Commercial Disputes
SKV lawyers handle high-stakes commercial disputes for clients in the energy, oil and gas, banking, construction, and healthcare industries, just to name a few. We have developed a reputation as tenacious, but principled and efficient trial lawyers. Chambers USA ranks SKV among the top law firms in the country, citing SKV’s “expertise in preparing complex cases for trials before juries.” Our lawyers try cases in state and federal courts across the country. We have the expertise, experience, and energy needed to win important cases.
While we love to try cases, we are aware that a traditional trial is not always the best option for every commercial dispute. We have participated in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations, recently obtaining a complete victory for our client in an ICDR arbitration involving a multi-billion dollar natural gas storage contract. At SKV, we use a straightforward approach to evaluating your case and your needs, making sure we never lose sight of your goals.
White Collar
SKV’s award winning white-collar lawyers—including two former federal prosecutors, a former city attorney, and three former judicial clerks—have played major roles in some of the country’s most significant white-collar cases over the past 30 years: the savings and loan crisis, the fall of Enron, Major League Baseball’s steroid scandal, post-hurricane Katrina investigations into alleged euthanasia, numerous of the country’s largest FCPA investigations, the BP commodities trading indictment, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and public corruptions cases against public officials.
In addition to handling the most sensitive and high-profile matters, SKV’s white-collar lawyers have extensive experience in criminal trials and appeals, parallel civil and administrative proceedings, internal investigations, and government investigations of companies and individuals, whether as a “target,” “subject,” or “witness.”
Our recent successes include dismissals or acquittals in cases alleging insider trading, commodities manipulation, environmental violations, and public corruption. SKV has also helped hundreds of clients avoid charges altogether in investigations into alleged financial fraud, tax evasion, FCPA violations, theft of trade secrets, commodities manipulation, money laundering, and more.
Energy
SKV knows energy. Whether your case involves oil and gas or hydroelectric power, we’ve got the experience you need. SKV has represented energy industry leaders, including the world’s largest oilfield services company, the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet, and one of the country’s largest energy companies primarily engaged in the liquefied natural gas business. Our clients also include royalty interest owners, E&P companies, drilling companies, oil field service companies, top drive manufacturers, and refineries.
We have extensive experience handling cases involving upstream, midstream, and downstream issues for diverse clients. We also represent energy industry clients in the full range of commercial disputes, including claims for patent infringement, theft of trade secrets, breach of contract or fiduciary duty, securities law violations, and shareholder disputes. SKV’s recent victories involved oil & gas leases, patent infringement, pipeline construction, and oilfield services.
Intellectual Property
SKV's lawyers have had great success in high profile intellectual property cases in state and federal courts across the country. SKV and co-counsel recently obtained one of the year’s largest intellectual property jury verdicts in the state on behalf of an energy company that owned patents involving underwater seismic surveying. As lawyers who have been involved in some of the largest and highest-dollar IP litigation matters in Texas, our experience can help you prosecute or defend your intellectual property rights. Our experience extends to all types of intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, trade secrets, proprietary information and processes, and copyrights. We have successfully handled intellectual property claims arising out of offshore oil technology products, search engines, software, computer chips, top drives, and many other types of intellectual property.
Healthcare
Healthcare is big business in Houston, where both SKV and the Texas Medical Center are located. Since its inception, SKV has represented large and small institutions throughout the region. SKV has come to the aid of the healthcare industry in both civil and white-collar matters. On the civil front, SKV has obtained landmark rulings for healthcare clients, including a Fifth Circuit opinion limiting the scope of claims that can be brought against healthcare providers under the federal EMTALA act. On behalf of Texas Medical Center institutions, SKV has pursued and recovered tens of millions of dollars in third-party contract reimbursement disputes. But our civil healthcare clients aren’t just the big guys — we also represent physicians, physician practice groups, and clinics in business disputes. Our white-collar attorneys have successfully represented doctors, nurses, and healthcare institutions in a host of federal and state investigations. Our decades of experience representing healthcare clients in matters running the gamut from criminal investigations to professional negligence and administrative proceedings means we know healthcare and what it takes to obtain a “win” for our healthcare clients.
Securities
Whether it’s a shareholder derivative suit, an SEC investigation or a 10(b)(5) securities fraud claim, SKV is ready to handle your case. SKV has been involved in some of the most significant securities litigation in the past decade. SKV represented the former Enron CFO in one of the nation's largest class action security cases that generated hundreds of civil suits across the country. SKV has successfully handled multiple SEC investigations and white-collar criminal matters involving securities laws. SKV lawyers have represented shareholders, directors, business entities, and special committees in a variety of securities matters involving both state and federal securities laws. SKV recently tried and obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of a close corporation in a case involving derivative claims under Texas securities laws.
Appeals
Appellate experience and excellent briefs win appeals. SKV delivers both. Over half of our lawyers completed judicial clerkships in federal circuit courts. SKV lawyers have briefed, argued, and won multiple appeals in federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Our lawyers also routinely handle state court appeals in Texas and other states. SKV’s recent successes include victories for energy clients in the Texas Supreme Court and Houston’s First Court of Appeals, and for white-collar clients in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Commercial Disputes
SKV lawyers handle high-stakes commercial disputes for clients in the energy, oil and gas, banking, construction, and healthcare industries, just to name a few. We have developed a reputation as tenacious, but principled and efficient trial lawyers. Chambers USA ranks SKV among the top law firms in the country, citing SKV’s “expertise in preparing complex cases for trials before juries.” Our lawyers try cases in state and federal courts across the country. We have the expertise, experience, and energy needed to win important cases.
While we love to try cases, we are aware that a traditional trial is not always the best option for every commercial dispute. We have participated in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations, recently obtaining a complete victory for our client in an ICDR arbitration involving a multi-billion dollar natural gas storage contract. At SKV, we use a straightforward approach to evaluating your case and your needs, making sure we never lose sight of your goals.
White Collar
SKV’s award winning white-collar lawyers—including two former federal prosecutors, a former city attorney, and three former judicial clerks—have played major roles in some of the country’s most significant white-collar cases over the past 30 years: the savings and loan crisis, the fall of Enron, Major League Baseball’s steroid scandal, post-hurricane Katrina investigations into alleged euthanasia, numerous of the country’s largest FCPA investigations, the BP commodities trading indictment, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and public corruptions cases against public officials.
In addition to handling the most sensitive and high-profile matters, SKV’s white-collar lawyers have extensive experience in criminal trials and appeals, parallel civil and administrative proceedings, internal investigations, and government investigations of companies and individuals, whether as a “target,” “subject,” or “witness.”
Our recent successes include dismissals or acquittals in cases alleging insider trading, commodities manipulation, environmental violations, and public corruption. SKV has also helped hundreds of clients avoid charges altogether in investigations into alleged financial fraud, tax evasion, FCPA violations, theft of trade secrets, commodities manipulation, money laundering, and more.
Energy
SKV knows energy. Whether your case involves oil and gas or hydroelectric power, we’ve got the experience you need. SKV has represented energy industry leaders, including the world’s largest oilfield services company, the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet, and one of the country’s largest energy companies primarily engaged in the liquefied natural gas business. Our clients also include royalty interest owners, E&P companies, drilling companies, oil field service companies, top drive manufacturers, and refineries.
We have extensive experience handling cases involving upstream, midstream, and downstream issues for diverse clients. We also represent energy industry clients in the full range of commercial disputes, including claims for patent infringement, theft of trade secrets, breach of contract or fiduciary duty, securities law violations, and shareholder disputes. SKV’s recent victories involved oil & gas leases, patent infringement, pipeline construction, and oilfield services.
