Defended a multi-million dollar international arbitration dispute involving the sale of Chinese oil rigs to Venezuelan entities. The Plaintiff sought commission payments related to the defendants’ sale of oil rigs to Venezuela. The Plaintiff argued the commissions were owed based on the theory that services provided more than three years earlier set events in motion which resulted in the underlying sale. The arbitration panel rendered judgment in favor of the Plaintiff and awarded roughly 10% of the damages claimed. As neither party was satisfied with the award, the parties participated in a post-arbitration mediation, resulting in a further reduction of damages by almost 35%. 

Defended claims by a contractor for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and promissory estoppel. This was a steel fabrication dispute. The Plaintiff claimed that the client breached the contract by failing to deliver steel to the project on time; client argued that the Plaintiff’s failure to approve or reject the design drawings prevented them from proceeding with the work. The case ultimately settled for more than half the amount originally sought by Plaintiff. 

Prosecuted a multi-million dollar equitable adjustment claim against the General Service Administration (GSA) in the Court of the Civilian Board of Civil Appeals involving the construction of the El Paso Court House. The claim was that the GSA’s failure to produce adequate contract documents caused the contractor considerable financial harm, and thus the contractor was entitled to an equitable adjustment. The case was mediated and resulted in a favorable settlement. 

Assisted in the defense of a breach of contract claim seeking an equitable adjustment and rescission of a contract for the construction of the New Broadway Waste Water Treatment Plant in Corpus Christi, Texas. Successfully drafted response to Motion for Summary Judgment resulting in complete denial.

Participated in prosecution of insurance coverage dispute involving the denial of coverage under a builder’s risk policy for loss of a pipeline structure during construction of a gas pipeline.

Represented three of sixteen oil company defendants in a wrongful death suit resulting from an alleged exposure to benzene during the deceased’s employment with the prime contractor defendant/indemnitor. 

Selected to act as in-house legal counsel for a three-month interim basis for an international oilfield products company, serving the subsea, drilling, completion, production and infrastructure sectors of the oil and natural gas industry. Responsibilities included contract negotiation for the company’s national and international divisions, and serving as lead negotiator for a multi-million dollar worldwide Master Service Agreement (MSA) with the world's leading provider of technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing to the oil and gas industry.