Ileana M. Blanco

Of Counsel

National Leader, Disputes Training

Emailileana.blanco@us.dlapiper.com

About

Areas of FocusEnergy and Natural Resources Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations Antitrust and Competition Construction and Engineering

Bar admissionsTexas

CourtsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitUnited States District Court for the Northern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Southern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TexasUnited States District Court for the Western District of TexasSupreme Court of the United States

Representative Matters

Energy Company Cases

Javier Alvarez del Castillo, et al. v. P.M.I. Holdings North America, Inc., et al.; Civil Action No. 4:14-cv-03435; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
Pemex Exploración y Producción v. BASF Corporation, et al., No. 4:10-cv-01977; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
Petrobras America Inc. et al. v. Vicinay Cadenas, S.A.; United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division
Laguna Tubular Products Corporation and LTP Real Estate, LLC f/k/a LTP Real Estate, Inc. v. O.C.T.G., L.L.P. and Sojourn Partners, L.L.C.; Cause No. 2013-44749; In the 190th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
Fairways Offshore Exploration, Inc. v. Patterson Services, Inc. and Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.; No. 2007-59388; 215th Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and The Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Tierra Solutions, Inc., Maxus Energy Corporation, Repsol YPF, S.A., YPF, S.A., YPF Holdings, Inc. and CLH Holdings; No. L-009868 05; Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Essex County

Financial Institutions Cases

Prosperity Bank v. ETS Oilfield Services, L.P., ETS Services Management, L.L.C., and Devin Nevilles v. Roy E. Aguilar; No. 2017-DCV-5030-B; 117th Judicial District Court, Nueces County, Texas
David & Sharae Pettit, et al. v. Texas Capital Bank, N.A., et al.; No. 2015-13583; 281st Judicial District Court, Harris County, Texas
Patrick Finn and Lighthouse Management Group, Inc., as Receiver for First United Funding, LLC and Corey N. Johnston v. Alliant Bank, et al., No. 19HA-CV-11-2212; First Judicial District Court, Dakota County, Minnesota
FH Partners, L.L.C. v. Superior Funding, Inc., Wave Tec Pools, Inc., Nations Pool Supply, Inc., Jason B. Herring, and Kimberly McCormick a/k/a Kimberly A. Herring, No. D-1-GN-07-003455; 53rd Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas
Superior Funding, Inc., Wave Tec Pools, Inc., and Nations Pool Supply, Inc. v. Prosperity Bank, et al., No. D-1-GN-07-00366; 98th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas

Arbitrations

Successfully represented an international cement manufacturer in American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration involving a construction dispute arising from the modernization and expansion of an existing facility
Successfully represented two global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors in a confidential US$120+ million arbitration against the owner resulting from delays to the project and increased project costs

Languages

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1984
cum laude

B.A., University of Miami, 1981
summa cum laude

Awards

The Legal 500 United States

Recommended, Energy: Litigation, (2015)

The Legal 500 Latin America

Recommended, International Arbitration, (2015 – 2018)

Additional Recognitions

Ileana has been named a Texas Super Lawyer every year since this recognition was introduced and named by Texas Monthly to its list of Top Attorneys in 2012. Martindale-Hubbell rates her AV, its highest available ranking. In 2003, she was a recipient of the Women on the Move award.

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