Thomas L. Cubbage III

T.L. Cubbage is a seasoned advocate who represents energy businesses and others before courts and arbitral tribunals. He has appeared as first-chair counsel in cases involving multi-billion dollar amounts in controversy.

While devoting much of his time to clients in the oil and gas sector and co-chairing Covington’s Energy Litigation group, Mr. Cubbage represents clients in other industries and in disputes ranging from treaty claims to patent enforcement. He has litigated many cases against the federal government and argued before arbitrators in both commercial and investor-state disputes. For three years, he served as a senior in-house counsel for a global oil, natural gas, and chemicals business.

Outside the law, Mr. Cubbage enjoys competition of another kind: he is a past winner of the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions and Jeopardy! College Championship (1989), and has also competed in Jeopardy!’s Ultimate Tournament of Champions (2005) and Battle of the Decades (2014).

Memberships and Affiliations

* American Law Institute, Member
* Members Consultative Group on the Restatement of the U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration
* Members Consultative Group on the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance

* Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

Previous Employment

* Kerr-McGee Corporation, Senior Counsel (2003-2006)