

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April 21, 2022
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April 29, 2021
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JW Media | VIA ePostcard – May 2021

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: SCOTUS Narrows the TCPA’s Application in Autodialer Cases, But Certain Marketing and Messaging Practices Are Still at Risk; Morality Clauses Take Center Stage: Tips to Help Protect Your Next Project From Being Associated With Talent Controversy; Client Results: Roku and Technicolor, S.A.; Jackson Walker Congratulates Its 2021 Texas Rising Stars; Eric Wong Participates in Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Program

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April 20, 2021
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Morality Clauses Take Center Stage: Tips to Help Protect Your Next Project From Being Associated With Talent Controversy

By Valery Piedra & Emilio Nicolas
In talent agreements, a morality clause allows film producers to terminate a contract if the talent has engaged in certain socially objectionable behavior or otherwise ends up in a scandal that might harm the project.

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October 2, 2020
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