Intellectual Property
SKV's lawyers have had great success in high profile intellectual property cases in state and federal courts across the country. SKV and co-counsel recently obtained one of the year’s largest intellectual property jury verdicts in the state on behalf of an energy company that owned patents involving underwater seismic surveying. As lawyers who have been involved in some of the largest and highest-dollar IP litigation matters in Texas, our experience can help you prosecute or defend your intellectual property rights. Our experience extends to all types of intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, trade secrets, proprietary information and processes, and copyrights. We have successfully handled intellectual property claims arising out of offshore oil technology products, search engines, software, computer chips, top drives, and many other types of intellectual property.
Healthcare
Healthcare is big business in Houston, where both SKV and the Texas Medical Center are located. Since its inception, SKV has represented large and small institutions throughout the region. SKV has come to the aid of the healthcare industry in both civil and white-collar matters. On the civil front, SKV has obtained landmark rulings for healthcare clients, including a Fifth Circuit opinion limiting the scope of claims that can be brought against healthcare providers under the federal EMTALA act. On behalf of Texas Medical Center institutions, SKV has pursued and recovered tens of millions of dollars in third-party contract reimbursement disputes. But our civil healthcare clients aren’t just the big guys — we also represent physicians, physician practice groups, and clinics in business disputes. Our white-collar attorneys have successfully represented doctors, nurses, and healthcare institutions in a host of federal and state investigations. Our decades of experience representing healthcare clients in matters running the gamut from criminal investigations to professional negligence and administrative proceedings means we know healthcare and what it takes to obtain a “win” for our healthcare clients.
Securities
Whether it’s a shareholder derivative suit, an SEC investigation or a 10(b)(5) securities fraud claim, SKV is ready to handle your case. SKV has been involved in some of the most significant securities litigation in the past decade. SKV represented the former Enron CFO in one of the nation's largest class action security cases that generated hundreds of civil suits across the country. SKV has successfully handled multiple SEC investigations and white-collar criminal matters involving securities laws. SKV lawyers have represented shareholders, directors, business entities, and special committees in a variety of securities matters involving both state and federal securities laws. SKV recently tried and obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of a close corporation in a case involving derivative claims under Texas securities laws.
Appeals
Appellate experience and excellent briefs win appeals. SKV delivers both. Over half of our lawyers completed judicial clerkships in federal circuit courts. SKV lawyers have briefed, argued, and won multiple appeals in federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Our lawyers also routinely handle state court appeals in Texas and other states. SKV’s recent successes include victories for energy clients in the Texas Supreme Court and Houston’s First Court of Appeals, and for white-collar clients in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Commercial Disputes
SKV lawyers handle high-stakes commercial disputes for clients in the energy, oil and gas, banking, construction, and healthcare industries, just to name a few. We have developed a reputation as tenacious, but principled and efficient trial lawyers. Chambers USA ranks SKV among the top law firms in the country, citing SKV’s “expertise in preparing complex cases for trials before juries.” Our lawyers try cases in state and federal courts across the country. We have the expertise, experience, and energy needed to win important cases.
While we love to try cases, we are aware that a traditional trial is not always the best option for every commercial dispute. We have participated in hundreds of mediations and arbitrations, recently obtaining a complete victory for our client in an ICDR arbitration involving a multi-billion dollar natural gas storage contract. At SKV, we use a straightforward approach to evaluating your case and your needs, making sure we never lose sight of your goals.
White Collar
SKV’s award winning white-collar lawyers—including two former federal prosecutors, a former city attorney, and three former judicial clerks—have played major roles in some of the country’s most significant white-collar cases over the past 30 years: the savings and loan crisis, the fall of Enron, Major League Baseball’s steroid scandal, post-hurricane Katrina investigations into alleged euthanasia, numerous of the country’s largest FCPA investigations, the BP commodities trading indictment, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and public corruptions cases against public officials.
