GAILLE PLLC’s partner, Scott King, previously served as the Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary for Occidental Chemical Corporation. During his time at Oxy, Mr. King led and managed more than a dozen billion dollar transactions. Scott was also segment compliance officer for Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s chemical segment from 2001-2015. See selected chemical and petrochemical representative matters below.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF CHEMICAL BUSINESSES
- Numerous Purchase Agreements (both stock and asset)
- Cross Indemnities
- Pipeline Transfer Agreements
- Tax Indemnity Agreements
- Assumption and Assignment Agreements
- Obtaining state and foreign approvals
- $500 million and $150 million petrochemical manufacturing plants (Texas and Louisiana)
- $100 million specialty chemical (Resorcinol) manufacturing plant
- Disposition of controlling interest in Partnership that owned $500 million chlor-alkali plant in Brazil
- Early-stage development of $200 million specialty refrigerant pentachlorophenol plant in Louisiana
FORMATION OF JOINT VENTURES (BASIC CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS)
- Master Agreements
- Merger and Asset Contribution Agreements
- Transition Service Agreements
- Ethylene Sales, Toll Processing, Pipeline Acquisition, and other commercial agreements
- Real Property Sharing Agreements
- Canada Tax Agreements
- Operating Agreements
- PVC and VCM Supply Agreements
- Partnership Agreements
- Litigation Management Agreements
- Intellectual Property Licensing Agreements
- Marine Transportation Agreements
- Deeds, Bill of Sale, and other conveyance agreements
- Bareboat Charter and other marine transportation agreements
- Rail Transportation Agreements
- Truck Transportation Agreements
- Assignments of Lease and Acts of Exchange
- Parent Agreements
PETROCHEMICAL PIPELINE AGREEMENTS
- Hydrogen chloride pipeline transportation agreement
- Ammonia pipeline transportation agreement
- Texas intrastate pipelines
- FERC jurisdictional pipeline to Louisiana
COSNTRUCTION AND SERVICES AGREEMENTS
- Major construction contracts, including EPC contracts for three facilities in Tennessee, Texas, and Louisiana
- Hundreds of master service agreements
- Hundreds of pipeline right-of-way conveyances
PURCHASE OF SPECIALTY AND BASIC CHEMICALS BUSINESSES
- Chloro Vinyls, Calcium Chloride, Antimony Oxide, and Resorcinol
- Trademark and Patent License Agreements
- Environmental Indemnity Agreements
- Insurance Agreements
- Purchase Agreements
- Railcar Lease and Exchange Agreements
- Raw Material and Energy Assumption Agreements
- Employment and Consulting Agreements
CHEMICAL PROJECT AGREEMENTS
- Sale of Vinyls Agreements and related co-products
- Petrochemical Plant offtake agreements (separate for each derivative product including benzene and other aromatics)
- Finance Agreements (public and private – bonds and term loans)
- Construction and EPC contracts with multiple vendors
- State Property Tax Exemption Agreements for Project Development
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION MANAGEMENT
- Resolved Disputes with EPC Contractor
- Recovered more than $50 million in settlements for antitrust complaint against chemical parcel shippers
- Pursued miscellaneous trade claims
- Settled claims arising from the purchase of businesses
- Resolved regulatory complaints
- Depositions in Commercial Arbitration Case
- Resolution of preference, clawback claims, and various bankruptcy disputes
- Settled foreign claims by distributor (Brazil)
- Collection on Promissory Note (Netherlands)