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Energy Litigation
- Arbitration involving approximately 200 title disputes amounting to half a billion dollars worth of claims
- Defended client against temporary injunction seeking to enjoin the construction of a $2 billion natural gas pipeline
- Represented clients in disputes over oil and gas lease terms
- Defended operators in lawsuits asserting breaches of implied and express covenants
- Provided analysis regarding multiple oil and gas lease disputes, including but not limited to a dispute involving temporary cessation of production doctrine; a dispute over whether a Pugh clause in conjunction with unit designations effected a horizontal severance, a vertical severance, or both; a dispute over "washout" of leaseholder interest; and a dispute over validity of leases and units
- Defended clients in lawsuits involving Winter Storm Uri
- Assisted with responding to Attorney Generals’ Civil Investigative Demands
Securities Litigation
- Defended clients in class actions involving Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5
- Defended clients in class actions involving Section 14(a) and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934
- Defended clients in class actions involving breach of partnership agreement claims
- Defended clients in class action involving Section 11 and Section 12 claims under the 1933 Act
- Defended clients in opt-out cases involving securities fraud and common law fraud claims