Mason Malpass is a litigation counsel in O’Melveny’s Houston office. Mason represents clients in complex commercial disputes, with a focus on the energy industry. Mason’s experience includes commodity trading litigation, post-closing claims, internal investigations, and complex fraud and asset recovery matters.
Prior to joining O’Melveny, Mason practiced litigation in the Houston office of an international law firm, focusing on energy and natural resource disputes.
- Represented oil and gas company pursuing contractual indemnification from purchaser of leases against environmental claims.
- Represented international trading firm in state court, bankruptcy adversary proceeding, and bankruptcy pursuing claims for fraud arising from commodity trading agreement.
- Represented purchaser pursuing post-acquisition claims for breaches of representations and warranties.
- Represented foreign natural gas trader in pursuit and defense of claims arising from Winter Storm Uri in multiple arbitrations and state court litigation.
- Represented European textile fiber company defending contract and misappropriation claims arising from proposed joint venture to import facemasks into the United States.
- Represented European technology company in trade secret and contract dispute with robotics company.
- Represented international energy company in dispute with EPC contractor in AAA Construction Arbitration arising from major equipment supply agreement for natural gas power plant.
- Represented international energy company defending class action suit for underpaid royalties arising from allegedly impermissible deduction of post-production costs.
- Represented international energy company defending trespass and tort claims for alleged unauthorized production from un-leased shale formation.
- Represented international energy company in post-judgment collections against billionaire debtor through multi-state collections proceedings.
Languages
- Russian
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Education
- University of Texas at Austin, J.D.: with honors; Staff Editor, Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
- Pepperdine University, B.A., Economics: magna cum laude
Professional Activities
Internship
- Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin, United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
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