Energy
Brian Ross at Gibbs & Bruns LLP regularly handles complex energy litigation. He recently secured a complete defense verdict for Hi-Crush Permian Sand in a jury trial over an alleged breach of contract related to frac sand supply. Ross continues to represent leading energy sector clients in high-stakes commercial disputes across Texas and maintains a strong trial-focused practice.
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Partner, Gibbs & Bruns LLP
Career
Brian is a native Houstonian and Harvard Law graduate who became a partner at Gibbs & Bruns in 2008. While Brian regularly excels and wins in the courtroom and arbitration hearings, he also prides himself on solving his clients’ problems outside the courtroom whenever possible. Brian’s happy clients include some of the world’s largest energy companies, healthcare organizations, private equity funds, software companies, individual investors, and even other lawyers.
Brian has lots of experience. He is smart and has a charismatic personality.
Brian is a really smart guy. He is a great lawyer.
Chambers USA 2024
When he is not representing clients or spending time with his wife and two children, Brian is a tireless advocate for non-profit cancer organizations. A lymphoma survivor himself, Brian has served on the Board of Trustees of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Texas Gulf Coast Chapter, and was previously named the chapter’s “Man of the Year” after raising what was then a record-setting amount of money for blood cancer research. Brian appeared on a national TV advertisement for the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Key clients
- Atlas Energy Solutions (f/k/a Hi-Crush Permian Sand, LLC)
- Reynolds & Reynolds
- Blue Creek Whitetails LLC
Work highlights
Secured a complete defense jury verdict for Hi-Crush Permian Sand LLC in a $10 million breach of contract case, with the jury finding no breach occurred in connection with an alleged amended frac sand supply agreement formed via email in February 2022.