In the News:

Energy Lawyers Try Their Luck Beyond Houston, By Jesse Greenspan, Law 360, July 22, 2010.

How To Drill A Horizontal Well, by Dr. Claude E. Cooke, Jr., Institute for Energy Law's Short Course on the Law of Shale Gas Plays, Ft. Worth, June 3, 2010.

Current Field Practices: Frac'ing – Past, Present and FuturePresented by Dr. Claude E. Cooke, Jr., 9th Annual GAS SHALES SUMMIT June 2, 2010.

OIL & GAS: What You Need to Know about Above and Below-Ground Techniques, Presented by Dr. Claude E. Cooke, Jr., Washington County Bar Association, May 19, 2010.

The Science of Shale, Presented by Dr. Claude E. Cooke, 5th Annual Energy Forum at the Astros Game, April 5, 2010.

The Business (and Some Science) of Shale, Presented by Richard Stoneburner, 5th Annual Energy Forum at the Astros Game, April 5, 2010.

International firms eye Marcellus Shale, Pittsburgh Business Times, March 3, 2010.  (pdf)

Industry responds to public take on hydraulic fracturing, E&P Magazine, March 1, 2010.

Marcellus by-product: Lots of legal work. Philly.com, February 28, 2010.

Houston Executive Likes What He Sees in Travels to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Business Times, February 19, 2010.  (pdf)

Burleson Cooke Adds Lawyers to Pittsburgh Office, Pittsburgh Business Times, January 19, 2010.

Patent infrigement: liabilities and opportunities in the oil & gas business, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, January, 2010.

SEC Adopts New Rules Regarding Compensation, Risk Management Practices, and Director Disclosures, December 18, 2009  (pdf)

Marcellus Shale spurs Texas law firm to open western Pennsylvania office, Pittsburgh Business Times, October 9, 2009.  (pdf)

Law firm poised for Marcellus shale work, Houston Business Journal, September 25, 2009.  (pdf)

Push To Over-Regulate Energy Industry Will Take Toll On Texas, The Economy, The Houston Chronicle, July 26, 2009.  (pdf)

John J. Love to speak at the Spring Seminar of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, June 12-14, 2009.  (pdf)

International Contracts for the Sale and Purchase of Goods, Well Servicing Magazine, May/June 2009.  (pdf)

Operator and Working Interest Owner Disputes, 2009 University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Oil & Gas Short Course.  (pdf)

Equal-pay measures will ignite litigation, National Law Journal, January 19, 2009  (pdf)

Energy nominee is no fan of fossil-fuel based energy, Houston Chronicle, December 23, 2008.  (pdf)

HR Strategies Q&A: Communication and costumes, Houston Business Journal, October, 2008.

Terminating employment when a non-compete is involved, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, August, 2008.

Survey: How are public companies adjusting to challenges in leadership Houston Business Journal, July 25, 2008.

Houston attorneys share views on plan to cut greenhouse gas. Houston Business Journal, May 23, 2008.

Randy Burton presents testimony before the Texas House Committee on
Business & Industry about the proposed changes to Articles 2 and 2A of the
Uniform Commercial Code on behalf of the UCC Committee of the State Bar of
Texas Business Law Section. May 15, 2008.

Randy Burton is keynote speaker at Houston Young Lawyers Association Law Day luncheon.

Former prosecutor turned energy champion known for child advocacy work
Oil & Gas Financial Journal, May, 2008

Anatomy lessons: important considerations for a successful PSA (Part 2)
Oil & Gas Financial Journal, March, 2008

Bashing Energy Industry Bad For America
Houston Business Journal, February 8, 2008

Anatomy lessons: important considerations for a successful PSA (Part 1)
Oil & Gas Financial Journal, December, 2007

Oil And Gas Acronyms 101 For Busy Executives
Houston Business Journal, November 2, 2007

Surface Rights vs. Mineral Rights Conflicts Are Bound to Increase
Houston Business Journal, September 7, 2007

Energy Law: Avoid Conflicts When Structuring MLPs
Texas Lawyer, May 28, 2007

Proposed Policies on Energy Industry Are Causing Controversy, Houston Business Journal, March 16, 2007