Monthly Archives: October 2023

Not All Good Things Must Come to an End – Preventing Oil and Gas Lease Termination written by Matt Dishong Oil and gas leases are complex contracts, and a misunderstanding of termination provisions can be costly. By an oil and gas lease, a mineral estate owner (known as the lessor) grants an individual or company… Read more »

Managing Termination Tug-of-War Under an MSA written by Matt Reynolds A Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) is an umbrella agreement governing the rights and obligations of both the party requesting service and the vendor that provides it, for any number of projects that they jointly agree to undertake. Due to its comprehensive scope and wide-ranging applicability… Read more »

Important Company Considerations in Contractor and Employee Termination written by Andrew Clinton Few situations are as naturally adversarial as the termination of the independent contractor and employee relationships. As a general rule, federal and state law provide some basic parameters for unlawful termination for discriminatory purposes or other prohibited reasons, such as whistleblower or employee… Read more »

Terminating a Contract: I’ll Be Back? written by Andrew Clinton Terminating a contract, whether a lease, letter of intent, purchase and sale agreement, or employment contract, represents a potentially frustrating milestone in the negotiation process. Regardless of your position or whether you are the party seeking to terminate, the usual laundry list of questions centers… Read more »