Oil & Gas Sector
- Representing one of the world’s largest refining companies against various state attorneys general (Colorado, Louisiana, and Oklahoma) regarding alleged breaches of contract related to each state’s Underground Storage Tank Fund.
- Representing two publicly traded oil and gas exploration companies in a dispute involving breach of contract, tortious interference, and overriding royalty claims related to an asset in the Wind River Basin, Wyoming.
- Represented an oil and gas company in an overriding royalty dispute with over $10 million at issue related to Bakken properties.
- Represented an oil and gas company and an independent exploration company in a $300 million overriding royalty interest lawsuit in association with the purchase of properties in the Uinta Basin.
- Represented a Houston-area oil and gas company and its subsidiary in a lawsuit involving alleged negligence, breach of fiduciary duties, and breach of contract in the operation of certain wells in West Texas.
- Represented a Denver-based independent oil and gas exploration company in a lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed $225 million in damages following WTO’s client’s $1.05 billion sale of oil and gas interests in the Williston Basin.
- Represented a Denver-based independent oil and gas exploration company in a dispute regarding working interest and overriding royalty assignments allegedly owed to a third party following the sale of WTO’s client’s assets.
- Won an arbitration award for future oil and gas royalties valued in the tens of millions of dollars in a David v. Goliath case against a multinational oil company.
- Assisted in the representation of one of the world’s largest oil companies in a contract dispute with its joint venture partner regarding the funding obligations for a $450 million joint venture dedicated to alternative energy sources.
General Commercial Litigation
- Stillwater Mining Co. v. Power Mount, Inc. (D. Colo. 2017) – Won a complete defense ruling for Power Mount after a week-long bench trial involving a breach of contract claim in which the plaintiff sought $28 million.
- Representing current and former NFL players in numerous FINRA arbitration proceedings in South Florida and Northern California to recover millions of dollars lost due to unsuitable investments recommended by two of the largest banks on Wall Street. Two such arbitration proceedings settled favorably and others are ongoing.
- Represented one of the largest padlock companies in the world in federal court in Colorado against breach of contract claims brought by a former consultant.
- Represented a Jackson Hole, Wyoming, real estate development fund in a breach of contract lawsuit involving alleged misrepresentations by the defendant landowners regarding water rights on a large parcel of land being sold for a development in Eastern Idaho. The case settled while pending in United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
- Served as trial counsel in three separate arbitrations for one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers following the passage of Section 747 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010. Two arbitrations resulted in complete victories for our client and the third concluded with a favorable result.
- Assisted in the trial and appeal involving of one of the world’s largest ice cream manufacturers in a $75 million lawsuit relating to a plant explosion.
- Assisted in the trial defense of a mid-level private equity fund before former Vice Chancellor Strine of the Delaware Chancery Court for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and related claims.
- Assisted in pursuing claims in the Delaware Chancery Court on behalf of a group of private investors for breach of contract by oil and gas partnerships and limited liability companies, including obtaining a $6.3 million partial summary judgment ruling in favor of the group of private investors.
Intellectual Property Cases
- Representing one of the largest secured card packaging companies in the U.S. against patent infringement claims from a competitor related to products developed and sold in the secure gift card industry.
- Served as Colorado counsel to a Chinese cell phone manufacturer in a patent dispute involving voice activated technology. The manufacturer was a co-defendant with the largest cell phone software developers and handset makers in the world.
- Represented a Chinese cell phone manufacturer as Colorado counsel in a patent infringement dispute pending in the federal court in Colorado.
- Represented one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world as Colorado counsel in a patent infringement dispute related to battery packs used in its computers.
