Stephen Lee at Porter Hedges LLP represents energy and chemical sector clients in high-value disputes. His recent matters include a multi-million-dollar bench trial over post-sale working capital adjustments, litigation involving hydraulic fracturing equipment contracts, and arbitration under a farmout agreement tied to upstream operations. With a practice spanning upstream and downstream sectors, Lee regularly handles complex claims involving operating agreements, equipment cancellations, and contract performance – often stepping in at the trial stage.
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Key clients

  • Hupecol Operating LLC
  • K-Solv Group LLP
  • KSW Oilfield Rental, LLC
  • ProFrac Holding Co.
  • Tri-Con, Inc.
  • Able Tool and Rental
  • Shamrock Holdings Corp. Inc.
  • Sooner Inc.

Work highlights

Successfully Represented Hupecol Operating LLC in a six-day arbitration over a $35 million dispute under a Farmout Agreement for oil and gas concessions near Bogota, Colombia.
Represented Shamrock Holdings in a four-day bench trial in Harris County, Texas, involving a post-sale working capital dispute from its 2019 fuel distribution business sale.
Representing U.S. Well Services, a ProFrac Holdings subsidiary, in a $25 million dispute with a former supplier over canceled hydraulic fracturing equipment orders.