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Provided by James D Thompson
Jim serves as co-head of Vinson and Elkins’ Litigation & Regulatory department. He is also a member of the firm’s Management Committee. Jim is a trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience counseling clients with wide-ranging business litigation needs. His practice encompasses lawsuits, appeals, and domestic and international arbitrations across multiple industries.
As a former petroleum engineer, Jim has hands-on experience with many issues affecting energy industry clients, and handles related disputes and other matters before numerous state and federal courts, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Minerals Management Service, and Railroad Commission of Texas.
Admitted to practice: Texas, 1986. Joined Vinson & Elkins, 1986; admitted to partnership, 1993. Head of V&E's Litigation Department.
Sections of Litigation and Oil and Gas Law, ABA and State Bar of Texas; International Bar Association; London Court of International Arbitration.
Texas A&M University, BS, Petroleum Engineering, 1981; South Texas College of Law, JD with honors, 1986.
Provided by Chambers
James Thompson has decades of experience handling trials and appeals across the oil and gas sector. Clients benefit from his technical knowledge as a former petroleum engineer. He co-heads the litigation and regulation department, and deftly handles disputes and arbitrations arising from issues such as breach of gas supply contracts and joint development agreements.
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"James is smart and experienced and can go in front of a jury and relate to them."
"James Thompson's judgment is impressive."
"James is smart and experienced and can go in front of a jury and relate to them."
"James Thompson's judgment is impressive."
