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  • Burlington Resources Peru, Ltd. v. Occidental Exploration Del Peru, Ltd. Arbitration proceeding for Burlington. Dispute involved governing operating agreements for production on Block 64 in Peru and Burlington 's right to withdraw. Prevailed on all claims and recovered attorneys' fees.
  • Construction Supervisors Inc. v. Bobinchuck. Counsel for owner of a construction company defending against breach of promissory note with claims of usury. After arbitration, found no liability.
  • DTE Energy Company v. American Central Gas Companies, Inc. Counsel for DTE Energy in a multi-million dollar arbitration involving disputes over operations of jointly owned gathering and processing facilities. Settled favorably for DTE.
  • Occidental Permian Manager, L.L.C. v. BP America Production Co . Conducted arbitration for Oxy in dispute over ownership of valuable oil and gas “call” rights in the Permian Basin. Obtained favorable ruling that awarded call rights to client from three-member panel of international arbitrators.
  • Shell Oil Co. v. Chase Manhattan Bank. Represented J.P. Morgan Chase in an arbitration regarding ownership rights to Shell co-branded MasterCard portfolio. After various jurisdictional disputes, conducted expedited discovery and hearing obtaining favorable result.
  • Trans-Global, Inc. v. INA-Industrija Nafte d.d. Naftaplin. Represented a corporation owned by the Republic of Croatia in a dispute with a Houston company over oil exploration rights in Syria. After disputes over jurisdiction and locale of the arbitration were resolved, obtained favorable settlement in mediation.