Chambers Review
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Energy & Natural Resources - Oklahoma
What the Team is Known For
McAfee & Taft is well equipped to handle the largest transactional or contentious mandates for leading regional and national players in the oil and gas and other energy industries. The law firm is frequently involved in royalty and underpayment cases, as well as late payment interest class actions. The team is particularly noted for handling the fullest range of energy litigation issues, including an increasing number of seismicity-related cases, and for representing clients in the upstream, midstream and downstream spaces. The team is also equipped to handle multistate projects such as pipeline constructions.
Strengths
McAfee & Taft has decades of significant experience in defending oil and gas cases.
The firm is very responsive, very timely and has taken the time to get to know our company and our risks.
The firm is very knowledgeable of the oil and gas industry and Oklahoma oil and gas law. It recruits and trains excellent and responsive lawyers.
The firm is knowledgeable and very responsive to all issues and concerns. It is quick to provide feedback and guidance on documents.
Work Highlights
McAfee & Taft defended ALLETE Clean Energy and Caddo Wind against alleged health impacts from an Oklahoma wind farm.
Notable practitioners
Timothy Bomhoff is a highly experienced oil and gas attorney who knows the market very well.
Timothy is an exceptional lawyer.
Timothy Bomhoff understands the client's needs and is prompt with well-reasoned advise.
Todd Woolery is very responsive, very personable and very likeable but aggressive when needed. He is responsive, strategic and just a generally good person to work with.
Todd Woolery has an exceptional grasp of our business and delivers thoughtful, reliable counsel. His approach feels like that of a true partner rather than an external advisor.
Laura J. Long has experience advising and providing representation for clients in sectors such as offshore oil and natural gas exploration companies.
Laura is my go-to for all matters Oklahoma energy.
Laura is a good lawyer, very good writer and well-liked by the judiciary.
Laura demonstrates a strong knowledge of our industry. She is very responsive and has always achieved excellent legal results for us.
Patrick Stein has notable experience acting for clients on contentious matters in the oil and gas space. He counts large energy and resources companies amongst his clientele.
Patrick is very knowledgeable and responsive.
Patrick has just the knowledge and common sense for litigation in this space; he is a very valuable player.