O’Melveny Worldwide
  • Represented oil and gas company pursuing contractual indemnification from purchaser of leases against environmental claims.
  • Represented international trading firm in state court, bankruptcy adversary proceeding, and bankruptcy pursuing claims for fraud arising from commodity trading agreement.
  • Represented purchaser pursuing post-acquisition claims for breaches of representations and warranties.
  • Represented foreign natural gas trader in pursuit and defense of claims arising from Winter Storm Uri in multiple arbitrations and state court litigation.
  • Represented European textile fiber company defending contract and misappropriation claims arising from proposed joint venture to import facemasks into the United States.
  • Represented European technology company in trade secret and contract dispute with robotics company.
  • Represented international energy company in dispute with EPC contractor in AAA Construction Arbitration arising from major equipment supply agreement for natural gas power plant.
  • Represented international energy company defending class action suit for underpaid royalties arising from allegedly impermissible deduction of post-production costs.
  • Represented international energy company defending trespass and tort claims for alleged unauthorized production from un-leased shale formation.
  • Represented international energy company in post-judgment collections against billionaire debtor through multi-state collections proceedings.

Languages

  • Russian

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin, J.D.: with honors; Staff Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
  • Pepperdine University, B.A., Economics: magna cum laude

Professional Activities

Membership

  • Institute for Energy Law (IEL), 8th Leadership Class, selected for the 2025–2026 program

Internship

  • Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas