Gregg C Laswell

Hicks Thomas LLP
700 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002

(713) 547-9100 (Phone), (713) 547-9150 (Fax)

Commercial Litigation
Oil and Gas Litigation
Energy Litigation
Professional Liability Litigation
Securities Litigation
Class Actions
Civil Appeals
Alternative Dispute Resolution

Houston and American Bar Associations.

905609957

1983, Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits

Texas A & M University, B.S.Ch.E., 1979

University of Houston, J.D., 1983

BP Exploration Libya Ltd. v. ExxonMobil Libya Ltd., ---F.3d---, 2012 WL 3065317 (5th Cir. 2012); Allen v. Devon Energy Holdings, L.L.C., 367 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, pet. filed); Noble Drilling Services, Inc. v. Noble Denton Marine, Inc., 2010 WL 1790202 (S.D. Tex. 2010); Coll v. Abaco Operating LLC, 2009 WL 2857821 (E.D. Tex. 2009); Longhorn Partners Pipeline L.P. v. KM Liquids Terminals, L.L.C., 408 B.R. 90 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2009); SubISSI Holdings, L.P. v. Hilcorp Energy I, L.P., 2008 WL 2515698 (Tex. App. - San Antonio 2008); Swank v. Cunningham, 258 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App. - Eastland 2008, pet. denied); Partners in Funding Inc. v. Quest Capital Resources, LLC, 2007 WL 471128 (S.D. Tex. 2007); Cantu v. AT&T Broadband, 2006 WL 332622 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2006); Eggen v. Sasol Chem. Indus. Ltd., 122 Fed. Appx. 796 (5th Cir. 2005); Huynh v. Nguyen, 180 S.W.3d 608 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.); Castle Texas Oil and Gas Ltd. Partnership v. Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration and Production, 2005 WL 1797065 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi, 2005); Gallardo v. TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc., 2004 WL 1932662 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 2004); Horizon Offshore Contractors, Inc. v. Stolt Offshore, S.A., 111 Fed. Appx. 776 (5th Cir. 2004); Schiller v. Physicians Resources Group Inc., 342 F.3d 563 (5th Cir. 2003); Longman v. Physicians Resource Group, Inc., 2003 WL 22244675 (N.D. Tex. 2003); In re Century Business Svcs. Securities Litig., 2002 WL 32254513 (N.D. Ohio 2002); Rivera v. AT&T Corp., 141 F. Supp. 2d 719 (S.D. Tex. 2001); Deloitte & Touche LLP v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 951 S.W.2d 394 (Tex. 1997); Thompson v. Deloitte & Touche LLP, 902 S.W.2d 13 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Weatherly v. Deloitte & Touche, 905 S.W.2d 642 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Pioneer Chlor Alkali Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co., 879 S.W.2d 920 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 1994); First Bank v. Tony's Tortilla Factory, 877 S.W.2d 285 (Tex. 1994); Leonard v. USA Petroleum Corp., 829 F. Supp. 882 (S.D. Tex. 1993); Alten v. Atlantic Financial Federal, 805 F. Supp. 5 (E.D. Pa 1992); McDuffie v. Estelle, 935 F. 2d 682 (5th Cir. 1991); United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. Mueller Engineering Corp., 809 S.W.2d 597 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1991); Edwards v. Lone Star Gas Co., 782 S.W.2d 840 (Tex. 1990); Wilson v. United Texas Transmission Co., 797 S.W.2d 231 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1990); Enserch Corp. v. Houston Oil & Minerals Corp., 743 S.W.2d 654 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 1987).

Representative Cases/Clients: Oil & Gas Litigation: Extensive representation of oil and gas companies in virtually all aspects of oil and gas litigation, including oil and gas lease disputes, royalty litigation (including class actions), title litigation, and litigation involving oil and gas operations, transportation, processing and marketing in both state and federal courts and arbitrations
Offshore Oil & Gas Litigation: Noble Corp. - Significant experience representing offshore drilling contractor in commercial disputes and maritime claims in U.S. courts and arbitrations
Contract and Pipeline Litigation: Significant experience representing natural gas pipeline companies including United Gas Pipe Line Company, Palo Duro Pipeline Company, United Texas Transmission Company, Lone Star Gas Company, El Paso Natural Gas Company, American Pipeline Company, and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line in gas contract litigation (including take or pay disputes) and royalty litigation. Also represented Kinder Morgan terminal and pipeline affiliate in disputes
Securities Fraud Litigation: Lead counsel representing former officers and directors of public company sued in securities fraud class action filed by Milberg Weiss. Case dismissed
affirmed on appeal at 342 F.3d 563
Internal Corporate Investigations: Conducted investigation of allegations of accounting fraud for a major public company and interacted with the SEC in connection with its investigation.

Order of the Barons. Named "One of the Best Attorneys in Business Litigation," Texas Monthly magazine, 2005 and 2006 and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2005-2011. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, ...

Hicks Thomas & Lilienstern, LLP
700 Louisiana Street Suite 2000, Houston, TX 77002
(713) 547-9173, (713) 547-9173 (Office), (713) 547-9150 (Fax)

Texas - Eligible To Practice In Texas 1983

University of Houston Law Center
Degree - JD - Juris Doctor - Law
Graduated - 1983
Texas A&M University
Degree - BS - Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Graduated - 1979

Litigation - 20%
Class Action - 20%
Energy / Utilities - 20%
Ethics / Professional Responsibility - 20%
Securities / Investment Fraud - 20%

State Bar of Texas - Member

700 Louisiana St, Houston, TX 77002

(713) 547-9173 (Phone)

41 years

Arbitration & Mediation
Legal Malpractice

Texas (1983)

University Of Houston

University Of Houston, JD

Texas State Bar (1983)