An Ounce of Prevention

by RR&A

Every month, RR&A posts a new blog topic covering important industry specific information.

Finding the Sweet Spot: Balancing Career, Culture, and Counsel at RR&A

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Why We Chose Denver: RR&A’s Newest Office Location

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Practice Makes Perfect — But Variety Makes You Unstoppable

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Deferring Taxes Below the Surface: The Role of 1031 Exchanges in Oil & Gas Investments

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Intangible Costs, Tangible Benefits: How Investors can Leverage IDC’s for Favorable Tax Deductions

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Securities Offerings: How to Know If Your Capital Raise is Legal or an Expensive Mistake

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Buyer be WARNed: An Overview of Potential Issues in Workforce Transitions

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Leveraging Acreage Swaps for Strategic Growth: How 1031 Exchanges Can Enhance Oil and Gas Deals

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Successor Liability: Protecting Yourself in Uncertain Times

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Agreement From the Start: Understanding the Various Transactional Instruments

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Avoiding Pitfalls: Common Closing Mistakes in Commercial Transactions

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Finding, Funding, and Flipping

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Force Majeure in 2025: Texas Courts Demand Clarity in Oil & Gas Contracts

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Creditor Rights Under Joint Operating Agreements

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We All Need Somebody to Lien On: Liens Against Mineral Property

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More Tiers for Less Tears: Tiered Insurance Programs in MSAs

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The Pain Points of NDAs: Understanding the Challenges

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We Need a Contract…But What Type of Contract?

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Accommodating the Co-Development of Traditional and Renewable Energy

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Common Red Flags in Shared Development Between Oil Companies and Landowners: And How to Resolve Them

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Produced Brine Ownership: Worth the Salt, But Who Owns it?

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Keep it in the Family (and Friends) Friends and Family Raise:Promotion and Fee Structure

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Blue Skies Smiling at
Me: Exemptions to Registration

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The Life Cycle of Investment Funds: Evergreen vs. Annualized

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Limited Partnerships
v. Limited Liability Companies: What's
Right For You?

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What to Know About Voting Thresholds in Multi-Member LLCs

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The Right (to) Party Designating the Correct IRS
Tax Matters Partner/
Responsible Party

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Getting Ready to Sell: Disclosure Schedules

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Oil’s Well That Ends Well: Pre-Sale Curative Title Clean Up

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Order of Operations – Negotiating JOAs During a Sale

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The Crucial Role of Environmental Due Diligence and a Permit Matrix in Renewable Energy Projects

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Taxes, Maybe They Aren’t Such a Certainty: Sales Use Tax and Property Tax Abatement in Texas

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Power Play: Surface Agreement Tips for Renewable Energy Projects

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A Matter of Opinion – Closing Renewable Finance Transactions

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It's Not a Secret:
How to Manage Confidentiality While Looking for Your Asset

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Well, Well, Well,
What Do We Have Here? Acquiring Wellbore-Only Interests

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Even Non-Operators Need Title Work

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Getting What You Pay For: Title Due Diligence

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To Bind or Not to Bind? Letters of Intent

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Crude Data: Resolving Buyer Overload in Acquisition Due Diligence

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Uncovering Encumbrances: What Lies on the Surface for Renewable and Energy Transition Projects?

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Make Sure You Have a Way Out: The Importance of Off-Take Infrastructure For Renewable and Energy Transition Projects

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A Brave ReNEWable World: The Accommodation Doctrine and Renewable Energy Projects

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Demand Letters (And Getting) Results

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Claiming Your Share: Investor’s Playbook for Mineral Lease Enforcement

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I Have My Minerals – Now Where are My Royalties?

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If It Don't Make Dollars, It Don’t
Make Sense: Getting
Paid Royalties
after Acquiring a Mineral Property

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What Did I Just Buy? Problem Spotting for Non-Operators under Inherited JOAs

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Non-Op Litigation: Are You Being Dragged Along for the Ride?

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JIB Audits for Non-Ops (Unlike IRS Audits, These Work in Your Favor)

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What To Do as a Non-Operator When Your Operator Goes Bankrupt

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Meet the New Boss
Same as the Old Boss – Diligence
of New Employment and Confidentiality Agreements

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Do I Need a Contractor or a Consultant?
A Look at MSAs and CSAs

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Master Service Agreements
(Emphasis on Service)

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The Corporate Transparency Act is Here: All Business Owners Beware!

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I’m a Beneficial Owner, What Information Do I Have to Report for the CTA?

