Press coverage and representative cases relating to the oil and gas sector.
MM&H found itself in the center of a high-profile cross-border dispute brought by David Boies and the law firm of Boies Schiller on behalf of a US Trust that was supposedly assigned the interests of PDVSA, the Venezuelan government-owned oil company, in an alleged multi-billion kickback scheme. After a two-day evidentiary hearing, the PDVSA Trust [...]
Meridian Trust Company and American Associated Group, Ltd., v. Eike Batista, EFG Capital International Corp., Paulo Gouvea et. al., Case No. 17-cv-23051-KMW, pending in the Southern District of Florida, is a massive fraud claim in which Plaintiffs, trust companies from the island of Nevis and the Cayman Islands, are seeking treble damages for investment losses [...]
Obtained dismissal with prejudice of numerous claims – including RICO, fraud, conspiracy, and fraudulent transfers – against three defendants in a lawsuit seeking approximately $62 million in damages related to investments in a failed Brazilian deep-sea oil exploration company.
Represented Florida company in its claims against Bariven, a wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company in substantial claims arising out of sale of powdered milk from China contaminated with melamine involving parallel proceedings in Miami and Cayman Islands.
Represented Florida company in its claims against Bariven, a wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA, the Venezuelan state-owned oil company in substantial claims arising out of sale of powdered milk from China contaminated with melamine involving parallel proceedings in Miami and Cayman Islands.
Successfully recovered approximately $4 million for Venezuelan stakeholder in Texas federal court interpleader action involving claims by Venezuelan government controlled entity, Petroles de Venezuela, S. A. (PDVSA), arising out of expropriation of client’s Venezuelan operations.
Successfully represented President of the Republic of Colombia, Ecopetrol, the state-owned petroleum company, as well as other senior government officials by obtaining dismissal of RICO and other fraud claims arising out of alleged kickbacks in the award of oil exploration and drilling rights with stated damages of more than $250 million.
Represented oil and gas company in a professional liability claim related to a defective Phase I environmental report prepared by a prominent environmental engineering firm.
Represented oil and gas company in a professional liability claim related to a defective Phase I environmental report prepared by a prominent environmental engineering firm.
By Gina Kim · Listen to article Law360 (March 13, 2023, 7:44 PM EDT) -- The Eleventh Circuit declined Monday to revive a Venezuelan state-owned oil company's bribery suit against an energy trading firm and remand it to see if the U.S. would recognize the legitimacy of its board of directors, appointed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, [...]