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Kirkland & Ellis

Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)

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Kirkland & Ellis

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Kirkland's lawyers counsel clients on complex transactions in matters ranging from mergers and acquisitions to commercial arrangements across a wide spectrum of the energy industry. Combining Kirkland's renowned litigation experience with our substantive experience in energy, our lawyers handle complex litigation involving energy issues before trial and appellate courts and through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.


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Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) - USA

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What the Team is Known For

Kirkland & Ellis LLP is a rapidly developing team highlighted for its ability to handle complex transactions and capital markets matters across both the power and oil and gas sectors. It is able to offer support in M&A, joint ventures, PPAs and structured financings. Its clients include private equity funds, utilities, pipelines and power marketers. The firm is adept at assisting with all regulatory aspects of transactions in addition to broader FERC administrative litigation matters.

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Work Highlights

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  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP advised EQT Corporation its definitive merger agreement with Equitrans Midstream Corporation creating an integrated natural gas business with an initial enterprise value of over $35 billion.

Strengths

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  • Kirkland are experts on the finer legal points and they understand how the legal points affect the business. They are very practical on the commercial side and can translate the contractual language.

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  • Kirkland provide a top notch service. They do very well handling sophisticated work and are very quick to answer.

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  • Kirkland has a good understanding of the market at any given time.

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  • Kirkland are very much my first call for oil and gas transactions. They could match and go toe-to-toe with any counterparty.

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  • K&E uses its deep substantive knowledge and market intelligence to find creative solutions and build a path forward that accomplishes our needs, while accommodating what is needed by the counterparty.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Andrew Calder
    Andrew Calder

    Andrew Calder

    Andrew Calder is a member of the firm's Executive Committee and leverages his wealth of expertise to advise companies and private equity sponsors on complex transactions, corporate governance and securities matters.
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  • Anthony Speier
    Anthony Speier

    Anthony Speier

    Anthony Speier has strengths spanning acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture formation, particularly involving upstream and midstream oil and LNG assets.
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  • David Castro Jr.
    David Castro Jr.

    David Castro Jr.

    David Castro Jr has considerable expertise in a broad array of upstream oil and gas transactions, including major mergers and acquisitions and strategic joint ventures.

    • David is extremely knowledgeable, practical and one of the best M&A attorneys I've worked with.

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    • David is a great attorney, he is very analytical and approaches every issue with a keen sense of the underlying commercial needs of my organization.

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    • He is a top notch M&A attorney who understands the subject matter and gives great legal advice.

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    • David is business savvy, commercial and a brilliant lawyer.

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  • Kristin Mendoza
    Kristin Mendoza

    Kristin Mendoza

    Kristin Mendoza's transactional practice covers the complex A&D of electric generating assets as well as mergers in the space.

    • Kristin is substantively sharp, responsive, proactive, organized and can be depended on to manage complex transactions. She is a subject matter expert on energy and infrastructure transactions.

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  • Chad Smith
    Chad Smith

    Chad Smith

    Chad Smith's transactional practice covers acquisitions, sales and joint venture formations in the oil and gas sector.
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  • John Decker
    John Decker

    John Decker

    John Decker offers comprehensive regulatory counsel to clients in both the oil and gas and electricity sectors, often advising on the regulatory aspects of large transactions. He is particularly noted for his cognizance of international regulatory regimes.

    • John is very client service-focused and easy to get along with.

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  • Damien Lyster
    Damien Lyster

    Damien Lyster

    Damien Lyster fields significant regulatory expertise for which he is routinely sought out for by upstream and midstream oil and gas companies.
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  • Lindsey Jaquillard
    Lindsey Jaquillard

    Lindsey Jaquillard

    Lindsey Jaquillard ably assists a range of oil and gas sector clients with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures.
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