Energy litigation: oil and gas

Founding Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP

Partner Practice Group Chair - Energy Litigation (Firmwide)

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Stephen Crain has spent his career advocating for clients in high-stake and complex commercial disputes in the United States and internationally. Stephen’s practice largely focuses on energy, securities, and construction. His diverse energy practice ranges from oil and gas royalty class actions to power-trading disputes to claims in adversary proceedings. In securities matters, Stephen represents officers, directors, and corporations in class actions and has successfully defeated multiple injunctions sought to prevent mergers. Stephen also represents owners in large-scale construction disputes.

Dan serves as lead trial counsel for clients on energy, financial and technology disputes, as well as counseling on corporate governance. Clients seek him out for his ability to present complex issues in a straight-forward manner and craft creative business solutions to successfully resolve energy and business disputes. Dan has a deep understanding of the energy industry and applies that to secure swift resolution - through trial, arbitration or settlement. Dan has a proven track record of preparing and winning complex cases in the energy sector before trial courts and arbitration panels across the country, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Texas and North Dakota. In his plaintiff-side litigation practice, Dan has secured several substantial recoveries in commercial matters over $150 million, including a recent cash recovery of over $250 million. In addition to his trial practice, Dan has won victories for oil and gas operators in the Third and Sixth Circuits, as well as the Ohio Supreme Court.

Partner Department Chair - Litigation (Houston) Practice Group Chair - Energy Litigation (Firmwide)

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Tracie Renfroe has a national trial practice focusing on toxic tort, environmental, product liability and commercial disputes.  She has tried or litigated numerous breach of contract, conspiracy, fraud, securities fraud and professional liability cases.  As Managing Partner of the Houston office and a partner in the Energy, Environmental and Product Liability practices, Tracie represents clients in the energy,  manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors around the country. Tracie represents clients in civil jury trials, class actions and arbitrations. She tries cases in federal and state courts around the country, as well as in international arbitration of high-stakes environmental disputes. Tracie is skilled at presenting complex scientific and technical issues to judges, juries and arbitration panels. She has also tried numerous conspiracy, securities fraud, breach of contract and professional liability cases.

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Anna leads Kirkland’s litigation practice in Houston, and has played a leading role in recent hallmark cases shaping the energy industry. As a trial lawyer, she has significant first-chair experience in business and environmental disputes representing leading oil, gas, power and renewable companies, midstream companies and technology companies, as well as private-equity portfolio companies in a variety of industries. Anna has successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts and arbitrations throughout the United States. She also regularly represents both debtors and creditors in restructuring-related litigation.

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Partner, Co-Chair – Oil and Gas Practice Group

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