Kevin Colosimo

Practice Areas

Kevin Colosimo is a trial lawyer whose practice spans the areas of oil and gas law, energy law, and business, contract and real property law. In addition to trying cases, Kevin counsels upstream, midstream and oilfield services companies on acquisitions and divestitures, risk management alternatives, and regulatory matters. Kevin is frequently retained as an arbitrator and mediator in energy law and commercial disputes. He is a frequent author and presenter on oil and gas, energy law and ethics.

Professional Memberships

Energy and Mineral Law Foundation, President, 2020-2021; University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics, Marcellus Roundtable Member.

Publications

“Recent Decisions in Oil and Gas Jurisprudence,” Energy & Mineral Law Institute, Volume 36, March, 2016.

“Compulsory Pooling and Unitization in the Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania’s Challenges and Opportunities, Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 2, April 2012.

Related Insights:

Op-Ed, “John Kasich’s proposed tax increase on the oil, gas, industry likely to be crippling,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 12, 2015.

Op-Ed, “Fracking is making the state and Phil. Energy leaders,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 2, 2015.

Op-Ed, “Don’t Kill the Golden Goose,” Pittsburgh Post Gazette, June 1, 2014.

Op-Ed, “Modernize Pa.’s Oil and Gas Conservation Law,” Pittsburgh Business Times, January 11, 2013.