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Nick Shum centers his practice on representing upstream and midstream sector clients in litigation.
Nicholas Nathaniel Shum
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Band 3 : Oil & Gas Litigation
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Nicholas Nathaniel Shum
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Nick is a trial lawyer who represents and advises clients in both litigation and arbitration. Nick has tried a range of commercial cases and, in recent years, he has obtained jury verdicts of $96 million (net) and $60 million (net) and a take-nothing arbitration award on multi-million dollar claims for energy industry clients.
Nick’s practice focuses on handling disputes in the energy industry, including a variety of oil and gas matters. He has extensive experience litigating contracts involving upstream, midstream and oilfield services companies. Nick also has significant experience handling antitrust, unfair competition, trade secrets matters, M&A and PSA disputes, and other commercial disputes.
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University of Houston Law Center, J.D. magna cum laude, 2010 (Order of the Coif; Order of the Barons; Articles Editor, Houston Law Review)
Southwestern University, B.A., Business and Political Science, 2007
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Nicholas is so easy to work with and always provides solid, effective legal advice.
Nick is a highly impactful attorney.
Nicholas is so easy to work with and always provides solid, effective legal advice.
Nick is a highly impactful attorney.
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