Farrow-Gillespie Heath Wilmoth LLP

Chris Luna is an accomplished attorney with a strong background in business transactions, sales and distribution, government affairs, and nonprofit law.

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Chris was Vice President, Legal Affairs at T-Mobile USA, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) where he served as chief counsel for sales and distribution. Prior to that, he was chief counsel for the Metro by T-Mobile prepaid brand and deputy general counsel at MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (NYSE: PCS) with a broad legal portfolio.

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He also believes firmly in developing tomorrow's leaders, which he exhibited by being an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University School of Law (lawyering skills), El Centro College (paralegal program), University of Texas at Dallas (local government), and Richland College (business law). Chris previously served on the President’s Hispanic Advisory Council at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Prior to MetroPCS, Chris was corporate counsel and deputy restructuring counsel for Allegiance Telecom, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGX). He also served as general counsel for Tri-City Health Centre, Inc. a non-profit hospital corporation and has represented and advised several non-profit organizations. His law firm career included the firms of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld and Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, both in Dallas. Chris clerked for Chief Judge Robert C. McGuire, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and UT's business school in accounting.

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Practice Areas

• Business Transactions

• Nonprofit Law

• Sales and Distribution Law

• Government Affairs

• General Counsel services

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Previous Experience

• T-Mobile USA, Inc.

• MetroPCS Communications, Inc.

• Allegiance Telecom, Inc.

• Tri-City Health Centre, Inc.

• Sheinfeld, Maley, & Kay, PC

• Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, & Feld, LLP

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Education

• J.D., University of Texas at Austin School of Law

• B.B.A. in Accounting, University of Texas at Austin

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Publications and Presentations

• Diversity Summit, Dallas Bar Association, Panel:  Successful Corporate Diversity Inside and Out, November 29, 2012, Dallas, Texas

• Minority Participation Committee, Dallas Bar Association, Panel: Road to Executive Leadership Program, June 4, 2013, Dallas, Texas

• Dallas Diversity Task Force, Panel: 2015 Law Firm Report (and 10th Anniversary Diversity Event), October 6, 2015, Dallas, Texas

• Diversity Forum, State Bar of Texas Panel: Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives:  What’s Working and What Needs Revising, June 21, 2018, Houston, Texas

• SMU Dedman School of Law Corporate Counsel Symposium, Panel: Being Intentional as Inclusive Leaders, October 16, 2020, Dallas, Texas

• American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Spring Conference, Panel: Moving the Needle – What Corporations Are Doing in Real Time to Affect Diversity in Their Legal Spending and Why It Matters to Your Firm, April 29, 2022, Baltimore, Maryland

• Texas Minority Counsel Program, Managing Partners Panel, November 4, 2022, Irving, Texas

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Awards and Recognitions

• Dallas 500, D CEO (2021, 2022, 2023) (The 500 most influential business leaders in Dallas – Fort Worth)

• Maestro in Leadership Award (2022), Latino Leaders Magazine

• Leaders in Diversity Award, Dallas Business Journal (2021)

• Lifetime Achievement Award, The Texas Lawbook and Association of Corporate Council DFW (2020)

• Pete Torres, Jr. Community Service Award, State Bar of Texas, Hispanic Issues Section (2020) (recognizes an individual or organization that has made substantial contributions to the Hispanic community)

• Magna Stella Award, Diversity, The General Counsel Forum (2015)

• Corporate Counsel Award, Outstanding Community Service, D CEO (2012)

• Minority Business Leader Award, Dallas Business Journal (2011)

• Best Corporate Counsel Award, Community Service, Dallas Business Journal (2009)

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Professional and Community Affiliations

• REPTL Leadership Academy Class of 2018-2019

• College of the State Bar of Texas, Member

• Dallas Bar Association, Probate Section Member

• Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow

• DAYL Foundation, Life Fellow

• Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT), Volunteer

• Attorneys Serving the Community, Member

• Watermark Community Church, Member

• DAYL Leadership Program, 2012

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Publishes Cases

• Ronit, et. al. v. Block Shim Development Company, et. al., 113 B.R. 256 (N.D. Tx. 1990)

• In Re: Bicoastal Corporation, 117 B.R. 696 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1990)

• Ronit, et. al. v. Block Shim Development Company, et. al., 118 B.R. 450 (N.D. Tx. 1990)

• In Re: Bicoastal Corporation, 124 B.R. 602 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1991)

• Ronit, et. al. v. Block Shim Development Company, et. al., 939 F. 2nd 289 (5th Cir. 1991)

• Republic Health Corporation and Coral Gables Hospital v. Coral Gables, Ltd., 134 B.R. 194 (N.D. Tx. 1991)

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Professional and Community affiliations

• Member, State Bar of Texas

• Member, Dallas Bar Association

• Member, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association

• Vice Chair and Board Member, The Dallas Foundation

• President and Board Member, The Dallas Theater Center

• Member and Past President, The Dallas Assembly