Lawyer Profile

John R. Cooney

Modrall Sperling

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500 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 1000
P.O. Box 2168
Albuquerque, NM 87103-2168
Phone: 505-848-1800
Firm Website: http://www.modrall.com

Listed in Best Lawyers since 1993.

Attorney Bio

John R. Cooney

 

Practice concentrated  in complex litigation and arbitration primarily in the areas of oil and gas, environment and  natural resources, eminent domain, and antitrust law.

 

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

 

Former President, State Bar of New Mexico.

 

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, (Bet the Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, Mining Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law ).

 

Publications

"Preferential Purchase Rights in Mineral Agreements," with Larry P. Ausherman, Esq., 37 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1991

"Oil and Gas Litigation--Class Action Issues," 10th Section Fall Meeting, American Bar Association Section of Environments Energy and References, 2002

"Recent Developments Concerning Joint Operating Agreements--Preferential Rights and Exculpatory Clauses," Institute for Energy Law, 55th Institute On Oil and Gas Law, 2004

New Mexico Editor, American Bar Association, State Antitrust Practice and Statutes

Presentations

"Recent Developments Concerning Joint Operating Agreements--Preferential Rights and Exculpatory Clauses," Institute for Energy Law, 55th Institute On Oil and Gas Law, 2004

 

 

Selected as a top lawyer in Chambers and Partners.

Listed in: The Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America (2007); Top Attorneys in Business Litigation, Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition (March 2010).

 

Certifications

Mr. Cooney is certified as a specialist by the New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization in Natural Resources Law.

Practice Areas

  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation (Antitrust, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Environmental, Natural Resources)
  • Energy Law (Energy Companies, Environmental, Litigation, Oil & Gas)
  • Mining Law (Coal)
  • Natural Resources Law (Commercial, Environmental, Litigation, Mining, Oil & Gas)
  • Oil & Gas Law (Gas, Litigation, Minerals)

Case History

  • San Juan 1990-A v. Amoco Production Company — New Mexico District Court, royalty dispute, summary judgmentf for defendants, appeal dismissed 2002-NMCA-041, 132 N.M. 73, 43 P.2d 1083
  • LLH et al. v. Samson Resources Company — United States District Court, District of Colorado, No. 1:09-cv-673 (class action, removed to federal court under Class Action Fairness Act, pending, settled)
  • Fred R. Skaggs, et al. v. Conoco Inc., et al —

    Counsel for Conoco Inc., Amoco Production Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Apache Corporation, and ARCO Oil and Gas Company,125 N.M. 97, title claim to 70-year old oil producing property, summary judgment for defendants affirmed)

  • Conoco Inc. and Amoco Production Co. v. Sunterra Gas Gathering Co. — U.S.D.C. N.M. CIV 90-214 (natural gas contract arbitration)
  • Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. v. King —  State of New Mexico, Colfax County, No. 05-108 (eminent domain, jury trial, January 2006)

Education

  • University of New Mexico (J.D.)

Awards

  • Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers