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Recent News About Natural Resources
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GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Participate in the 2020 Infocast Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit
Shareholders Jeffrey A. Chester and William Garner of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will participate in the 2020 Infocast Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit, Feb. 4-6, at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in San Diego, California. -
Equinor faces additional lawsuits over Eagle Ford shale royalty fraud
HOUSTON – The Provost Umphrey Law Firm has filed a series of individual lawsuits in Harris County, Texas, charging that Norwegian energy company, Equinor, and related oil and gas entities have systematically short-changed royalty owners in the Eagle Ford Shale. -
REED SMITH LLP: Cross-border energy transactions lawyer Nicolas Borda joins Reed Smith in Houston
Nicolas Borda has joined Reed Smith’s Global Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner in the firm’s 75-attorney Houston office. -
Provost Umphrey sues Equinor, Formerly Statoil, alleging oil company engaged in ‘sham’ sales transactions
HOUSTON – Provost Umphrey has filed a series of individual lawsuits in Harris County against Equinor, a Norwegian-based energy company (formerly Statoil) and its related oil and gas entities. -
Texas couple alleges being 'cheated' out of oil, gas royalties by Equinor
HOUSTON — Equinor faces a suit filed from a Texas couple who allege they are being "cheated" out of their oil, gas and mineral lease royalties. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Energy & Natural Resources Practice Ranked Tier 1 Nationally in ‘Best Law Firms’ 2020
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice has been ranked Tier 1 Nationally in the 2020 edition of ‘Best Law Firm’ published by U.S. News – Best Lawyers. -
Appeals court irons out Prime Natural Resources' dispute with insurance firms for hurricane damage
HOUSTON -- An appeals court ruled Nov. 26 that jurors with a lower court properly found there was enough evidence to support actual damages in a natural resource company’s lawsuit against insurance companies for claims amid the aftermath of Hurricane Rita damages. -
REED SMITH LLP: Energy & Commodities Conference in Houston highlights global trends in rapidly changing landscape
Global law firm Reed Smith this month hosted its 5th annual Energy & Commodities Conference to discuss the latest events, issues and trends impacting the energy industry. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: GT Energy Attorneys, Practice Areas Recognized in 2019 Legal 500 U.S. Guide
Four Energy attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP are recognized in the The Legal 500 2019 U.S. Guide. The firm’s Energy Practice continues to increasingly receive recognition from Legal 500, listed for three energy practice areas in 2019. -
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 List
Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 20 attorneys earned Best Lawyers 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” recognition in their respective practice areas, receiving the top nod from Best Lawyers. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG: Audrey Chang Selected to Houston’s 40 Under 40 List of Best and Brightest
Audrey Chang, an of counsel in the Houston office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been selected to Houston Business Journal’s 2019 list of 40 Under 40 young professionals. Chang is one of just two lawyers named to this year’s list of the best and brightest in Houston business. -
MAYER BROWN: Chambers USA 2019 ranks Mayer Brown in 42 practices, with 130 individual lawyers recognized
The 2019 edition of Chambers USA ranked Mayer Brown in 42 practice categories, including five Band One nationwide rankings. -
BAKER HOSTETLER: Chambers and Partners USA Honors 127 Attorneys and 43 Practice Areas in 2019 Guide
Chambers and Partners ranked and recognized 127 BakerHostetler attorneys and 43 practice areas in the 2019 edition of the “Chambers USA Guide: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.” Six practice areas are ranked in Band 1. -
PILLSBURY: Amanda G. Halter Named Managing Partner in Houston
Pillsbury has named Amanda G. Halter managing partner of the firm’s 20-lawyer Houston office. Halter, who joined the firm in 2013, is the first woman to lead the 16-year-old office. -
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: 24 Dykema Attorneys Named to Texas Super Lawyers List
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 24 of its attorneys from the firm’s four Texas offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list by Texas Super Lawyers Magazine. -
Racketeering suit alleges defunct Houston energy company's refusal to take bribe led to lost assets, closure
HOUSTON – A defunct energy company asserts it went out of business because it refused to take a bribe from executives with a South American energy company and has pursued legal action in federal court. -
9th District Court affirms stay of arbitration in hydrocarbon sales dispute
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court's decision over a stay in a complicated complaint over hydrocarbon sales. -
Ballard Exploration gets court victory in royalties case
HOUSTON – A U.S. Court of Appeals judge has sided with Ballard Exploration Co. for interest and attorney’s fees in a case that claimed the company wrongfully withheld royalties. -
Effective Exploration claims BlueStone Natural Resources is using 'strawman arguments' in patent dispute
MARSHALL – A dispute over an oil well drilling patent continues to be fought, despite motions filed on both sides. -
Texas General Land Office seeks to remove songbird from endangered species list
AUSTIN – The state's oldest agency has filed a lawsuit against federal agencies over the status of a songbird, claiming the bird's presence decreases property values.