Tracie Renfroe has a national trial practice focusing on toxic tort, environmental, product liability and commercial disputes. She has tried or litigated numerous breach of contract, conspiracy, fraud, securities fraud and professional liability cases. As Managing Partner of the Houston office and a partner in the Energy, Environmental and Product Liability practices, Tracie represents clients in the energy, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical sectors around the country. Tracie represents clients in civil jury trials, class actions and arbitrations. She tries cases in federal and state courts around the country, as well as in international arbitration of high-stakes environmental disputes. Tracie is skilled at presenting complex scientific and technical issues to judges, juries and arbitration panels. She has also tried numerous conspiracy, securities fraud, breach of contract and professional liability cases.
North America - United States • Energy
King & Spalding LLP
King & Spalding LLP fields a robust team of experienced litigators regularly entrusted by leading energy companies and oil and gas operators, including Chevron and Shell, for advice on a range of high-value, complex litigation proceedings. These span litigation related to climate change, energy transition/carbon neutrality, and environmental justice. From the Houston office, managing partner Tracie Renfroe brings great experience in high-stakes environmental disputes and toxic tort litigation, an area in which San Francisco-based Charles Correll is also well-versed, representing domestic and international companies in complex commercial, mass tort and environmental disputes. Spanning catastrophic injuries, environmental contamination, and oil and gas–related disputes, Elizabeth Taber is another key contact, while Andrew Stakelum is noted for handling onshore and offshore litigation on behalf of energy companies operating on the Gulf Coast.
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Key clients
- Baker Hughes
- Chevron Corporation
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
- ConocoPhillips
- G2X Energy
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Refinería de Cartagena S.A. (Reficar)
- Shell
- Exterran
- Petersen Energía and Eton Park
Work highlights
- Represented Petersen Energía, S.A.U. and Eton Park in an international arbitration and related litigation worth over US$20 billion against Argentina and YPF S.A., Argentina’s State-owned oil company.
- Represented Reficar de Cartagena S.A. in its high-profile dispute with U.S. contractor CB&I over the construction of a Cartagena oil refinery.
- Represented Baker Hughes in litigation arising from chlorinated solvent contamination near Baker Hughes subsidiary Dresser, LLC's former valve manufacturing and refurbishing facility in Pineville, Louisiana.
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Tracie Renfroe, Elizabeth Taber