Michael Tristan

Michael Tristan is a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's Dallas office. Mr. Tristan focuses his practice on disputes involving a variety of complex commercial transactions, with an emphasis on oil, gas and other energy-related matters.

Mr. Tristan has represented clients in state court, federal court and before arbitration panels in Texas and across the country.

Mr. Tristan's recent representative engagements include:

• represented a mineral interest owner in title dispute related to Permian Basin assets
• handled American Arbitration Association (AAA) international arbitration related to the operation of an oil and gas lease located in the Middle East
• represented multiple oil and gas companies in disputes related to royalty payments
• represented a mineral owner in a number of disputes with operators and various governmental entities concerning surface use, easement and condemnation issues
• handled a dispute concerning off-shore mineral interest located in Louisiana state waters; lead the negotiation of the subsequent sale of such interest
• handled adversary proceeding claims seeking to recharacterize a sale of certain debtor mineral assets
• represented a property owner in dispute concerning title to mineral rights located in California
• served as trial co-counsel on behalf of a Texas county in an inverse condemnation action
• handled AAA labor and employment arbitration between an employer and a terminated employee
• served as lead counsel in obtaining temporary restraining order, permanent injunction and agreed judgment in theft of trade secrets case against a former employee
• representation of a lender in dispute against a real estate developer in related state and federal court lawsuits in Illinois