Carbon capture utilization and sequestration

• Represented a Fortune 500 O&G operator in a carbon sequestration project in the Permian Basin involving analysis of land rights on approximately 25,000 acres.
• Represented one of the largest ranches in the world in the negotiation of a pore space lease and surface use agreement covering approximately 106,000 acres for the development of an industrial scale direct air capture carbon sequestration project in Kleberg County, Texas.

Commercial Litigation

• Represented a private oil and gas company in a multimillion-dollar dispute against its retail electric provider and qualified scheduling entity arising from the February 2021 Texas winter storm.
• Represented a chemical terminaling client against a Brazilian ethanol trading company in eight-figure breach of contract and fraud claims.
• Represented a provider of clinical trial research facilities and services in contractual dispute with clinical trial placement agency relating to agency’s entitlement to commissions on existing and prospective clinical trial related business contracts. Less than a month after the lawsuit was filed, the parties entered into a favorable confidential settlement agreement.
• Represented a provider of luxury plating services to the business aviation industry in breach of contract claims against a luxury aircraft company and a casino and resort company.
• Represented a private natural gas trading firm in multimillion-dollar dispute against electricity generator arising from the February 2021 Texas winter storm.
• Represented a multimillion-dollar private equity fund and three fund-affiliated entities against claims by a prospective management team for breach of a confidentiality agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets and various other claims stemming from unsuccessful discussions regarding an investment in a project in the Austin Chalk formation in Southeastern Louisiana.
• Represented a multibillion-dollar private equity fund against claims by a prospective management team for breach of a confidentiality agreement, misappropriation of trade secrets, and various other claims stemming from unsuccessful discussions regarding an investment in a project in the Eagle Ford Shale formation in South Texas.

Upstream energy disputes

• Represented a Fortune 500 O&G operator in a dispute related to the implantation of a CO2 flood in Scurry County, Texas.
• Represented mineral acquisition company in a title dispute involving the interpretation of a term mineral interest in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
• Represented two oil and gas companies as lead associate in a jury trial in Tulsa, Oklahoma, involving a dispute with a land services broker over commissions related to several large mineral rights and leasehold acquisition projects.
• Represented a developer and operator of energy properties as lead associate in a bench trial of an eight-figure title dispute involving oil and gas properties in West Texas.
• Represented a private oil and gas company in a one-week arbitration involving a dispute related to a farmout out agreement covering oil and gas prospects in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana.
• Represented a private oil company in a dispute with its drilling contractor under IADC Daywork Drilling Contract.
• Represented a private oil and gas company in a multimillion-dollar dispute brought by a putative purchaser stemming from a failed merger.
• Represented a private oil and gas company against royalty payment claims from mineral lessee.
• Represented a private oil and gas company against environmental contamination and breach of contract claims from mineral lessee and surface owner.
• Represented surface and mineral owner of over 800,000 acres in South Texas in a dispute against mineral lessee and operator related to lessee’s surface and subsurface restoration and remediation obligations.
• Represented a private oil and gas company in challenging a cloud on its title to an entire section in the Midland Basin resulting from top-leases taken by a competing company.
• Trial counsel to a surface and mineral owner of 30,000 acres in dispute against mineral lessee and operator for termination of mineral leases and conversion of proceeds from hydrocarbon production.
• Represented a private equity portfolio company in products liability action against OCTG manufacturer and breach of contract claims against casing distributor, inspection and installation companies stemming from damage to a horizontal oil and well caused by defective casing.
• Represented a private equity portfolio company against breach of contract claims stemming from the purchase of minerals in Ward County, Texas.
• Represented a private equity portfolio company against adverse title claims to an entire section in the Midland Basin brought by two competing E&P companies who had taken top-leases.
• Represented a private equity portfolio company in a dispute related to drag along rights in large sale of oil and gas assets.
• Represented a private equity portfolio company in a dispute related to third party’s alleged right of first refusal to key leases included in a large of oil and gas assets.