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  • December 19, 2023 | Texas Lawyer

    Patent Challenge Fails at Claims Construction Stage for Oil Field Equipment Vendor

    The Sidley Austin team argued the claim for Canatex's patent was not clearly articulated and therefore "indefinite," Sidley Austin attorney Phillip Aurentz said.

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  • In re: Ursa Operating Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Porter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: George A. Barton, Barton and Burrows LLC, Mission, KS for appellants.
    for defendant: Duston K. McFaul, Maegan Quejada, Sidley Austin LLP, Houston, TX; Robert S. Velevis, Sidley Austin LLP, Dallas, TX; Robert S. Brady, Edmon L. Morton, Kenneth J. Enos, Joseph M. Mulvihill, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP. Wilmington, Delaware; Ana Alfonso, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; John H. Knight, Amanda R. Steele, Richards Layton & Finger, Wilmington, DE for appellees.
    Case Number: 22-1729

    Wrongfully retained mineral royalties were not part of a debtor's estate where applicable state law granted lessors a property interest proceeds, meaning debtor had no equitable interest in the funds.

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Rio Tinto PLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel; Michael A. Conley, Solicitor; Dominick V. Freda, Assistant General Counsel; Hope Hall Augustini, Martin Totaro, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Emily True Parise, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited: Mark A. Kirsch, Jennifer L. Conn, Avi Weitzman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry, Richard W. Grime, Kellam M. Conover, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, THOMAS H. DUPREE JR., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Thomas Albanese: James P. Loonam, Jones Day, New York, NY; Matthew J. Rubenstein, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, Sarah L. Levine, Jones Day, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Guy Robert Elliott: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Walter G. Ricciardi, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Livia Fine, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Tara S. Morrissey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Eamon P. Joyce, James R. Horner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Joseph Grundfest, Todd Henderson, Adam Pritchard, Andrew Vollmer, and Karen Woody: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Marisa C. Maleck, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 21-2042

    Actionable Scheme Liability Claim Requires More That Misstatements, Omissions

  • January 27, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

    Up the Learning Curve: Tips for New Energy Transactional Lawyers

    Each year, many newly minted Texas lawyers start their legal careers as energy transactional attorneys. Like most new lawyers, they face a steep learning curve…

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  • October 12, 2016 | International

    The Asian Lawyer Announces Finalists for Emerging Markets Awards 2016

    Baker & McKenzie, Herbert Smith Freehills and Singapore’s Allen & Gledhill are among the firms receiving most nominations for the third Asian Lawyer annual Emerging Markets Awa

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  • July 15, 2014 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Baker and Quinn Expand, Plus More Lateral Moves

    Two top Am Law 100 firms were on the move this week with office openings in hot jurisdictions for legal services. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan became the a href="http://www.

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  • February 13, 2012 | International

    Will U.S. Law Firms Head Down Under?

    With all the British firms--and now a Chinese one--pairing up with Australian firms, it's natural to wonder when the Americans are going to get in the game. Perhaps soon. A source at C

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  • December 17, 2012 | International

    Peak Australia?

    For the past three years, Australia has been one of the hottest destinations for international law firms. Earlier this month, Pittsburgh-based K&L

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