Oil & Gas

Our energy group focuses on issues involving all aspects of the oil and gas industry, from exploration, production and development, to processing and transportation, to export and marketing. We handle transactional, environmental, regulatory, and litigation matters. We provide legal solutions that anticipate issues arising from the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry.

Highly experienced in a broad array of oil and gas transactions and disputes, we provide practical, strategic and tactical advice to oil and natural gas companies, including upstream, midstream and downstream; pipelines; refineries; public and private energy companies; private equity sponsor; portfolio companies; banks; investors; operators; and marketers.

We handle a broad range of legal issues for the oil and gas industry, including:

• Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures
• Asset purchases and sales
• Financing
• Joint ventures and other commercial arrangements
• Project development
• Regulatory approvals
• Cost of service, cost allocation and rate design proceedings
• Negotiation and drafting of transactional contracts and agreements
• Securities law compliance
• Antitrust and competition law
• Bankruptcy and restructuring
• Regulatory compliance and due diligence
• Environmental matters
• Intellectual property, including patents
• Tax matters
• Litigation and operational disputes