Thomas H. Wilson

Represented a Belgian company sued in Texas state court by a Belgian employee alleging various contract and tort claims relating to stock options in the Belgian company’s U.S. parent; the Texas Supreme Court reversed lower court rulings that the case could proceed in Texas state court and dismissed the case for lack of personal jurisdiction

Advised an international oil company on employment matters involved in disposition of a refinery in Aruba

Advised  a U.S. communications company on employment matters in the establishment and reorganization of businesses in India, Austria, and France

Advised a publicly traded offshore drilling company in all aspects of its employment matters and litigation

Advised a large hospital system and other clients regarding the legal issues raised by potential corporate campaigns by unions

Represented a port warehouse and short-haul trucking company on union matters in ports in California, New Jersey, and Ohio 

Represented a large supermarket portfolio in litigation related to the unfunded liability of union sponsored, multi-employer pension plans claiming damages of $64 million

Defended a large international cruise line against claims of denial of access by disabled passengers in cases in state and federal court; obtained the dismissal of the class certification petition in state court and eventually won summary judgment for the client in the state court litigation; in federal court, obtained a grant of motion to dismiss; and on appeal, the Court of Appeals chose an alternative reason for granting the motion to dismiss, which was then appealed by the plaintiffs to the United States Supreme Court; the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals, but effectively greatly limited the claims in the case to exclude any structural changes to the client’s ships

Represented a large petrochemical client on OSHA issues throughout the U.S. following a catastrophic explosion at the client’s plant including handling litigation on the contests of OSHA citations, assisting client with compliance with a settlement agreement, and advising client concerning follow-up OSHA investigations

Recently tried several cases for a large meat packing company for OSHA citations, ranging from machine guarding to lockout requirements in Colorado, Minnesota, and California; obtained OSHA’s withdrawal of all citations before trial following a near fatal stabbing accident, obtained dismissal after trial of fall protection and personal protection equipment citations and citations concerning the availability of bathrooms

Trican Well Service in its definitive agreement with Keane Group, a privately-held, U.S. based well completion services company, for the sale of Trican’s United States pressure pumping fracking business

Sunoco in the $3.3 billion sale of a majority of its convenience stores to 7-Eleven

SemGroup Corporation in its $2.1 billion acquisition of Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company, one of the largest oil terminals in the U.S., from Alinda Capital Partners

Energy XXI in its $2.3 billion acquisition of EPL Oil & Gas Inc., creating the largest publicly traded independent oil and gas producer on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf

Blackstone in the $2 billion acquisition of Eagle Claw Midstream Ventures from EnCap Flatrock Midstream

Pioneer Natural Resources in the $155 million sale of its Barnett Shale assets

Arc Logistics Partners and Lightfoot Capital Partners in the $422 million sale of the general partner of, and all of the outstanding common units in, Arc Logistics to Zenith Energy Management

Rockpile Energy Holdings, a portfolio company of White Deer Energy, in the $284.5 million sale of RockPile Energy Services to Keane Group

Representing Continental Airlines in the $3.2 billion all-stock merger with United Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline

Advised and negotiated on Labor and employment matters for Plains Pipeline Company in its purchase of pipeline assets in the U.S. and Canada

Advised Duke Energy on employment matters in purchase of Canadian company with assets in the U.S.