Energy, IP & Other Specialized Disputes
Resolving High-Stakes Energy, IP, and Specialty Disputes Through Focused Mediation
From multi-million-barrel oil-and-gas claims to trademark battles and mass-tort product cases, specialized business disputes demand a mediator who can translate technical complexity into practical solutions. With almost 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer in energy, intellectual property, product liability, and real estate matters, I provide parties with a seasoned, detail-oriented neutral who keeps negotiations grounded in commercial reality.
What I bring to the Mediation Table
Oil & Gas know-how: royalty, JOA, midstream, and purchase-price disputes.
Lanham Act depth: experience litigating trademark and trade-dress cases involving nationwide brands.
Product-liability perspective: familiarity with design-defect, failure-to-warn, and mass-tort coordination.
Real-estate insight: handling of title, lease, and development conflicts across Texas.
Mediation Is Especially Valuable When
Technical experts and voluminous discovery drive litigation costs sky-high.
Parallel MDL or coordinated state-court mass-tort cases threaten inconsistent outcomes.
Confidentiality is crucial to protect proprietary technology or customer relationships.
Market volatility (commodity pricing or IP valuations) widens bid-ask spreads in settlement talks.
Representative Matters
(For Illustration Purposes Only)
Co-lead attorney for a private investment fund in an oil and gas arbitration in which our client alleged more than $250 million in damages.
Represented one of the nation’s largest wireless telecommunications carriers in a case alleging fraud and deception in violation of the Lanham Act.
Mediated and arbitrated several cases involving solar energy systems as well as several oil and gas cases involving royalty disputes and other disputes between operators and non-operating working interest owners.
Lead attorney in litigation involving alleged violations of the Lanham Act and a state’s right-of-publicity statute.
Mediation FAQs
Initiate the Resolution Process
If you are seeking a skilled and experienced mediator to help resolve a complex business dispute, I invite you to contact me for a confidential consultation. We can discuss your case and how my approach can help you achieve a timely and effective resolution.