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Oil & Gas Litigation

USA - Nationwide

4 Years Ranked

About

Provided by James D Thompson

USA

Practice Areas

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.

Career

Admitted to practice: Texas, 1986. Joined Vinson & Elkins, 1986; admitted to partnership, 1993. Head of V&E's Litigation Department.

Professional Memberships

Sections of Litigation and Oil and Gas Law, ABA and State Bar of Texas; International Bar Association; London Court of International Arbitration.

Personal

Texas A&M University, BS, Petroleum Engineering, 1981; South Texas College of Law, JD with honors, 1986.

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