Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.

Texas-based Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. houses a team of experienced oil and gas litigators who regularly represent major industry players, including Chevron, BP and Shell, in a variety of litigation proceedings in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. These include cases arising from operating agreements, lease termination disputes, royalty disputes, and midstream disputes. Craig Stahl is the key contact, handling complex commercial litigation throughout the United States, including most of the oil-producing states between the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian border. Co-chair of the firm’s litigation practice, Michael Mazzone is regularly retained by numerous energy companies in environmental contamination, indemnification, and toxic tort cases, as well as construction and real estate disputes, while Jeffrey Kuehnle focuses on advising major integrated oil and gas companies, independent private companies, and equity investors in oil and gas-related litigation, including lease termination, development, and royalty disputes. David Ammons is experienced in class actions, multidistrict litigation, and environmental and toxic tort litigation, and Houston-based Garrett Martin and D.J. Beaty are also recommended. Michelle Scheffler has left the practice.