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Help for the Oil Patch Workforce in These Uncertain Times

By Charles Sartain on March 19, 2020
Posted in Legislation

If you have employees, or you are an employee, you should know that Congress has passed and the President has signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to address the impact COVID-19 is having on the American workforce. Here is a summary from Gray Reed’s team of employment lawyers, headed by Ruth Ann Daniels…

Coronavirus and the Energy Industry: Drilling into Force Majeure Clauses

By Charles Sartain on March 16, 2020
Posted in Contract Disputes, operations
Co-authors Preston Kamin and Ryan Frankel

Schools are closing, major events have been cancelled, businesses are telling workers to stay home, and Texas oil and gas producers are preparing to see how the coronavirus will affect their operations.

Many oil and gas contracts – leases and JOAs for example – have force majeure clauses. The…

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I have been helping clients of all types resolve their commercial disputes for most of my 35 years as a lawyer. Of the many industries in which I have worked, the energy business is the most fascinating…More

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