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Resources to Guide Your Company Through Initial CTA Filing

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RR&A Can Also Do Licensing Agreements and ISDAs? Why Yes, We Can!

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Oh Yeah, We Handle Those Too: Credit Agreements & Asset-Based Loans

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Got a Dispute? RR&A Can Help: Demand Letters and Pre-Suit Mediation

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Tell Us What You Want; What You Really, Really Want: JOAs and Saltwater Disposal Lease

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Taking Stock of Your Agreed Transaction: Letter Agreements & Stock Purchase Agreements

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Renewable Energy Is Hot, Hot, Hot: A Look At Solar and Geothermal

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Happy Holidays From RR&A

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Closing Out the Holidays: Wrap-Up Your Transactions by the End of Year

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Tis the Season to Go for Broker

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Tax-Mas Implications That Won’t Leave You a Scrooge

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The Most Wonderful Transactional Time of the Year

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New Year, New Portfolio: Key Considerations to Closing Your Transactions Before the Ball Drops

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Terminating a Contract: I’ll Be Back?

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Important Company Considerations in Contractor and Employee Termination

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Managing Termination Tug-of-War Under an MSA

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Trouble in PSA Paradise - How to Get Your Company Out of a Termination Bind

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Not All Good Things Must Come to an End - Preventing Oil and Gas Lease Termination

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What is an Indemnity?

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Top 10 Must Haves For Your MSA

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What's in Your Indemnity Provision?

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Should My MSA Indemnify Against Gross Negligence or Willful Misconduct

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Representations and Warranties: Negotiating a Guarantee That Works Best For You

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Capitalizing on Enhanced Oil Recovery in CCUS Projects

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Credit Where Credit is Due: Tax Incentives under 45Q

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How the Inflation Reduction Act is Incentivizing CCUS Development

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Pore Space Ownership: Ensuring Texas’ Poorly Worded Case Law Doesn’t Leave You in the Poor House

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Protecting Your Company in a Downturn Using Agreements You Already Have in Place

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Force Majeure: We’ve Heard of it, but What Does it Actually Mean?

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Royalty Disputes Driven by Courts’ Ever-Evolving Interpretations of Lease Language

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Your Right to Audit, Is it Clear?

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Complying With the WARN Act During Layoffs or Shutdowns

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You Don't Need a Separate Title Firm:
Managing Your Land Needs

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You Don't Need a Separate Title Firm

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You Don't Need a Separate Title Firm:
RR&A's Land and Title Qualifications

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You Don't Need a Separate Title Firm:
How RR&A Personalizes Title Opinions to Our Clients' Needs

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You Don't Need a Separate Title Firm:
Title Opinions Serve Multiple Purposes

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What is Dispute Management?

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Dispute Management:
Attorney-Client Privilege Best Practices

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Dispute Management:
Why Litigation Holds Should be a Standard Practice at Your Company

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Dispute Management:
How Preservation Notices are Used as a Dispute Management Tool

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Dispute Management:
Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em

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Corporate Tax Considerations

Learn how to file your corporate taxes and important reminders to do along the way.

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Corporate Tax:
How to Mitigate and Legally Reduce State Corporate Taxes

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Corporate Tax:
S Corp vs. C Corp Tax Election Topics

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Corporate Tax:
QBI Deduction Options

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Corporate Tax:
Shareholder Tax Options

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Corporate Tax:
Tax Dividends and Distributions

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Corporate Tax:
How to Coordinate Between Your CPA and Attorney

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R. Reese & Associates:
What Can RR&A Do for You?

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R. Reese & Associates:
Four Misconceptions About Legal Services

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R. Reese & Associates:
The Triangle Model Explained

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R. Reese & Associates:
Inside Tour of RR&A's New Website

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R. Reese & Associates:
Get to Know the RR&A Team

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Business Formation:
How to Form a Business Entity

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Business Formation:
What Type of Entity do I need?

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Business Formation:
Where to Form an Entity?

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Business Formation:
Do I Need to Consult a Tax Advisor?

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Business Formation:
Avoiding Deadlock

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Business Formation:
Maintaining Good Standing

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When your lawyer is not your lawyer: Attorney-client Privilege inside small companies

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Acquisitions and divestitures in the oil and gas industry

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Outsourced General Counsel Services

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Clear your litigation docket with a comprehensive litigation review from RR&A

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So you started a company...now what?

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You have been sued: a guide for handling new litigation

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Best practices when declaring force majeure

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