In addition to handling the most sensitive and high-profile matters, SKV’s white-collar lawyers have extensive experience in criminal trials and appeals, parallel civil and administrative proceedings, internal investigations, and government investigations of companies and individuals, whether as a “target,” “subject,” or “witness.”
Our recent successes include dismissals or acquittals in cases alleging insider trading, commodities manipulation, environmental violations, and public corruption. SKV has also helped hundreds of clients avoid charges altogether in investigations into alleged financial fraud, tax evasion, FCPA violations, theft of trade secrets, commodities manipulation, money laundering, and more.
Energy
SKV knows energy. Whether your case involves oil and gas or hydroelectric power, we’ve got the experience you need. SKV has represented energy industry leaders, including the world’s largest oilfield services company, the world’s largest land-based drilling rig fleet, and one of the country’s largest energy companies primarily engaged in the liquefied natural gas business. Our clients also include royalty interest owners, E&P companies, drilling companies, oil field service companies, top drive manufacturers, and refineries.
We have extensive experience handling cases involving upstream, midstream, and downstream issues for diverse clients. We also represent energy industry clients in the full range of commercial disputes, including claims for patent infringement, theft of trade secrets, breach of contract or fiduciary duty, securities law violations, and shareholder disputes. SKV’s recent victories involved oil & gas leases, patent infringement, pipeline construction, and oilfield services.
Intellectual Property
SKV's lawyers have had great success in high profile intellectual property cases in state and federal courts across the country. SKV and co-counsel recently obtained one of the year’s largest intellectual property jury verdicts in the state on behalf of an energy company that owned patents involving underwater seismic surveying. As lawyers who have been involved in some of the largest and highest-dollar IP litigation matters in Texas, our experience can help you prosecute or defend your intellectual property rights. Our experience extends to all types of intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, trade secrets, proprietary information and processes, and copyrights. We have successfully handled intellectual property claims arising out of offshore oil technology products, search engines, software, computer chips, top drives, and many other types of intellectual property.
Healthcare
Healthcare is big business in Houston, where both SKV and the Texas Medical Center are located. Since its inception, SKV has represented large and small institutions throughout the region. SKV has come to the aid of the healthcare industry in both civil and white-collar matters. On the civil front, SKV has obtained landmark rulings for healthcare clients, including a Fifth Circuit opinion limiting the scope of claims that can be brought against healthcare providers under the federal EMTALA act. On behalf of Texas Medical Center institutions, SKV has pursued and recovered tens of millions of dollars in third-party contract reimbursement disputes. But our civil healthcare clients aren’t just the big guys — we also represent physicians, physician practice groups, and clinics in business disputes. Our white-collar attorneys have successfully represented doctors, nurses, and healthcare institutions in a host of federal and state investigations. Our decades of experience representing healthcare clients in matters running the gamut from criminal investigations to professional negligence and administrative proceedings means we know healthcare and what it takes to obtain a “win” for our healthcare clients.
Securities
Whether it’s a shareholder derivative suit, an SEC investigation or a 10(b)(5) securities fraud claim, SKV is ready to handle your case. SKV has been involved in some of the most significant securities litigation in the past decade. SKV represented the former Enron CFO in one of the nation's largest class action security cases that generated hundreds of civil suits across the country. SKV has successfully handled multiple SEC investigations and white-collar criminal matters involving securities laws. SKV lawyers have represented shareholders, directors, business entities, and special committees in a variety of securities matters involving both state and federal securities laws. SKV recently tried and obtained a favorable jury verdict on behalf of a close corporation in a case involving derivative claims under Texas securities laws.
Appeals
Appellate experience and excellent briefs win appeals. SKV delivers both. Over half of our lawyers completed judicial clerkships in federal circuit courts. SKV lawyers have briefed, argued, and won multiple appeals in federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Our lawyers also routinely handle state court appeals in Texas and other states. SKV’s recent successes include victories for energy clients in the Texas Supreme Court and Houston’s First Court of Appeals, and for white-collar clients in the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.