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Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson

Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson

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700 Louisiana Street, Suite 2750, Houston, TX 77002

Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Construction, Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance and 13 more

About Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson

Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson is a lawyer practicing bankruptcy and restructuring, construction, energy, infrastructure and project finance and 13 other areas of law. Barclay received a B.A. degree from University of Texas in 1995, and has been licensed for 27 years. Barclay practices at Sheppard Mullin in Houston, TX.

Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson (Houston, Texas)

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Champion Badge Gold

At least six reviews and a score of 4.2 or higher.

Champion Badge Platinum

At least ten reviews and a score of 4.5 or higher.

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Mr. Barclay Richard Nicholson got this award in 2021

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Insurance
  • Transportation
  • Environmental Law
  • Other 11
    • Bankruptcy and Restructuring
    • Construction
    • Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance
    • ESG and Sustainability
    • International Arbitration
    • Real Estate, Energy, Land Use & Environmental
    • Distressed Real Estate Loan Workouts and Enforcement
    • Financial Services
    • Hospitality
    • Multifamily Housing
    • Private Equity

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Arabic
    French
    German
    Greek
    Hebrew
    Indonesian
    Italian
    Japanese
    Korean
    Russian
    Spanish
    Vietnamese
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Sheppard Mullin
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Recent, significant litigation
    arbitration activities include: Energy Related Representations include: Lead arbitration counsel for a private equity backed mineral interest fund against a broker dealer claiming fees owed under various financing contracts
    Lead trial counsel in class action litigation involving environmental concerns related to unconventional oil
    gas drilling operations
    Lead trial counsel in crude oil take-or-pay trading suit for Canadian based, international oil
    gas company
    Lead trial counsel in crude by rail train derailment for US based crude by rail transportation company
    Lead trial counsel in litigation arising from multiple oil & gas leases
    related service contracts
    Counseled companies regarding the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluids
    Lead trial counsel in dispute regarding Joint Operating Agreement between oil
    gas operators
    Lead trial counsel in lawsuits involving claims of groundwater contamination due to hydraulic fracturing operations
    Lead trial counsel for major oil
    gas drilling company in dispute regarding drilling operations
    Lead arbitration counsel for British LNG provider in commercial dispute concerning multiple multinational JOA
    PSA contracts pending before LCIA
    Lead arbitration counsel for major oil producer in ICC arbitration involving a failed merger
    Trial counsel in trial court
    Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for multi-national oil
    gas company in $266 billion False Claims Act suit
    Arbitration counsel for Canadian oil
    gas company in ICC arbitration dispute concerning West African offshore oil fields
    Arbitration counsel for major multinational producer
    refiner in dispute with government over offshore oil rights
    Lead arbitration counsel for multinational oil producer
    refiner over government related claims in ICC arbitration
    Lead trial counsel for International gas company in multiple take-or-pay contract disputes
    Lead trial counsel for regional drilling
    exploration company in well damage case in Texas State Court
    Lead trial counsel for local oil
    gas exploration company regarding a deceptive trade practices action pending in Federal Court in Houston
    Commercial Litigation Representations include: Lead trial counsel for national newspaper in complex breach of contract
    breach of fiduciary duty case in state court
    Lead trial counsel for small manufacturing business owner in a state court dispute regarding a buy-sell agreement
    Lead trial counsel for crude by rail operator relating to contract dispute for rail terminals
    railcar leases
    Lead attorney for oil field equipment manufacturer in contractual business dispute regarding a buy-out agreement
    Lead trial counsel for International law firm in a malpractice action
    Lead trial counsel for major media company in a wrongful death case
    Lead trial counsel for premises owner in a suit that involved catastrophic personal injury
    Prosecuted over 20 lawsuits on behalf of the City of Houston, as first chair attorney
    Construction Related Representations include: Trial counsel for public entity involving alleged damage to surrounding buildings leading to high rise tower settlement
    tilt in San Francisco, California
    Lead trial counsel for general contractor of a $2 billion dollar construction project of multiple high rise condo towers in Las Vegas involving construction defects
    Lead trial counsel in defense of general contractor related to multi-story condo tower project in Miami
    Lead trial counsel in defense of general contractor related to development of large master planned community in Florida
    Lead trial counsel for general contractor related to $1 billion dollar industrial complex in Denver
    Lead trial counsel for general contractor on school building construction alleging construction defect claims in Texas
