D. Ferguson McNiel, III

(Del. Ch.) — Tried case on behalf of a racing company and an individual in an attempted dissolution of the corporation; the court found in favor of client

Represented a foreign manufacturer of wind turbines used in the generation of electricity

Represented a comprehensive provider of waste and environmental services in an attempt by various landowners to limit the use of a landfill

Representing a major engineering firm against claims of negligence and misrepresentation pertaining to the evaluation of a chemical plant project in the state court of Texas

Represented a major EPC contractor in claims arising from the renovation of two Gulf Coast refineries

Represented the owner of a major arts facility in claims against the contractor

Represented a major engineering firm in professional malpractice litigation in Louisiana concerning the design and construction of a chemical plant

Represented a client of the firm’s energy regulatory section, in an advisory capacity, in a dispute arising during construction of a pipeline and in post-construction litigation

Represented a leading pharmaceutical company as Texas counsel in diet drug litigation filed by plaintiffs opting out of a related class action

Represented a major chemical company against claims filed in Texas by nationwide plaintiffs against multiple defendants for property damage resulting from defects in polybutylene plumbing systems; in four separate jury trials and one arbitration, only a small portion of the overall liability to plaintiffs was assessed against our client

Currently serving as trial counsel in the state of Texas for a major oil company in its asbestos litigation, representing a product manufacturer in asbestos cases throughout the state of Texas

Represented a major chemical company in 8,000 claims arising from alleged chemical emissions from a plant; the case was tried to a jury with a defense verdict for our client

Represented a major oil company involving claims of breach of contract, fraud, and misappropriation of trade secrets pertaining to leases in a South American country

Represented plaintiffs in two suits involving a West Texas wind farm project; in one suit, our client was the general contractor of the project seeking amounts owed under the wind tower construction contract; in the second suit, our client was a non-U.S. supplier of equipment suing a distributor for breach of contract and incidental damages arising from the defendant’s failure to deliver equipment that the supplier then obtained at higher cost from alternative source