Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
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The Jones Walker LLP energy team has the experience, creativity and national footprint required to help industry clients adapt to changing circumstances and exploit new opportunities. Our clients include major producers, independent producers, joint ventures, operators, pipeline companies, fabricators, service companies, refining and chemical companies, power generation and transmission companies, landowners, royalty interest owners, and financial institutions.
Our energy attorneys have the technical and scientific backgrounds, regulatory and law-enforcement experience, and legal acumen to help clients address the full spectrum of energy-related issues. Our team includes former federal government regulators and general counsel for state agencies, US attorneys and assistant US attorneys, Judge Advocate General officers, judicial clerks, state legislators, and a former governor of Mississippi.
We advise clients on the full range of energy and natural resources matters involving oil and gas (upstream, midstream, and downstream, as well as onshore and offshore), power generation, alternative energy, mining and water. We handle complex energy transactions help ensure regulatory compliance and resolution of conflicts with federal and state agencies, provide government relations services, and represent clients in all forms of industry-related disputes and litigation.
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Jones Walker LLP has a wide-reaching network of expert energy lawyers who frequently act on disputes work and transactions for oil and gas companies. Experience includes structuring high-value financing transactions, advising on mineral titles and handling wide-ranging operational issues for clients such as pipelines, investors and power plan operators. Calls upon additional strengths in its tax, real estate and litigation practice groups to offer an integrated service.
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"Jones Walker provides top-notch legal counsel, strategic consulting support and relationship management."
"Jones Walker is effective in a broad range of issues. They help across all areas."
"Jones Walker does a terrific job for this company. Its attorneys will work all night long and they understand the business."
"Jones Walker provides top-notch legal counsel, strategic consulting support and relationship management."
"Jones Walker is effective in a broad range of issues. They help across all areas."
"Jones Walker does a terrific job for this company. Its attorneys will work all night long and they understand the business."
Notable Practitioners
Jonathan Hunter is a well-regarded federal offshore litigator and expertly handles both the regulatory and contentious aspects of energy matters, offering noted expertise in offshore leases.
"Jonathan Hunter is the top lawyer for federal regulatory litigation."
"Jonathan thinks through all the issues; nothing escapes him."
Marjorie McKeithen is routinely sought out by clients for her strong relationships with Louisiana government officials. Her client base includes downstream and midstream companies. McKeithen is at the vanguard of carbon sequestration developments within Louisiana.
"Marjorie's strength is her intimate experience with the state government. Her feel for how to engage with the state is second to none."
"Marjorie McKeithen's expertise is off the charts."
"Marjorie provides terrific leadership and good advice and counsel, not just on legal issues but on how to accomplish objectives."
David Hunter centers his practice on matters pertaining to the development of offshore energy projects and offers expert advice on a range of transactional and regulatory issues, and is particularly knowledgeable of BOEM matters.
Carl Rosenblum has a strong litigation practice which covers breach of contract, product liability and decommissioning liability cases. He also assists clients with transactional disputes.
Seth Levine advises a range of clients including oil, gas and petrochemical pipeline companies on various energy issues. He is particularly noted for handling significant transactional mandates.
"Seth Levine is tremendously helpful in giving us options."
Sarah Dicharry advises on a plethora of regulatory concerns pertaining to oil and gas leases. She also counsels clients facing DOI and DOJ investigations.
"Sarah is very capable on regulatory matters."
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