The firm represented Great Bear, a portfolio company of private equity firm Riverstone Holdings, LLC, in connection with a dispute regarding an eight-figure seismic acquisition program in Alaska. The contract at issue required the parties to mediate up-front, and then proceed to arbitration if necessary. The firm aggressively investigated the facts and thoroughly prepared Great Bear’s positions on the merits for the mediation, which facilitated a successful settlement at mediation and allowed Great Bear to avoid the time and expense of a full arbitration proceeding.