Stephanie L. Noble

(AAA Arbitration) – Defended Colorado energy company in an AAA arbitration against a co-working interest holder regarding an Area of Mutual Interest Agreement; presented fact witness and crossed expert witness at final hearing; obtained favorable result 

Represented energy company in international arbitration proceedings under the ICSID Convention against Argentina related to the treatment of an investment; resulted in award of approximately $200 million (net)

First-chaired fifteen jury trials through the City of Houston’s Volunteer Prosecutor Program

(Bankr. S.D. Tex) –Representing oil-and-gas producer in challenging class proofs of claim for alleged royalty underpayment

(D. Puerto Rico) – Representing fuel-testing laboratory in class action brought against a number of laboratories, fuel suppliers, and a utility company, in Puerto Rico alleging RICO and fraud claims related to the sale and testing of oil

(Texas) – Defended pharmacy and grocery services company against putative class action by consumers alleging over-charges for prescription drugs

(Hawaii) – Defended chemical company in class action brought by workers alleging work-place injuries in Hawaii state court

(S.D. Ohio) – Defending producer in a lawsuit involving breach of contract claims related to a purchase and sale agreement

(Texas) – Defending operator against claims by non-operators for alleged breaches of joint operating agreement

(Oklahoma) — Defended producer in multiple royalty underpayment suits brought by same plaintiffs’ law firm on behalf of hundreds of royalty owners in Oklahoma state court

Counseled energy companies regarding regulatory compliance with federal leasing and royalty payment requirements and litigated administrative appeals of notices of noncompliance and civil penalties before administrative law judges

(Tex. Dist. – Harris County) – Prosecuted breach of contract claims on behalf of international natural gas supplier; resulted in judgment for approximately $523 million in liquidated damages

(Tex. Dist. – Harris County) – Defended a private equity company in a dispute involving a former investor in a portfolio company

(Tex. Dist. – Harris County) – Defended related New York companies against tortious interference claims on personal jurisdiction grounds