REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Travis L. Brannon
Secured an Ohio jury verdict in favor of an oil and gas well services company relieving it of past rent obligations as a commercial tenant and awarding it counterclaim damages against the landlord entity
Counsel to major oil and gas producer in advising on transactional structures and associated litigation risk
Represented national chemical corporation in pursuing insurance coverage and bad faith claims against multiple insurance companies related to an industrial chemical release in West Virginia state court (business court division)
Represented international polymers company in defending against medical monitoring class action in the Southern District of West Virginia
Represented international energy company in pursuing claim against rail terminal operator for contamination of polypropylene product in the Western District of North Carolina
Counsel to international engineering company in development of city energy master plan project
Represented major oil and gas company in oil and gas royalty class action in the Northern District of West Virginia
Represented international energy company in obtaining dismissal of oil and gas royalty class action in the Northern District of Ohio
Represented major oil and gas producers in class action royalty litigation in Northern District of Ohio and Ohio state courts with regard to Marcellus and Utica shale assets
Briefed and argued on behalf of major oil and gas producer and obtained dismissal of oil and gas lessor claims at preliminary objection stage in Pennsylvania state court
Represented major oil and gas producer in obtaining dismissal of oil and gas lease challenges in West Virginia state court and the Northern District of West Virginia
Represented and successfully negotiated amicable resolution of multiple nuisance claims in West Virginia state court on behalf of oil and gas midstream company
Following an 18-month federal Grand Jury Investigation of alleged Clear Air Act violations, obtained a declination of prosecution on behalf of a publicly traded energy company
Counsel to publicly-traded energy company in connection with dispute against prime contractor for natural gas processing facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Represented publicly-traded energy company in claim for defective design and construction of one of the largest retaining walls in the Eastern United States
Counsel to major oil and gas midstream company with regard to real property negotiations and acquisitions in West Virginia
Counsel to renewable energy company with regard to wind, solar, and micro-grid projects
Represented national religious organization in arbitration with local congregation seeking property and dismissal from the organization
Represented homeowner in dispute with contractor and subcontractor with regard to deficient construction, which successfully settled on the eve of a jury trial in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas