This Friday I’ll be speaking at SparkCon, a conference that focuses on innovations in the energy industry. One of the innovations I’ll be discussing is how GAILLE PLLC is challenging the legal service delivery models available to the energy industry.... Continue Reading →
About a month ago, Houston declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We closed our office and sent our five lawyers to work from home. The good news was that most of our practice involves drafting and... Continue Reading →
Lawyers often gain valuable experience by accident. This was the case with me and force majeure. A couple of weeks after 9/11, I joined Occidental Petroleum’s business development office in Dubai. As the youngest person on the team, I received... Continue Reading →
Over my 25 years as an energy transactions lawyer, I have watched as agreements of all kinds have become longer and more detailed. Last week, I was in Canada (-21 degrees) helping a client develop a new agreement. The precedent previously... Continue Reading →
Energy companies often do business in places that are not part of the Instagram travel circuit. Visas can be difficult to obtain, and tourism is virtually non-existent. These nations also tend to be home to extraordinary characters with unusual stories. ... Continue Reading →
“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” – Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Even if both parties must conclude a deal, we must consider the question of Time—by when does each need to reach agreement.... Continue Reading →
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.” – Archilochus of Paros, 7th Century, B.C. Courses at Yale, Oxford, and the United States Naval War College have used the aphorism of the fox versus the hedgehog... Continue Reading →
Fans of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are familiar with the character of Saul Goodman (aka Jimmy McGill): Jimmy is a good example of . . . a “trickster lawyer.” The idea is that many talented lawyers resemble the... Continue Reading →
Energy ventures often begin with the formation of a limited liability company (LLC). A handful of founders agree to contribute their skills and relationships toward a common purpose—the success of the LLC. Just like new parents, the founders are giddy... Continue Reading →
