The Trump administration’s recent use of the Defense Production Act (“DPA”) to open a segment of a pipeline off the coast of Santa Barbara signals to our energy clients that the exigencies of the ongoing dispute in the Middle East may affect ongoing operations.
Byron has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in litigation and appeals, including oil and gas, contract, and business disputes. He has argued cases before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Supreme Court of Texas, and numerous Texas courts of appeals.
On December 5, 2025, EPA Assistant Administrator Craig Pritzlaff issued a memorandum directing the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance to adopt a renewed “compliance first” approach across all civil enforcement and compliance programs.
Environmental issues surface in far too many deals only after the business terms are locked in, diligence windows are closing, lenders start asking hard questions, and after the opportunity to meaningfully and more accurately allocate risk has slipped away.
Secured a significant appellate win on behalf of a major energy company in insurance coverage litigation arising from a faulty cement job performed by an oilfield service company on our client’s Texas well.
Significant appellate win on behalf of a major energy company in its ongoing insurance coverage litigation against certain Underwriters that provided liability insurance coverage to an oilfield service company that performed a faulty cement job on an oil and gas well drilled by our client in Texas.
Best Lawyers®, for the 15th consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. GableGotwals is ranked in the 2026 list regionally in 55 practice areas.
Benchmark Litigation, a guide that provides analysis of commercial and financial litigators and law firms in the United States, named GableGotwals as a "highly recommended" law firm for Dispute Resolution.
