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Chambers Review

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Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - USA - Nationwide

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Akin offers clients a diverse energy practice. The firm is known for expertise in transactional matters, routinely acting for public and private companies in both domestic and foreign markets. It possesses particular strength in the upstream arena, as well as in pipeline and LNG matters, plus the MLP sector.

Work Highlights

  • Akin advised Point Energy Partners in the $1.1 billion all-cash sale of its assets to Vital Energy and Northern Oil and Gas.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Emily Mallen
3
Emily Mallen
3
Band 3

Emily Mallen has significant experience handling a range of regulatory matters concerning oil and gas pipelines as well as offering broader compliance advice.

Emily is an excellent lawyer as far as intelligence goes and her knowledge of the industry. She is also always very prompt in responding.

Emily is such an extraordinary advocate for us, with total command of her practice area.

Emily Mallen is spectacular. She is very bright, commercial, responsive, thoughtful and thorough.

John Goodgame
3
John Goodgame
3
Band 3
John Goodgame's expertise spans a broad array of transactional matters, including financings, acquisitions, divestitures and IPOs.
Charlie Ofner
4
Charlie Ofner
4
Band 4

Charlie Ofner is recognized for his strong transactional practice in the oil and gas space. He has experience assisting clients with acquisition and sales of industry assets and royalty interests.

Charlie is an excellent M&A lawyer. He has comprehensive awareness and a good ability to successfully negotiate favorable contract terms.

He has great substantive expertise and is always available.

He has a deep level of knowledge of the oil and gas industry.

Stephen Hug
4
Stephen Hug
4
Band 4

Stephen Hug ably advises transmission and distribution utilities, generation owners and wholesale marketers on regulatory issues before FERC.

Stephen provides thoughtful, practical legal advice.

Stephen just knows everything. He's easy to work with and commercial, plus he breaks things down and prioritizes risk.

He's extremely knowledgeable.

Cole Bredthauer
5
Cole Bredthauer
5
Band 5

Cole Bredthauer's practice sees him regularly handle the acquisition and sale of companies and assets in the oil and gas space.

Wesley Williams
5
Wesley Williams
5
Band 5

Wesley Williams is co-head of Akin's energy team. He impresses due to his broad transactional capability and routinely handles complex M&A and joint venture deals.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Energy: Electricity (Regulatory & Litigation)

Stephen Hug
4
Stephen Hug
4
Band 4
Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation)

Emily Mallen
3
Emily Mallen
3
Band 3
Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

John Goodgame
3
John Goodgame
3
Band 3
Charlie Ofner
4
Charlie Ofner
4
Band 4
Cole Bredthauer
5
Cole Bredthauer
5
Band 5
Wesley Williams
5
Wesley Williams
5
Band 5