Wells Parker

Energy & Natural Resources

Project Development & Finance

Mergers & Acquisitions

Capital Markets

Mining

Oil & Gas

Wells helps clients acquire, finance, develop and operate mining and energy projects.

Wells represents mining and energy companies in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. His work includes the purchase and sale of public and private mining and energy companies and related projects, as well as earn-in and joint venture transactions, capital raising projects, finance, royalty and mineral streaming transactions, mineral and surface leasing, wind and solar leasing, and land transactions.

Wells represents energy developers negotiate, secure and review land leases, easements, crossing agreements and other related real property rights required in the development and operation of a solar, wind, energy storage and conventional energy projects. He works with developers in preparing and reviewing project development plans, surveys and title insurance commitments, and in performing title curative work in connection with financing and sale transactions. Wells has significant experience in the development of solar, wind and energy storage projects on public lands and in obtaining real property easements, leases and related real property interests on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and various state land management agencies.

Wells is nationally recognized by Chambers, a prestigious legal industry ranking service, with the highest ranking (Band 1) for Global USA in Energy, Mining & Metals (Transactional). Wells serves on Dorsey’s Management Committee as a Business Group Head covering Dorsey’s Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental practices.