Peter Goetschel

Houston

T: +1.713.758.2384

F: +1.713.615.5780

Texas Tower
845 Texas Avenue
Suite 4700
Houston, Texas 77002

E: pgoetschel@velaw.com

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Peter’s principal areas of practice are labor, employment and OSHA litigation and counseling, including in controversies before state and federal administrative agencies and courts.

Credentials

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. with Honors, 2019
Rice University, B.A. in Economics, Philosophy, and Psychology, magna cum laude, 2013

Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

TAKKION Acquires Harvest Energy Services

Deals & CasesMay 3, 2022
FLASH to Acquire NYC-based Ticketech

Deals & CasesApril 27, 2022
MedTrainer Announces $43 Million Series B Funding Round Led by Vista Equity Partners

Deals & CasesApril 14, 2022
FLASH Secures Over $250 Million in Round Led by Vista Equity Partners to Advance Connected Mobility Ecosystem

Deals & CasesMarch 16, 2022
Williams to Acquire Assets from Trace Midstream

Deals & CasesMarch 14, 2022

Energy Transition
Summit Carbon Solutions Announces Strategic Investment from Continental Resources

Deals & CasesMarch 2, 2022
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. to be Acquired by Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

Deals & CasesFebruary 16, 2022
Comscore to Acquire Shareablee

Deals & CasesDecember 20, 2021
Returning to Work: Navigating Vaccination, Testing and Masking Requirements

Event RecapNovember 18, 2021

Managing the Modern WorkplaceCoronavirus: Preparation & Response
To Understand Enforcement of the New OSHA ETS, We Need to Understand Whistleblowing

InsightNovember 12, 2021

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
Crestwood to Acquire Oasis Midstream Partners in $1.8 Billion Transaction

Deals & CasesOctober 26, 2021
TradeZero to Become Publicly Traded Company Through Business Combination With Dune Acquisition Corporation

Deals & CasesOctober 12, 2021
ArcBest® to Acquire MoLo Solutions, LLC

Deals & CasesSeptember 29, 2021
Nerdy and TPG Pace Tech Opportunities Announce Closing of Business Combination

Deals & CasesSeptember 20, 2021
Group 1 Automotive Announces Acquisition of Prime Automotive Group Dealerships

Deals & CasesSeptember 13, 2021
DOL Sets Rescission Date for Trump Administration’s Joint Employer Rule

InsightAugust 13, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
Swvl Inc. Announces Business Combination With Queen's Gambit Growth Capital

Deals & CasesJuly 28, 2021
Penn Virginia Announces Agreement to Acquire Lonestar Resources

Deals & CasesJuly 12, 2021
Is Supply Chain Due Diligence General Corporate Activity and Why Does that Matter? Supreme Court Decision Leaves Open Questions on the Alien Tort Statute

InsightJune 24, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
Civitas Adds Premium Assets in DJ Basin With All-Stock Acquisition of Crestone Peak Resources

Deals & CasesJune 7, 2021
New EEOC Guidance Gives Incentive-Driven Vaccination Policies a Booster Shot

InsightJune 4, 2021

Managing the Modern WorkplaceCoronavirus: Preparation & Response
New York’s HERO Act About to Hit the Streets With New Safety and Labor Obligations for Employers

InsightMay 27, 2021

Managing the Modern WorkplaceCoronavirus: Preparation & Response
Bonanza Creek and Extraction to Combine in Merger of Equals, Creating Colorado’s First Net-Zero Producer Civitas Resources

Deals & CasesMay 10, 2021
DOL Releases Temporary COBRA Subsidy Guidance for Employers

InsightApril 21, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
Axel Johnson Agrees to Sell Controlling Interest in Sprague Resources to Hartree Partners

Deals & CasesApril 20, 2021
DOL Issues Non-Enforcement Notice for Two Final ESG Investment Rules

InsightMarch 17, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
SailPoint Closes Acquisition of ERP Maestro

Deals & CasesMarch 15, 2021
Expro and Frank's to Combine to Create a Leading Full-Cycle Service Provider

Deals & CasesMarch 11, 2021
SailPoint Closes Acquisition of Intello

Deals & CasesFebruary 22, 2021
Back from the Dead – Protecting the Right to Organize Act Reintroduced in the House

InsightFebruary 19, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
Energy Transfer to Acquire Enable Midstream in $7B All-Equity Transaction

Deals & CasesFebruary 17, 2021
Volta Industries and Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II Announce Planned Merger

Deals & CasesFebruary 8, 2021
First Shot Fired Across Bow of New Independent Contractor Rule

InsightJanuary 28, 2021

Managing the Modern Workplace
Navigating the Election Impact: What Employers Should Expect and How to Plan for the New Administration

Event RecapDecember 17, 2020

Managing the Modern WorkplaceElection 2020
Preparing Your Workplace for the New Administration

InsightDecember 15, 2020

Managing the Modern WorkplaceElection 2020
Bonanza Creek Announces Transformative Agreement to Acquire Restructured HighPoint Resources

Deals & CasesNovember 9, 2020
OSHA COVID-19 Reporting Guidelines Require Reporting of COVID-19 Fatalities (But Rarely Hospitalizations)

InsightOctober 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
It's Hard to Be Positive: When is a “Confirmed Case” Confirmed Under OSHA’s COVID-19 Reporting Standards?

InsightOctober 16, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
Angry Reacts Only: Legal Limits on Social Media Policies

InsightSeptember 17, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
Reimbursing Business Expenses for a Remote Workforce

InsightSeptember 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
Employees Have Used Up Their FFCRA Child Care Leave, But School’s Not Reopening. Now What?

InsightJuly 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
Did Virginia Just Start a Workplace Safety Trend That Will Spread to 21 Other States?

InsightJuly 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
Is Everyone Who Had COVID-19 Now Disabled Under the ADA?

InsightJuly 17, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
EEOC Leans on CDC to Reject Antibody Testing in Employer Return-to-Work Programs

InsightJune 30, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
The Rejection of NLRB Election Amendments and its Impact on Workplace Organizing

InsightJune 11, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
What if Employees on Unemployment Don’t Want to Return to Work?

InsightMay 7, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
What Does It Mean When the Whole World Just Learned About How Important Supply Chains Are?

InsightApril 16, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
How to Ask About COVID-19: Privacy Considerations

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Preparation & ResponseManaging the Modern Workplace
COVID-19 Places Company Information at Risk

InsightMarch 17, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
Coronavirus Health & Safety Guidance: OSHA Gives New Direction to Employers

InsightMarch 12, 2020

Managing the Modern WorkplaceCoronavirus: Preparation & Response
A Coronavirus Readiness Checklist for the Workplace

InsightMarch 5, 2020

Managing the Modern WorkplaceCoronavirus: Preparation & Response
Day Rates, Independent Contractor Status, FLSA and an Unlicensed Lawyer: Lessons Learned from a Nightmare

InsightFebruary 20, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
New Jersey Warns Us to Watch for Mini-WARNs

InsightJanuary 30, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
Whose Employees are They Anyway? DOL Issues New Rule on Joint Employers

InsightJanuary 21, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
RE: Company Email Policies

InsightJanuary 2, 2020

Managing the Modern Workplace
“The First Rule of this Workplace Investigation is…”

InsightDecember 20, 2019

Managing the Modern Workplace

“Supreme Court Sides With Comcast in Race Discrimination Lawsuit,” Media Law Resource Center, MediaLawLetter April 2020 (co-author)

Peter Goetschel

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