Co-author David Leonard
If perpetuation of a mineral lease beyond the primary term is contingent upon continuous operations, do traditional notions of “production in paying quantities” always matter? Spoiler: No.
In Thistle Creek Ranch, LLC v. Ironroc Energy Partners, LLC
Co-author Brittany Blakey
The question in litigation is usually “WHAT”: what happened, what contract was breached, what did someone do or fail to do, and so on. In Hughes v. CJM Resources, LP, the question was, “WHO” had the
Co-author Julia Edwards
This “most-favored-nations” clause in three oil and gas leases on land in LaSalle County, Texas, was at issue in EP Energy E&P Co., L.P. v. Storey Minerals, Ltd.:
If … the lessee … acquires an Oil and
Co-author Justin Cowan
Does a former working-interest owner of a well bear continuing responsibility for a defective gas line despite having conveyed its ownership interest? The line was constructed by the former owner as operator of record, and it received
Co-author Max Brown
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. International Development Corporation resolved the question, In a 100 year old Pennsylvania deed is a “subject to” provision an exception to a grant or a warranty disclaimer?
The transactions:
So you want to be a public construction contractor in Texas? First you need to know are the rules—and there are a lot of them. There are statutory procurement regimes for different types of public work, different agencies, and different project delivery
Every company, no matter the industry, relies on its name and reputation to develop customers and generate revenue. Think about the brands that dominate American culture such as Nike, Wal-Mart, Amazon or McDonald’s, then imagine those businesses without the ability
On March 25, 2022, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced a new bill, Ending Corporate Greed Act, which coincides close in time with the release of Treasury’s Greenbook, General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2023 Revenue Proposals. The two proposals
In an opinion of significance to M&A practitioners, the Delaware Court of Chancery recently made it clear that Delaware law allows a buyer in an acquisition to “sandbag” a seller if the acquisition agreement allows for sandbagging or if the
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and United States Representative Mondaire Jones (D-NY) on March 16, 2022 introduced the Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act (the Act) to ban what they’ve called “the biggest, most anticompetitive mergers.” Senator Warren’s press release describes