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Emalee Hall LaFuze
Emalee Hall LaFuze
Senior Associate — Complex Commercial Litigation
Senior Associate — Complex Commercial Litigation

Emalee Hall LaFuze

Emalee Hall LaFuze
Dallas

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

Emalee Hall LaFuze

Experience Highlights

  • (Tex. App. – Dallas Cnty.) – Represented oil and gas company in breach of contract lawsuit against a software company; obtained favorable settlement

  • (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) – Represented an oil and gas company in a complex contractual dispute over operatorship of over 300,000 acres and 1800 wells; secured complete victory for client after six-day trial in bankruptcy court

  • (Tex. Dist. – Reeves Cnty.) – Represented an oil and gas company in breach of contract lawsuit against a pipe company; obtained favorable settlement

  • (Tex. Dist. – Reeves Cnty.) – Represented an oil and gas company in the successful resolution of a specific performance lawsuit regarding enforcement of substantial completion per the terms of the parties’ agreement

  • (Tex. Dist. – Harris Cnty.) – Represented an oil and gas company in the successful resolution of a breach of contract lawsuit regarding interpretation of specific terms in a purchase and sale agreement

  • (Tex. App. – Dallas Cnty.) – Represented an oil and gas company in a dispute over a working interest owner’s distributions and fees, including defending against claims for fraud, breach of contract, and negligent misrepresentation; successfully settled

  • (Tex. Dist. – Travis County) – Defended Am. Law 100 law firm in a suit by former client arising from pre-transaction antitrust advice leading to an FTC divestiture and involving over $80 million in claimed damages

  • (Tex. Dist. – Harris Cnty.) – Represented developer of self-storage businesses in a contract dispute with a purchaser; obtained favorable settlement

Credentials

  • University of Texas, J.D., 2019 (Member, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law)
  • Princeton University, A.B. in Classics, cum laude, 2013
  • Texas