Nicholas Nathaniel Shum
USA Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Oil & Gas Litigation
Up and Coming
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Provided by 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.
Personal
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
Chambers Review
USA
Nicholas Shum centers his practice on representing upstream and midstream sector clients in litigation.
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Provided by Chambers
"Nicholas is an excellent lawyer who provides timely and practical legal advice."
"Nicholas is an excellent lawyer who provides timely and practical legal advice."
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