vCardThe Texas Supreme Court, in December 16, 2011, reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Shell Oil Company et al, as Petitioners, in an interesting case where the plaintiff sued Shell Oil claiming that the oil company had underpaid on lease royalties using a scheme which was purposely designed to prevent the lessor, a trust of the Ross family, from discovering the underpayment until the statute of limitations had run out. The court, in essence, held that the lessor had had ample opportunity to discover and realize the error, and demand remedy. Read More...
Drew R Fuller Jr
Professional Experience
Mr. Fuller has been a shareholder in the firm since 1993. In addition to his regular practice, Mr. Fuller has served as outside general counsel and corporate secretary to a NYSE traded company, for which he was responsible for all corporate, securities, and real estate matters.
Details of Practice
Mr. Fuller is regularly involved in two major areas of practice: He represents investors and operating companies in matters involving general corporate and securities issues, partnership and joint ventures, corporate finance, venture capital mergers, and acquisitions, and he represents sophisticated developers and equity investors in the acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and sale of commercial properties throughout the United States.
Professional Activities
- San Antonio and American Bar Associations and State Bar of Texas
- Committee Member - American Bar Association Section on Proxy Regulation Subcommittee of the Federal Securities Law Committee, Committee on Mergers and Acquisitions, Task Force on Acquisition of Public Companies, Task Force on Asset Acquisition, Task Force on Revisions to Model Stock Purchase Agreement.
- Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation