Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional)
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Provided by Akin
To learn more about Akin’s Energy & Natural Resources capabilities, please visit the Energy page under the experience section at www.akingump.com.
Chambers Review
Akin offers clients a diverse energy practice. The firm is known for expertise in transactional matters, routinely acting for public and private companies in both domestic and foreign markets. It possesses particular strength in the upstream arena, as well as in pipeline and LNG matters, plus the MLP sector.
Work Highlights
- Akin represented FireBird Energy in its agreement to sell all of its leasehold interests and related assets to Diamondback Energy in a transaction valued at approximately $1.75 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Akin team is responsive and practical."
"Akin's strengths are in its amount of resources and timeliness of response."
"The Akin team has a great depth of knowledge available to it."
"The Akin team is responsive and practical."
"Akin's strengths are in its amount of resources and timeliness of response."
"The Akin team has a great depth of knowledge available to it."
Notable Practitioners
John Goodgame's expertise spans a broad array of transactional matters, including financings, acquisitions, divestitures and IPOs.
"John has a very practical and creative approach."
Emily Mallen has notable experience handling a range of regulatory matters concerning oil and gas pipelines as well as offering broader compliance advice.
"Emily is responsive and thoughtful."
Stephen Hug advises transmission and distribution utilities, generation owners and wholesale marketers on regulatory issues before FERC.
"Stephen is a skilled communicator."
"He understands commercial realities and provides timely and sophisticated advice on complex matters."
Wesley Williams is cohead of Akin's energy team. He impresses due to his broad transactional capability and routinely handles complex M&A and joint venture deals.
"Wesley is very knowledgeable in multiple disciplines."
"He is a very commercial and practical attorney. His breadth of experience has given him a significant amount of contacts in the industry."
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