Winning Results
May, 01
2008
In late March 2008, Gibbs & Bruns literally hit the ground running to represent CC Media Holdings, Inc. in a tortious interference case arising out of CC Media’s $26 billion acquisition of Clear Channel Communications. CC Media claimed that a consortium of financial institutions, who had committed to fund the merger, were deliberately trying to […]
Jan, 15
2008
Gibbs & Bruns represented the former Outside Drectors of the Enron Board of Directors in litigation arising out of the collapse of Enron. In one of the coordinated and consolidated cases, the trial court found that a firm representing Fleming & Associates engaged in sanctionable conduct and imposed monetary sanctions. As part of a settlement of […]
Jan, 01
2008
This case involved claims for breach of contract, fraud, and tortious interference against a group of Trinidadian oil and gas companies and a Houston-based international energy company. The dispute arose from the breach of a written contract for the development of an offshore oil prospect off the coast of Trinidad, West Indies. Our client, Greenfield […]
Dec, 04
2007
The Interfinancial Corporation (IFC) was formed in 1961 by Marcel Degraye. Since 1961, IFC has been involved in the design and construction of several major engineering projects around the world, including oil and gas pipelines, underground gas storage facilities, oil refineries, and the like. For most of its existence, IFC was owned by five shareholders. […]
Sep, 02
2007
In 2007, the firm represented the Charles T. Bauer Foundation, a charitable organization created by the late Ted Bauer, founder of AIM Investments. The Foundation was an intervenor in a lawsuit brought by Mr. Bauer’s estranged spouse against his estate alleging that he mismanaged community property during his lifetime. Plaintiff alleged over $300 million in damages, an amount that would […]
Aug, 29
2007
This case arose from a failed effort by Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. to preempt the exercise of rights by the holders of $400 million in Landry’s senior notes. Gibbs & Bruns was retained to represent the noteholders after an ex parte temporary restraining order had been entered enjoining them from exercising their rights under the notes and a […]
Aug, 02
2007
We represented NetIQ Corporation in defense of an arbitration in which BMC Software claimed that two of NetIQ’s major products infringed two patents owned by BMC. Plaintiff BMC sought $150 million in lost profits and royalties before trebling. NetIQ hired the firm to take over the defense of the case six months before trial (the proceeding had been […]
Aug, 01
2007
In October 2006, the City of Houston (our client) adopted an ordinance prohibiting smoking in public places and places of employment with few, very limited exceptions (the “Ordinance”). Less than a month before it was slated to become effective, Plaintiffs – a bar and an association of bars that would be covered by the Ordinance – filed […]
Jul, 01
2007
We represented Francis D. John against Key Energy Services, Inc., a leading onshore well-servicing company where Mr. John served as Chairman and CEO for over a decade. Shortly after Key’s audit committee commissioned an independent investigation regarding certain accounting and internal controls matters, Mr. John was replaced as CEO. Key’s board of directors refused to […]
May, 05
2007
On May 2, 2007, a California Superior Court in San Diego County dismissed in its entirety without leave to amend an action by the Peregrine Litigation Trust against several of the former directors and officers of former software seller Peregrine Systems. Gibbs & Bruns represented a group of former outside directors of Peregrine. Among the […]