Vijay D’Cruz focuses on commercial litigation, energy litigation, and construction law. He has represented clients in injunction proceedings, arbitrations, administrative hearings, bench trials, and jury trials throughout the state and country. Mr. D’Cruz has represented major energy companies in a broad range of disputes involving royalty, ownership, development, production, operator litigation. He has substantial experience representing owners, developers, engineers, architects, contractors, and subcontractors in a variety of disputes involving energy, industrial, schools, commercial, public infrastructure, sports facilities, highway construction and residential construction. He has handled every aspect of construction litigation from mechanic’s liens; performance and payment bonds; differing site conditions; breach of contract; construction defect claims; general contractors and subcontractors; delay and acceleration claims; and termination of contracts. Mr. D’Cruz is often retained before disputes arise to draft and review construction contract documents, negotiate and memorialize change orders, and resolve project conflicts.
Education
- J.D., University of Houston Law Center, 2000
Order of the Barons
Articles Editor, Houston Journal of International Law - B.A., Franklin and Marshall College, 1997
Bar Admissions
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2001
Representative Experience
- Representation of midstream processing company in multi-million dollar dispute concerning design of gas processing facilities.
- Representation of pipeline operator in multi-million dollar dispute regarding procurement of materials.
- Representation of exploration and production company in dispute concerning trespass allegations.
- Representation of energy company in price re-opener arbitration under fuel supply agreement.
- Representation of pipeline contractor in connection with the recovery of the completion costs for construction contract valued at over $150 million dollars.
- Representation of energy services company in arbitration concerning commercial dispute over interpretation of gas processing agreement.
- Representation of multiple homeowners pursuing claims against both contractors and warranty companies to remedy construction defects.
Publications & Presentations
- Construction Damage Models, Basics of Construction Law CLE, sponsored by the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (2008)
Professional History
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, Basic Construction Law, Spring 2012
- In 2011, Mr. D'Cruz was elected as a Council Member for the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
- Mr. D’Cruz served as the 2009-2010 Young Lawyer Representative for Houston to the Construction Law Section for the State Bar of Texas.
- Mr. D’Cruz served on the Board of the Houston Bar Association’s Construction Law Section from 2005 to 2009.
- In 2008, Mr. D’Cruz was asked to lecture at the Basics of Construction Law CLE sponsored by the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Named, Future Star, Benchmark Litigation (2010)
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