Houston, TX
Commercial real estate Lawyer at Houston, TX
Practice Areas: Commercial, Oil & Gas ... +3 more
OUTCOME: $500 Million Summary Judgement
Robert obtained a summary judgement win in a $500 Million breach of contract, fraud and negligent misrepresentation action for his client, ConocoPhillips. The case involved the sale of pipelines and ga ... s processing facilities in West Texas. The trial court victory was then affirmed by the Court of Appeals and further review was rejected by the Texas Supreme Court.
OUTCOME: Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
Robert represented the former CEO of a public oil field services company in his suit for wrongful termination. The case involved the dismissal of Mr. John after he was blamed for the restatement of Key ... Energy’s financial statements following acquisition of more than 100 companies under Mr. John’s stewardship. The case was hotly disputed but resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for Mr. John.
OUTCOME: $3 Billion Settlement
Robert represented the Houston Police Officer’s Pension System in seeking police officers pension benefits from the City of Houston. The case settled out of Court with the City of Houston agreeing to p ... ay more than $3 Billion to police fund pension obligations.
OUTCOME: $50 Million
Robert represented John Thrash, E Partners and E Corp in a dispute over the ownership of a high performance, multi cycle natural gas storage facility in New York. AIG claimed a “Control Flip” had occur ... ring that would have substantially devaluated the ownership position of Robert’s clients. The case was uniquely resolved by a sale of the entire storage facility to a third-party, Inergy, L.P. with Robert’s clients obtaining more than $50 Million in the sale—preserving their ownership value.
OUTCOME: $196 Million Settlement
Robert represented Vinson & Elkins attorney, D. Bobbitt Noel in a fraud and breach of fiduciary duty case against billionaire, Trevor-Rees Jones, Chief Energy and Devon Energy. Noel alleged an old frie ... nd, Trevor-Rees Jones, cheated him when he bought out Noel’s stake in a highly successful shale gas company, Chief Energy. After a several week trial and favorable jury verdict, the Court entered a $196 Million judgment for Noel.
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict
Robert successfully defended Stone Energy Corporation in a jury trial involving allegations of fraud in connection with drilling operations under a farm-out agreement.
OUTCOME: Multi-Million Dollar Judgement
Robert represented Don Ballard in his breach of employment contract case against U.S. Diagnostic. After a several day trial to the bench, a million dollar judgment was entered in Ballard’s favor.
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict
Robert represented M.W. Kellogg in successfully defending against claims made by Quantum Chemical Corporation for alleged fraudulent misrepresentation. The case involved M.W. Kellogg’s proprietary mill ... isecond technology that was installed in Quantum’s polyethylene plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Quantum claimed more than $300 million in damages. After a several-week trial, the jury found no liability against MW. Kellogg and more than $13M in damages on a counter-claim for theft of trade secrets filed by Robert's client.