Valery Piedra

Associate, Houston

713.752.4294

Biography

Valery Piedra is an attorney in the corporate section of Jackson Walker’s Houston office. Valery assists clients in various business matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring, private offerings, venture capital and serving as outside general counsel for companies. Valery works in a broad range of industries including media and entertainment, fashion, and real estate. She was a Summer Associate with Jackson Walker in 2017 and 2018.

While in law school, Valery was active in South Texas College of Law Houston’s advocacy program, participated in the Trademark Clinic, 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, 2019

Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Attorney News In the News

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

December 20, 2022

Mentions

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.

April 21, 2022

Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2022

View Jackson Walker’s April 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

April 29, 2021

Newsletters

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

April 20, 2021

Insights

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.