Jennifer S. Fahey

Jennifer Fahey handles complex commercial transitions across numerous industries, with a particular focus on energy.

Ms. Fahey advises clients on business formation, structure and governance, labor and employment issues, commercial contracts and leases, insurance, and other day-to-day operational matters. In addition, she regularly represents clients in multimillion-dollar commercial deals including complex acquisition, sale and financing transactions; coal, oil and gas production, sale and transportation agreements; private equity projects; carbon credit trading arrangements; and complex commercial disputes.

Ms. Fahey is also a talented litigator and was part of a team that won a $19.96 million judgment in favor of Wildcat Coal, LLC, against Bridger Coal Company in a lease dispute over the interpretation of an advance royalty provision.

In addition to her Chambers rankings, Ms. Fahey has been recognized as a Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Charleston, West Virginia (2024 and 2025).

Chambers and Partners 2026 Corporate M&A Global Practice Guide: Trends and Developments, USA – Washington, D.C.: “Structuring M&A Deals Around Regulatory Uncertainty and Delay in Washington, DC: A Practical Legal Guide” by Nicholas S. Johnson, Jonathan S. Deem, Jennifer S. Fahey, and Japera A. Parker

West Virginia University School of Law

Wheeling Jesuit University