Are Your Overrides Really Pooled? REALLY?
…the consent of their owner. Because pooling effects a cross-conveyance of interests, royalties cannot be pooled without their owner’s consent. Veal v. Thomason, 138 Tex. 341, 159 S.W.2d 472 (1942)….
Book Review: The Law and Governance of Mining and Minerals: A Global Perspective
Stuart R Butzier Modrall Sperling, Santa Fe sbutzier@modrall.com Darrell W Podowski Cassels Brock & Blackwell, Vancouver dpodowski@cassels.com Bastida, Ana Elizabeth, The Law and Governance of Mining and Minerals:…
Chambers USA 2018 Legal Rankings
…Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation Corporate/Commercial: Tax Marjorie Rogers Corporate/Commercial: Tax Lynn Slade Nationwide Native American Law Native American Law (New Mexico) Environment, Natural Resources & Regulated Industries Walter Stern…
UNM Law School Environmental Law Moot Court Team Advances to Quarterfinals in National Competition
…environmental moot court competition held at Pace University, in White Plains, NY. It has established a national standard of excellence amongst moot court competitions. This year, approximately 60 teams competed,…
BNY V. Romero: Important Lessons For Foreclosure Practice in New Mexico
…complete and provable before the complaint is filed. In other words, the plaintiff needs to put its ducks in a row before filing the complaint. In Romero, the plaintiff filed…
Stuart Butzier Appointed to Two-Year Term Chairing the International Bar Association’s Mining Law Committee
Stuart Butzier has accepted a two-year appointment to serve as Co-Chair of the International Bar Association’s Mining Law Committee, along with Chilean mining lawyer Pablo Mir. The Mining Law Committee…
Modrall Sperling Employment Newsletter
…Modrall Sperling’s Employment Group shareholders include: Jennifer G. Anderson (jennifer.anderson@modrall.com), Sonya R. Burke (sonya.burke@modrall.com), Jeremy Harrison (jeremy.harrison@modrall.com), Karen L. Kahn (karen.kahn@modrall.com), Megan Muirhead (megan.muirhead@modrall.com), Nathan Nieman (nieman.nathan@modrall.com), Jennifer Noya (jennifer.noya@modrall.com),…
Chambers USA Honors 18 Modrall Sperling Attorneys
…M. Parker was ranked for the 17th consecutive year in both Corporate/Commercial: Tax and Employee Benefits and Compensation prior to his passing in May, 2019. Modrall Sperling received top rankings…
No Mora Moratorium on Drilling
…that prohibited oil and gas development by corporations in the county. See SWEPI, LP v. Mora County, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13496 (D.N.M. Jan. 19, 2015). The Community Environmental Legal…
30 Modrall Sperling Shareholders Listed in Best Lawyers®, Nine Named “Lawyer of the Year”
…time. Shareholders named “Best Lawyers” are: Daniel M. Alsup, Public Finance Law Jennifer G. Anderson, Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Healthcare Martha G. Brown, Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants Stuart R. Butzier, Environmental…