Gary Davenport focuses his practice on complex litigation in the commercial, oil and gas, and securities fields. He has practiced for over forty years and has served as lead counsel in numerous cases in both federal and state courts. Gary has particular experience in litigating cases involving midstream issues with natural gas, including processing and gathering, and royalty cases on behalf of both lessors and lessees. His clients range from Fortune 500 companies to closely held businesses and entrepreneurs.
Gary is also an American Arbitration Association arbitrator and consistently handles mediations and arbitrations. He has deep experience as an arbitrator in complex securities cases and in disputes involving multifaceted oil field issues.
Experience
Representative Matters
- Served as lead counsel in a variety of complex pipeline disputes
- Litigated a multitude of take-or-pay and last-regulated price cases
- Served as lead counsel for clients in claims to geologic information
- Represented a number of Fortune 500 clients in gas processing claims
- Handled royalty disputes on behalf of both lessors and lessees
Professional Highlights
Professional Activities
Denver Bar Association, Member
Colorado Bar Association, Member
Nebraska Bar Association, Member
Board Memberships & Community Service
Colorado UpLift, Member
YMCA, Member
Credentials
Education
University of Nebraska College of Law (J.D. 1973)
University of Nebraska (B.A. 1971)
Admissions
Colorado
Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Nebraska
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court