Maria Wyckoff Boyce
Senior Counsel Emeritus
HoustonBiography
Maria Wyckoff Boyce prosecutes and defends complex
commercial and intellectual property cases in theenergy and technology industries throughout theUnited States. In 2021, she won a US$152,290,000 jury
verdict in the Eastern District of Texas, which was thelargest trade secrets verdict in the country that year.
She has also secured several other plaintiff and defense
victories for her clients in cases involving damages ofeight, nine, and 10 figures.
Maria has tried fraud, trade secret misappropriation,breach of contract, products liability, personal injury,and employment cases to Texas juries in state andfederal court. She has tried patent infringement cases
to juries in Delaware, California, and Texas. Maria also
has handled several high-profile employee benefits
cases. She has been named the "Litigator of the Week"
by The American Lawyer and a Law360 MVP. Her trial
results have also been highlighted in The National Law
Journal, Law360, Texas Lawyer, and Texas Lawbook.
She is also featured in Hogan Lovells' Proof in Trial
podcast.
Maria is ranked by Chambers and is an elected memberof the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). She
has been named a "Woman on the Move" by Texas
Executive Women, a "Premier Woman in the Law" by
the Association of Women Attorneys, one of Texas'"Top 50 Women Lawyers," one of Houston's "50 Most
Influential Women," and one of the "25 Most PowerfulPhone+1 713 632 1410

Fax
+1 713 632 1401

Emailmaria.boyce@hoganlovells.com

Practices
Commercial Litigation
Corporate and Securities Litigation
Energy Disputes
Technology Litigation
IP Litigation, Arbitration, andAlternative Dispute ResolutionIndustriesEnergy and Natural Resources
Technology and Telecoms

Education and admissions
Educationand Influential Women in Texas." Maria was also
recognized in the Houston Business Journal's "Who's
Who in Energy-Legal (2016–2017)."
Maria is proud that her United States senators haveselected her to serve on the bipartisan committee thatinterviews federal judicial candidates for district court
and Fifth Circuit vacancies in Texas. She was also
appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Texas to the Magistrate Judge Merit Selection
Panel in 2018.
An active speaker about legal developments in theareas of intellectual property damages, trends in energy
litigation, and expert witnesses, Maria recently authoreda chapter on expert witnesses in ALM's Texas Business
Litigation (2022) and an article about expert
communications and reports in the State Bar of Texas'
The Advocate. She has spoken at the National
Association of Women Judges annual conference andthe Harris County Civil Judges annual conference.
Maria is honored to have served on the board ofdirectors and board of trustees of several educational,
health, and religious organizations.
Within Hogan Lovells, Maria has led the Oil, Gas, andLNG sector of the Hogan Lovells global Energy andNatural Resources group and served as a member ofthe global leadership team of the firm's Litigation,Arbitration, and Employment practice.

Representative experience
Obtained US$152,290,000 jury verdict for ResMan, LLC
for trade secrets misappropriation, breach of contract,
and tortious interference with contract by thedefendants.
Represented Tech Pharmacy Services, LLC in a jury
verdict involving multimillion-dollar breach of contract
claim, affirmed on appeal by the Federal Circuit.
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of complex fraud,
RICO, and antitrust case for major health care provider,affirmed on appeal by the Fifth Circuit.

J.D., Northwestern University Schoolof Law, 1988
B.A., Connecticut College, cum laude,
1985

Memberships
American Board of Trial Advocates(ABOTA), Member
Connecticut College, Vice-Chair,
Board of Trustees
Episcopal Diocese of Texas,
Constitution and CanonsCommittee, Chair
Episcopal Health Foundation, Board
MemberFederal Judicial Evaluation
Committee, Member
The Rose, Board of Directors
Night Court, Board of Directors
St. John’s School, former Trustee
St. Martin's Episcopal Church,
Endowment Board member andformer Vestry Member
Magistrate Judge Merit Selection
Panel (2018), Member
Alley Theatre, former Director
Leadership Texas (2005)
United Way of Greater Houston Law
Firm Initiative, former Co-Chair
Women in Law Empowerment
Forum, Houston Chapter, Board ofDirectors
Attorneys' Liability AssuranceSociety, former Director
Federal Bar Association, Southern
District of Texas Chapter, former
PresidentRepresented pipeline company in multimillion-dollar
commercial dispute involving midstream assets.
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of defamation andconspiracy claims against Radio Free Asia in complex
federal court case.
Represent software company in federal court caseinvolving breach of contract and trade secrets
misappropriation claims.
Represent investment bank in state court securities
lawsuit arising from sale of notes secured by deepwater
drill ship.
Represented Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. in a jury
verdict involving multimillion-dollar patent
infringement claim.*
Represented Linn Energy, LLC in the arbitration of anenvironmental case involving multimillion-dollar
breach of contract and fraud claims.*
Represented Sybase Inc. in a jury verdict involving
multimillion-dollar commercial fraud claims.*
Won summary judgment for energy partnership suedfor tort and contract claims arising from holdings
valued at US$1.5bn,* affirmed on appeal byintermediate court of appeals and Texas SupremeCourt.
Represented Reliant Energy, Inc. in lawsuits and jury
verdicts involving commercial, trade secrets
misappropriation, and ERISA class action claims.*
Represented CenterPoint Energy in multiple jury
verdicts involving commercial and personal injury
claims.*Represented Dell Inc. in a patent infringement trial in
the United States District Court for the District ofDelaware.*Represented BASF in lawsuits and jury verdicts
involving commercial and employment claims.*
Represented Fair Isaac Corporation in a lawsuit
involving commercial fraud claims.*

Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Great
Commission Foundation, former
President

Bar admissions andqualifications
Texas

Court admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District ofColorado
U.S. District Court, Eastern District ofTexas
U.S. District Court, Northern Districtof Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern Districtof Texas
U.S. District Court, Western Districtof Texas
U.S. Supreme Court

Accolades
She's very smart and very tenacious.

Chambers USA

Represented a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer as
co-national counsel for litigation involving a major
pharmaceutical product.**Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.

Awards and rankings
Litigation: General Commercial (Texas), Chambers
USA, 2022-2024
Four Hogan Lovells partners named Law360 MVPsfor Real Estate, Trials, and Health Care, Law360, 2021

Latest thinking and eventsMedia mention
Trials Group Of The Year: Hogan Lovells
NewsA second day in court for ResMan … followed by a$152M trade-secrets verdict The Texas Lawbook |Top Commercial Litigation in 2021
Media mention
Law in the Family: The Boyce FamilyAwards & rankings
Four Hogan Lovells partners named Law360 MVPsfor Real Estate, Trials, and Health Care
Published Works
Chapter on Expert Witnesses ALM’s 2022 Texas
Business Litigation Treatise
Press releases
Hogan Lovells 'Proof In Trial' podcast series gives
listeners a rare look at how high stakes cases aretried and won