Bina Palnitkar

Bina B. Palnitkar serves as Co-Chair of the Texas Litigation Practice at Greenberg Traurig. However, she is a nationally recognized business attorney, representing family offices, private equity firms, and institutional investors across a range of strategic matters-including M&A, real estate, fund formation, aviation, employment issues, all in addition to her ranked practice in high-stakes commercial litigation and cross-border intellectual property enforcement. Her clients often include private equity sponsors, real estate investment groups, consumer brands, aviation and health care companies, and technology innovators. Prior to her legal career, Bina was one of the few women traders in the pits of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, where she developed a sharp command of risk and financial literacy.

Bina is a member of the firm’s prestigious Anti-Counterfeiting group, rectifying brand protection issues for corporations by utilizing judiciary approaches including injunctions and seizures with domestic and international law enforcement and customs authorities. Bina also serves as national settlement counsel for two of the world’s largest medical device companies, working with large teams of litigators both inside and outside the firm to manage nationwide settlements. She has devised novel settlement strategies to achieve the business objectives of leading global companies.

A civic and industry leader, Bina chairs Greenberg Traurig’s Asian American Affinity Group and has served in leadership roles with the North American South Asian Bar Association, YPO, and the Methodist Moody Brain and Spine Institute. She brings a results-oriented approach to every engagement-trusted by investors and operators alike to deliver when the stakes are highest.

Concentrations

•Intellectual property litigation
•Products liability litigation
•Complex commercial litigation
•Anti-counterfeiting efforts

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, BTI’s Most Recommended Law Firms, Big Pharma, 2025
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2022-2026
•Commercial Litigation, 2023-2026
•Listed, World Trademark Review, 'WTR 1000,' 2025-2026
•Selected, Bloomberg Law, 'They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40,' 2021
•Named, D Magazine, 'Best Lawyers Under 40,' 2019-2020
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2022 and 2023
•'Rising Stars,' 2012-2021
•Selected, Law360, 'Trials Rising Star,' 2018
•Listed, Texas Lawyer Professional Excellence Awards, 'On the Rise,' 2018
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Products Liability Litigation Department of the Year,” 2018