This week, Tom is joined by the co-chair of KRCL's Transportation Practice Group, Daniel Guerra, for the fourth installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal issues impacting the oil and gas sector. Danny discusses the many pitfalls and advances lying at the intersection of technology, trucking, and railroads in the oil patch.

Energy Law Round Up

Energy Law Round Up - 3.5.2018

This week's episode of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's energy law podcast delves into three important oil-and-gas cases that were recently decided in Texas and Oklahoma.

Energy Law Round Up - 9.18.2020

Tom is joined by Brett Podkanowicz, in-house counsel for land and legal at Encore Permain in Midland, Texas.  

Energy Law Round Up - 7.8.2020

In this episode, Tom discusses recent guidance out of the Texas Supreme Court on interpreting oil-and-gas contracts; cross-jurisdictional differences surrounding the rule of capture and subsurface mineral trespass; and troubling class action developments for operators and other industry participants.

Energy Law Round Up - 8.19.2019

Learn about troubling developments at the intersection of class actions and consumer protection laws in royalty underpayment cases; get the details on the Texas Supreme Court's latest pronouncements on the duties of executive mineral rights owners to non-executives; and hear about a new appellate court decision that addresses when the acceptance of royalties will operate as a waiver of an anti-pooling clause in an oil-and-gas lease.

Energy Law Round Up - 6.17.2019

In the first episode of the New Year, Tom discusses several appellate decisions from Texas that touch on class actions and farmout agreements.

Energy Law Round Up - 1.1.2019

This week, Tom gets you up to speed on offset wells and liquidated damages as unenforceable penalties; the arrival of anti-SLAPP in the oil patch; and the Texas Supreme Court's warning to mineral purchasers: buyer beware.

Energy Law Round Up - 12.17.2018

In the latest episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's Houston office, Marcy Rothman, who discusses pitfalls and best practices surrounding digital signatures in the oil patch and beyond.

Energy Law Round Up - 11.19.2018

In this week's episode, learn when an "offset well" is not an offset well, according to the Texas Supreme Court. Also, get up to speed on the latest installment in the ongoing "fixed"-versus-"floating" royalty saga that continues to confound courts and counsel across the Lone Star State.

Energy Law Round Up - 10.15.2018

Blake Scott, President of Scott Energy Technologies, joins Tom in the latest episode of KRCL's energy law podcast. Blake explores cost-effective, risk-reducing, and often innovative strategies for solid drilling waste management and recycling. Operators, service companies, and other industry participants in the oil patch will find a wealth of actionable information in this new episode.

Energy Law Round Up - 9.1.2018

This week, Tom is joined by Chip Morris for the final installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal issues impacting the oil and gas sector. Chip discusses the top ten mistakes employers can make—in the oilfield, and beyond—when drafting non-compete agreements.

Energy Law Round Up - 7.30.2018

In the latest episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by the managing partner of Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC's Houston office, Marcy Rothman, for the fifth installment of a special six-part series featuring guest speakers from KRCL on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. Marcy addresses a topic that pipelines and other energy companies confront on a regular basis: condemnation and eminent domain.

Energy Law Round Up - 5.21.2018

In our latest episode, Tom is joined by the head of KRCL's Distressed Strategies Practice Group, Mike Ridulfo, for the third installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a range of legal pitfalls in the oil and gas sector. Specifically, Mike addresses developing bankruptcy and insolvency issues facing companies operating in the upstream and midstream segments.

Energy Law Round Up - 2.5.2018

This week, Tom is joined by his Houston-based partner, AJ Johnson, for the second installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. AJ tackles a topic that is a perennial headache for energy companies: the theft and misappropriation of trade secrets by ex-employees. Listen to AJ's practical advice for proactively dealing with this vexing problem.

Energy Law Round Up - 1.8.2018

In this special episode of the podcast, Tom is joined by his Dallas-based partner, Bruce Flowers, for the first installment of a six-part series featuring guest speakers from Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC on a variety of key and emerging legal issues impacting the oil-and-gas industry. Bruce speaks on a topic that energy companies are grappling with all the time: pitfalls in purchase and sale agreements.

Energy Law Round Up - 12.4.2017

Your weekly briefing on legal news and developments in the energy industry—from Texas and across the country—always in thirty minutes or less, brought to you by oil-and-gas trial lawyer, Tom Ciarlone.