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Reynolds Frizzell LLP Offices

Reynolds Frizzell LLP
1100 LOUISIANA
SUITE 3500
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States
Visit website 1 713 485 7200 1 713 485 7250

Reynolds Frizzell LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas Tier 3

Houston-based Reynolds Frizzell LLP continues to act for a host of oil and gas industry plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation in state and federal courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitrations. These range from contract disputes and business torts to class actions, multidistrict litigation and partnership disputes. The team includes Chris Reynolds, noted for his focus on commercial and business litigation and arbitration, and Jean Frizzell, whose practice includes complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in securities matters, energy disputes, and contract and fiduciary duty claims.

Practice head(s):

Chris Reynolds; Jean Frizzell

Other key lawyers:

Jeremy Doyle; Brandon Allen; Michael Oldham

Testimonials

‘Reynolds Frizzell are go-to lawyers. For any business or complex matter, I turn to Reynolds Frizzell.’

‘Real and substantial trial experience.’

‘Highly qualified commercial law firm with highly competent partners and associates.’

‘The firm’s courtroom experience, intelligence and lean staffing model allow it to quickly focus on the most critical issues and provide practical and pragmatic advice to commercial clients.’

‘We believe the firm can act quickly as a trusted business partner and provide great overall value.’

‘Every member of the team is highly qualified and well-connected internally, avoiding the inefficiencies sometimes found in a large firm model.’

‘In-depth experience in courts and complex cases allows its lawyers to cut through theory and set clear strategies and expectations.’

Key clients

Russ Robinson/Zinc Resources

Houston Texans (NFL)

Kinder Morgan

Pocahontas Surface Interests, LLC; Pocahontas Land LLC; Pocahontas Development LLC

Dallas Police & Fire Pension

Arkema, Inc.

Huntsman Chemical Corporation

Performance Contractors, Inc.

Sterling Group

LZLabs

Law Offices of Mike Pohl

Smyser Kaplan & Veselka LLP

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz P.C.

Llanelly

Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC

Chord Energy

Work highlights

  • Represented Houston Texans (NFL) in connection with the litigation involving the Deshaun Watson allegations.
  • Represented Freeport LNG Marketing, LLC v Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline. Freeport LNG sought $125 million from Kinder Morgan claiming that Freeport had the right to “sell back” natural gas volumes that Kinder Morgan was scheduled to sell to Freeport but was prevented from doing so by the Winter Weather Event and the Railroad Commission’s Emergency Order.
  • Represented Zinc Resources, LLC, US SDR, LLC, Russ Robinson, Thomas Knepper et al. in a $120 million lawsuit by Zinc Internacional and its affiliates in the hazardous steel dust recycling industry for breach of non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure agreements and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Reynolds Frizzell LLP > Firm Profile

Reynolds Frizzell LLP is a boutique law firm in Houston, Texas, focusing on complex commercial litigation. The firm’s partners bring to bear more than 190 years of litigation experience and include two fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers and two associate members of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The firm is recognized for its representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in cases in which the financial futures of companies and individuals are at stake.

In September 2009, six partners formed Reynolds Frizzell. Since then the firm has grown to include 16 attorneys and has favorably tried and settled a number of diverse high-stakes cases.

Because of the firm’s flexibility and range of experience, it intentionally avoids limiting its practice to any specific geographic region or practice area. It has tried cases in state court, federal court, domestic and international arbitration, and has briefed and argued matters before numerous courts of appeal. Its lawyers have successfully handled cases touching on virtually every aspect of business, including energy, oil and gas, antitrust, product liability, contract disputes and business torts, fiduciary duty matters, securities, anti-competitive conduct, intellectual property, executive compensation, patent infringement, trade secret theft, insurance, class action and multi-district litigation, construction, lender liability, director liability, legal and professional malpractice, trust and estate litigation, and partnership disputes. The firm has litigated cases in bankruptcy and frequently handled matters involving international law. Many of the firm’s cases are litigated outside of Texas, and several have required discovery outside of the United States.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Partner Chris Reynolds
Partner Jean Frizzell
Managing Partner Jeremy Doyle
Partner Brandon Allen
Partner Mike Oldham
Partner Solace Southwick
Partner Nathan Smith
Partner James Schuelke

Staff Figures

Number of Partners : 9
Number of Other Fee-earners : 7

Languages

English
German

Memberships

Chambers and Partners

Other

Senior Partners : Chris Reynolds (Creynolds@reynoldsfrizzell.com)
Senior Partners : Jean C Frizzell (Jfrizzell@reynoldsfrizzell.com)
Managing Partner : Jeremy L Doyle (Doyle@reynoldsfrizzell.com)