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Michael Snarr Comments on Tariffs and Trade Under New Administration

Sarah La Voi, Lauren Bass Pen Article for The Licensing Journal on Morals Clause

Sara Goldstein Comments on New Administration’s Impact on Health Sector Regs

Justin Murphy, Jennifer Solari, Rachel Ofori Contribute Article to ABA’s Criminal Justice Magazine

With prior experience as a project scientist for an environmental engineering and consulting firm, Josh also has a wide scope of knowledge regarding technical issues in the environmental, health and safety and construction fields. In his career prior to law, Josh focused on serving clients in the power generation and transmission business. Josh's technical background, paired with his experience representing clients in all aspects of the energy industry, gives him a unique depth of awareness when handling the issues clients face.

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J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2008, 

B.S., Environmental Sciences, Auburn University, 1998

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<li>Texas Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221;</li>
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150 BakerHostetler Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers; 91 Named Rising Stars

Bloomberg’s article “Madoff Victims to Get $322 Million in Trustee Payout” acknowledges BakerHostetler attorneys at announcement of fifth distribution plans

The Associated Press reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative recoveries of $10.5 billion

CNBC reports on BakerHostetler and the Madoff Recovery Initiative in article Madoff Recoveries Top $10 Billion With New Settlement, “… an amount virtually no one thought possible”

BakerHostetler talks with USA Today about the SIPA Trustee’s fourth pro rata interim distribution; states Madoff Recovery Initiative nears $6 billion in distributions to allowed claimants

BakerHostetler’s settlement with JPMorgan Chase and the ongoing Madoff Recovery Initiative Discussed on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered

BakerHostetler appears on NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss Madoff Recovery Initiative; host Robert Siegel interviews SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative surpasses $5 billion in distributions to allowed claimants; CNBC’s Scott Cohn discusses latest recovery with BakerHostetler’s SIPA Trustee Irving Picard and his Chief Counsel David Sheehan

Madoff Recovery Initiative Marks Fourth Anniversary … Moves into Fifth Year Still Building Recovery Momentum

BakerHostetler’s work recovering more than half of the losses in the Madoff Ponzi scheme featured on WNYC in interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Press Release: Second Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claim Holders

Press Release: United States Supreme Court Denies Certiorari, Upholding Net Equity Decision in BLMIS Liquidation

The Wall Street Journal showcases BakerHostetler and the “unprecedented magnitude” of the global recovery efforts in article “The Madoff Liquidation, Three Years Later”

Press Release: Initial Interim Distribution of Recovered Funds to Madoff Claims Holders

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<li>Key member of trial team that won a $62 million jury verdict in Harris County, Texas, on behalf of an independent oil and gas client. After a month-long trial, the jury found the operator’s willful misconduct in the construction of a gas processing facility, and in the drilling of a gas well, resulted in millions of dollars in costs overruns and tens of millions of dollars in damage to a major gas reservoir.</li>
<li>Second chair in trial team that won a multimillion-dollar jury verdict in Brazos County, Texas, in a negligence and trespass case involving downhole damage to wells caused by frac of adjacent wells.</li>
<li>Represented oil and gas producer in a Louisiana bench trial involving a dispute over ownership of mineral assets in the Haynesville and Bossier Shale plays.</li>
<li>Defends retail electricity and natural gas clients in numerous consumer class action litigation in multiple states, including consumer fraud and TCPA cases, resulting in favorable settlements prior to class certification.</li>
<li>Represented oil and gas operator in a dispute over a title to minerals in Louisiana. Won summary judgment in favor of the client on all of the plaintiff’s claims.</li>
<li>Defended oil and gas company in a dispute involving an exploration agreement, joint operating agreement and area of mutual interest agreement. Obtained a favorable outcome for the client through a series of successful motions that challenged the plaintiff’s standing to bring claims for assignment of valuable producing properties.</li>
<li>Represented seismic exploration company in a lawsuit involving overriding royalties owed under a seismic data licensing agreement, resulting in a creative and favorable settlement.</li>
<li>Represented retail energy supplier in a claim for early termination fees under a commercial natural gas supply agreement in federal court in Massachusetts.</li>
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Construction
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<li>Won an arbitration award of actual damages and attorney’s fees, and a take-nothing judgment on the defendant’s $5 million counterclaim, in a commercial arbitration case involving a dispute over the installation of a turbine control system.</li>
<li>Lead lawyer representing oilfield construction and fabrication company in a more than $30 million dispute involving dozens of lawsuits in multiple venues, with dozens of parties and numerous claims.</li>
<li>Represented manufacturer of industrial turbomachinery parts, in case involving catastrophic failure of a gas turbine at an electric power generation facility.</li>
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Business and Commercial
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<li>Represented business owner in a Harris County, Texas, jury trial, in a dispute involving development of intellectual property. Obtained a jury verdict for monetary damages and a permanent injunction against the defendant.</li>
<li>Defended client in a federal court lawsuit involving the client’s licensing and development of an industrial wastewater treatment technology in partnership with a public university in Texas. Obtained a favorable settlement amounting to less than a tenth of the damages sought by the plaintiff.</li>
<li>Participated in the firm’s representation of Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) Trustee for the global liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, one of the largest financial frauds in U.S. history.</li>
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Environmental
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<li>Key member of team that successfully defended a client in a multibillion-dollar environmental civil penalty action relating to an active Superfund site.</li>
<li>Represented property owner in environmental suit involving allegations of migration of a groundwater contamination plume underneath adjacent property.</li>
<li>Represented owner of a major oil refinery in connection with a high-profile matter involving numerous environmental compliance issues, including investigations by the U.S. EPA, OSHA and the DOJ.</li>
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Joshua C. Thomas

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