Part of what makes Roach Newton unique is the blending of appellate and oil and gas in one small but talented boutique. John Newton is known for his 40 years as lead trial expertise in East Texas, but over the last 15 years John has blended his oil and gas experience in the firm’s appellate practice that includes several years of teaching appellate advocacy with Randy at the University of Houston Law Center. Randy Roach brings almost 40 years deep appellate expertise in oil and gas appeals.
A few examples of Roach Newton’s oil and gas appellate representations include:
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel in Beaumont court of appeals and Texas Supreme Court by major oil company to appeal a declaratory judgment transferring ownership of oil and gas producing properties from the company, resulting in a reversal and render of the declaratory judgment action.
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel in court of appeals and Texas Supreme Court by beneficiaries of an Oklahoma oil and gas trust to fend off a case-ending mandamus in a $2B dispute.
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel by multiple oil and gas defendants found liable for fraud and punitive damages, resulting in a reverse and render of judgment in clients’ favor.
- Engaged by New York-based oil company as lead appellate counsel in El Paso court of appeals and Texas Supreme Court regarding multi-million adverse judgment requiring reimbursement of their insurance company for misrepresentations in their insurance claim, resulting in reversal in El Paso and key affirmation in Texas Supreme Court.
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel in Ft. Worth Court of Appeals and Texas Supreme Court by Ft. Worth-based oil and gas company regarding construction of oil and gas leases.
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel by Texas-based independent oil and gas company to seek review by Texas Supreme Court of adverse judgment won by major oil company.
- Engaged as lead appellate counsel by NY-based oil and gas company to defend bad faith judgment against their London insurers regarding hurricane damage to offshore oil well.
- Engaged by France-based oil company as lead appellate counsel in federal Fifth Circuit involving appeal $30M adverse judgment in favor of domestic major oil company.
