Gordon Arata maintains one of the Gulf South’s leading energy practices, representing clients across the full spectrum of the oil, gas, and energy industry. With deep roots in Louisiana and Texas and decades of experience advising clients operating onshore, offshore, and internationally, the firm has handled matters spanning the Gulf of Mexico, the North Slope of Alaska, Colombia, and Australia.
The firm represents major integrated, national, and independent energy companies, pipeline operators, oilfield service companies, financial institutions, investors, petrochemical companies, and landowners in complex litigation, regulatory, transactional, and operational matters. Gordon Arata regularly appears in state and federal courts, arbitration and mediation proceedings, and before agencies including BOEM, BSEE, the Louisiana Office of Conservation, Louisiana Public Service Commission, and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The firm has extensive experience handling oil and gas regulatory matters in Louisiana and Texas, including issues involving the Outer Continental Shelf.
The team also advises on renewable and emerging energy projects, including solar, renewable fuels, and carbon capture initiatives, and is widely recognized for its sophisticated mineral and land title practice.
