Chair of Foley & Lardner LLP’s Energy Litigation Practice Group and vice chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, Geoffrey (Geoff) Bracken tries cases and regularly secures favorable outcomes for clients.
A partner in the firm’s Houston office, Geoff’s litigation practice emphasizes commercial, construction, copyright infringement, wrongful death, and personal injury disputes, in particular those related to oil and gas exploration and production. He represents individuals and businesses in both personal injury and commercial litigation matters in trials, on appeals, and, increasingly, in arbitration proceedings.
Geoff has tried more than 65 cases — including 25 reported cases, among them the seminal Supreme Court of Texas cases Perry Homes v. Cull and Sage Street Associates v. Northdale Construction Co. — and has conducted numerous domestic and international arbitrations. Most of his clients — employers, individuals and public and private business entities — are Texas-based, and he represents them throughout the United States.
He is former managing partner of the firm’s Denver office.
代表的な経験
- Successfully represented plaintiff in Amegy Bank National Association v. Deutsche Bank Corporation, et al., Middle District of Florida; Ft. Myers Division.
- Represented plaintiff in Stallion Oilfield Construction, LLC and Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd. v. Tommy Angelle, et al., Harris County District Court, Texas.
- Successfully defended client in Richard King v. Patti Labelle a/k/a Patricia Edwards, Zuri Kye Edwards, Efrem Holmes and Norma Harris, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
- Successfully represented plaintiff in Sun Coast Resources, Inc. v. Plains Marketing, L.P., Harris County District Court, Texas.
- Successfully defended client in Mesa Petroleum Partners LP v. J. Cleo Thompson & James Cleo Thompson, Jr., L.P., et al., Reeves County District Court, Texas.
- Successfully represented plaintiff in M-J Overseas Limited v. Lee-Var, Inc. et al., Harris County District Court, Texas.
代表的なクライアント
- Amegy Bank, National Association
- Baker Hughes Incorporated
- Cornerstone Brands, Inc. (formerly NCI Building Systems)
- Dril-Quip Inc.
- EXCO Resources, Inc.
- Live Nation Inc.
- M-I Swaco
- Ovintiv Services, Inc. (formerly Encana Oil & Gas)
- Perry Homes LLC
- Smith International Inc. (now a subsidiary of Schlumberger)
受賞歴
- 全米最優秀弁護士® Oil & Gas Law (2007, 2010-2024)
- 商事訴訟（2016-2024）
- トムソン・ロイターの事業であるTexas Super Lawyers®に掲載。 テキサス・スーパー・ローヤーズ誌
- Top 100: Texas Super Lawyers® (2015, 2018)
- Top 100: Houston Super Lawyers® (2014-2017)
- Business Litigation (2005-2017)
- Civil Litigation Defense (each year since 2005) General Litigation (each year since 2005)
- Who’s Who in Energy, Houston Business Journal (2011, 2012, 2015)
- Houston’s Professional on the Fast Track, H Texas Magazine
所属
- テキサス州弁護士会会員
- 米国法曹協会会員
- ヒューストン弁護士会会員
- Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section
- Entertainment and Sports Law Section
- 訴訟部門
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Fellow, Houston Bar Association
- Senior Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- テキサス州弁護士財団フェロー
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Member, International Association of Drilling Contractors
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
コミュニティへの参加
- Director, The Children’s Museum of Houston
- Director, Profectum Foundation