Jun, 02
2015
Leading industry directory Legal 500 released its 2015 rankings, placing Gibbs & Bruns LLP in the top tier of law firms servicing the energy industry. Trial lawyers Robin Gibbs, Kathy Patrick, Grant Harvey and Barrett Reasoner are named on the “Leading US Trial Lawyers” shortlist. In addition, Gibbs & Bruns is lauded for its securities […]
May, 02
2015
Chambers USA 2015 ranks Gibbs & Bruns tops on a shortlist of just four firms in Texas for Commercial Litigation: Reputation Eminent litigation boutique highly acclaimed for its work across the banking, technology, energy and financial services sectors, among others. Has also been engaged in high-value and precedent-setting securities litigations. Strengths Their reputation really does precede […]
May, 02
2015
Gibbs & Bruns partners Robin Gibbs, Kathy Patrick and Grant Harvey are named in Expert Guides‘ 2015 “Best of the Best USA” –a shortlist of the top trial lawyers in the United States. The directory, published by Euromoney Legal Media Group, names just 30 lawyers on its annual list. Nominations for the annual guide are collected from […]
Apr, 15
2015
We represented various affiliates of Kinder Morgan (the largest midstream and fourth largest energy company in North America) in a multi-million dollar contract dispute with Alliance Energy Services, LLC (a propane trading and supply company that shipped propane on Kinder Morgan’s international “Cochin” pipeline). In an effort to avoid a $5.3 million contractual deficiency fee […]
Mar, 05
2015
On March 5, 2015, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division approved in its entirety the $8.5 billion Countrywide RMBS settlement negotiated by Gibbs & Bruns LLP on behalf of its RMBS clients, including PIMCO, Blackrock, MetLife and others. This is a resounding victory which received worldwide top billing in the financial press with The New York […]
Mar, 05
2015
Precedent–Setting Settlement Obtained by Gibbs & Bruns on Behalf of 22 Institutional Investor Clients Today, March 5, 2015, the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division approved in its entirety the $8.5 billion Countrywide RMBS settlement negotiated by Gibbs & Bruns LLP on behalf of its RMBS clients, including PIMCO, Blackrock, MetLife and others. This […]
Mar, 02
2015
Gibbs & Bruns founding partner, Robin Gibbs, is named a Top US Trial Lawyer in Chambers Global 2015. The editorial notes: Robin Gibbs founded Gibbs & Bruns LLP and is praised for his formidable courtroom presence and deep expertise in the commercial sphere, with particular strength in energy work. Sources note that he is “very smart […]
Mar, 02
2015
Thomson Reuters’ 2015 list of “Texas Rising Stars” highlights seven Gibbs & Bruns trial lawyers in its annual Super Lawyers publication. The yearly list includes top talent across the state as recognized by peer nominations and editorial research. Gibbs & Bruns lawyers named on this year’s list, in the Business Litigation and General Litigation categories, […]
Feb, 11
2015
We represented Venoco, Inc., a mid-size oil and gas company based in Colorado, in a contract dispute with Denbury Onshore, LLC, a subsidiary of Denbury Resources, Inc., regarding Venoco’s reversionary interest in a Texas oilfield, wherein the parties disputed the meaning of several terms that affected when “payout” would occur. After a week-long arbitration hearing […]
Jan, 23
2015
HOUSTON, January 23, 2015 – Today, the Holders of 25% Voting Rights in 119 Residential Mortgage Backed Securities Trusts (RMBS) with an original balance of more than $82 billion issued a Notice of Non-Performance (Notice) to BNY Mellon, Citibank, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, US Bank, and Wells Fargo, as Trustees, Securities Administrators, and/or Master Servicers, regarding […]