    Lead trial counsel for general contractor of multi-story commercial building in Santa Monica involving construction defects
    Trial counsel for publicly traded mid-stream company related to construction delays of a multi-state pipeline project
    Lead trail counsel for one of the world's largest oil
    gas companies in construction dispute involving multinational EPC contract
    Lead arbitration counsel for regional pipeline company in AAA arbitration involving construction delay dispute
    Trial counsel for national manufacturing company in bench trial in South Texas that resulted in a take nothing judgment
    recovery on counter-claim
    First Party Insurance
    Bad-Faith Representations include: Trial counsel for Fortune 500 Insurance Company in coverage
    bad-faith lawsuits in state
    federal court with exposure totaling over $250 million
    Trial counsel for one of the world's leading insurance companies in a bad-faith trial lasting over four weeks in Jefferson Parrish, State Court in Louisiana
    Trial counsel for multinational insurance company against bad-faith claims brought in Federal Court in Missouri
    Trial counsel for International insurance carrier in first party litigation case involving bad-faith claims arising out of excess insurance policy
    Trial counsel for National insurance company in appeal involving contractual dispute between companies which resulted in widely cited published court of appeals decision
    Trial counsel for National insurance company in case of first impression that involved bad-faith
    case was won at summary judgment
    subsequently upheld at appellate level
    published opinion has become widely cited as precedent
    Intellectual Property Representations include: Trial counsel for Fortune 500 energy company in a week long complex patent infringement jury trial in Federal Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Lead trial counsel for major media company as defendant in TV related technology matter in Federal Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Trial counsel for International consumer electronics company in patent case involving MP3 players in Federal Court in Southern District of Texas
    Trial counsel for International medical device manufacturing company in patent case involving surgical devices in Federal Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1999, Texas
    2009, New York
    2007, Colorado
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •American Bar Association
    •International Energy & Natural Resources Committee, Vice-Chair (2011 - 2021)
    •Energy Litigation Committee, Senior Leadership and Programs Chair (2013 - 2016)
    •Construction Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Committee (2017
    2021)
    •Business Torts Litigation Committee, Committee Leadership (2011 - 2012)
    •International Law Section, Steering Group (2014 - 2015)
    •Environment, Energy and Resources Section
    •Litigation Section
    •Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Former Co-Chair
    •Continuing Legal Education Committee, Standing Committee Member
    •Advisory Panel
    •State Bar of Texas
    •Litigation Section
    •Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Section
    •Construction Section
    •Professional Liability Section
    •Federal Bar Association
    •College of the State Bar of Texas (2006 - 2021)
    •Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas (2006 - 2021)
    •Houston Bar Foundation, fellow
    •Texas Bar Foundation, fellow
    •Houston Bar Association
    •Chair of the Litigation Section (2013 - 2014)
    •Chair-Elect of the Litigation Section (2012 - 2013)
    •Continuing Legal Education Committee (2011 - 2012)
    •Membership Committee (2011 - 2012)
    •Dispute Resolution Committee, Board of Director (2008 - 2010)
    •Speakers Bureau Committee (2008 - 2009, 2011 - 2012)
    •Professionalism Committee (2007 - 2009)
    •Fee Disputes Committee (2006 - 2008)
    •The General Counsel Forum
    •Board Member and Corporate Secretary (2013 - 2021)
    •Energy Law Report, Published by LexisNexis, Board of Editors (2014 - 2018)
    •Houston Young Lawyers Association
    •Bench Book Committee, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief (2005 - 2007)
    • World Affairs Council of Houston
    •Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
    •Houston Claims Association
    •Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association
    •The Institute for Energy Law
    •Vice-Chair and Member of the Executive Committee (2014 - 2017)
    •Editor Oil and Gas E-Report (2021)
    •Member of the Advisory Board
    •Independent Petroleum Association of America
    •Member of Land & Royalty Committee
    •Member of Environment & Safety Committee
    •Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
    •Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
    •Texas Association of Defense Counsel
    •Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
    •New York State Bar Association
    •Colorado State Bar Association
    •Strauss fellow, Next Generation Project Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas

    Bar Fellowship
    Houston Bar Association; Texas Bar Foundation.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Houston
    Class of 1999
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Texas
    Class of 1995
    B.A.
    While in law school Barclay was Associate Editor of the Houston Law Review. He was also selected to be a member of the Order of the Coif and is also member of the Order of the Barons. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, the State of New York, the State of Colorado, and in the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern and Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, and for Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, as well as the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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