Energy / Oil & Gas Litigation
Jeff Chambers’ experience in oil and gas litigation includes representation of mineral owners, operators and petro-chemical companies in upstream, midstream and downstream litigation. Chambers has extensive experience in litigation that involves the downstream natural gas industry, having represented companies in litigation that involved billions in disputed value. Recently, Chambers has gained experience representing mineral owners and operators in the Eagle Ford shale and the dry gas fields of South Texas.
Energy / Oil & Gas Litigation Results
In a 6 month trial that resulted in a $329,000,000 for the plaintiffs Jeff Chambers, as co-lead counsel, represented Bay, Ltd. and Gulsby Bay Plant Partners against Gulf Liquids and Williams Energy. As a result of the pleading and proof supporting the clients’ fraud and breach of contract claims, the jury awarded our clients a $329,000,000 verdict. The case subsequently settled for a confidential amount on appeal. Chambers' clients received 100% of the settlement in this case. The clients paid $3,750,000 in fees and expenses in the case. Click here for articles concerning this case.
As lead counsel Jeff Chambers won an ICC arbitration, after three full hearings of the matter, in London. The tribunal found that the respondent majority shareholder engaged in shareholder oppression. Based on the finding of oppression, the tribunal ordered respondents, an entity controlled by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, to sell their shareholding, which was valued at $1,100,000,000 to Chambers' clients. Chambers' clients obtained 100% control of MHTL, the largest methanol producer in the Americas, and a $250,000,000 discount in the price paid for the shares due to Chambers’ prevailing on the issues of liquidity discounts. Click here for articles concerning this case.
In a deal worth in excess of $35,000,000, Jeff Chambers led a team that used antitrust and injunction claims to force a well-known conglomerate to facilitate distribution of downstream gas product.
Jeff Chambers, obtained as trial co-counsel, a verdict of $5,200,000 on behalf of two partners in a partnership to sell oil and gas equipment. When credit dried up in the oil field, these partners got the wealthy owner of an oil and gas equipment company to partner in development wells by contributing equipment, rather than cash. Chambers’ clients were supposed to receive ten percent of all profits from the wells for completely organizing the deal, but their partner, who made more than a $50 million profit, decided to keep all of it. Our clients sued for breach of contract, and the jury awarded $5.2 million of which our clients received $3,000,000, and fees and expenses were $2,200,000.
As lead counsel Jeff Chambers won an ICC arbitration, after three full hearings of the matter, in London. The tribunal found that the respondent majority shareholder engaged in shareholder oppression. Based on the finding of oppression, the tribunal ordered respondents, an entity controlled by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, to sell their shareholding, which was valued at $1,100,000,000 to Chambers' clients. Chambers' clients obtained 100% control of MHTL, the largest methanol producer in the Americas, and a $250,000,000 discount in the price paid for the shares due to Chambers’ prevailing on the issues of liquidity discounts. Click here for articles concerning this case.
In a deal worth in excess of $35,000,000, Jeff Chambers led a team that used antitrust and injunction claims to force a well-known conglomerate to facilitate distribution of downstream gas product.
Jeff Chambers, obtained as trial co-counsel, a verdict of $5,200,000 on behalf of two partners in a partnership to sell oil and gas equipment. When credit dried up in the oil field, these partners got the wealthy owner of an oil and gas equipment company to partner in development wells by contributing equipment, rather than cash. Chambers’ clients were supposed to receive ten percent of all profits from the wells for completely organizing the deal, but their partner, who made more than a $50 million profit, decided to keep all of it. Our clients sued for breach of contract, and the jury awarded $5.2 million of which our clients received $3,000,000, and fees and expenses were $2,200,000.