Houston-based Reynolds Frizzell LLP continues to act for a host of oil and gas industry plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. These range from contract disputes and business torts to class actions, multidistrict litigation and partnership disputes. The team includes Chris Reynolds, noted for his focus on commercial and business litigation and arbitration, and Jean Frizzell, whose practice includes complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in securities matters, energy disputes, and contract and fiduciary duty claims.
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- 'Reynolds Frizzell are go-to lawyers. For any business or complex matter, I turn to Reynolds Frizzell.'
- 'Real and substantial trial experience.'
- 'Highly qualified commercial law firm with highly competent partners and associates.'
- 'The firm's courtroom experience, intelligence and lean staffing model allow it to quickly focus on the most critical issues and provide practical and pragmatic advice to commercial clients.'
- 'We believe the firm can act quickly as a trusted business partner and provide great overall value.'
- 'Every member of the team is highly qualified and well-connected internally, avoiding the inefficiencies sometimes found in a large firm model.'
- 'In-depth experience in courts and complex cases allows its lawyers to cut through theory and set clear strategies and expectations.'
Key clients
- Russ Robinson/Zinc Resources
- Houston Texans (NFL)
- Kinder Morgan
- Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC; Pocahontas Land LLC; Pocahontas Development LLC
- Dallas Police & Fire Pension
- Arkema, Inc.
- Huntsman Chemical Corporation
- Performance Contractors, Inc.
- Sterling Group
- LZLabs
- Law Offices of Mike Pohl
- Smyser Kaplan & Veselka LLP
- Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.
- Llanelly
- Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC
- Chord Energy
Work highlights
- Represented Houston Texans (NFL) in connection with the litigation involving the Deshaun Watson allegations.
- Represented Freeport LNG Marketing, LLC v Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline. Freeport LNG sought $125 million from Kinder Morgan claiming that Freeport had the right to “sell back” natural gas volumes that Kinder Morgan was scheduled to sell to Freeport but was prevented from doing so by the Winter Weather Event and the Railroad Commission’s Emergency Order.
- Represented Zinc Resources, LLC, US SDR, LLC, Russ Robinson, Thomas Knepper et al. in a $120 million lawsuit by Zinc Internacional and its affiliates in the hazardous steel dust recycling industry for breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements and misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Chris Reynolds, Jean Frizzell