Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional) | USA

Kirkland & Ellis is a rapidly developing team highlighted for its ability to handle complex transactions and capital markets matters across both the power and oil and gas sectors. It is able to offer support in M&A, joint ventures, PPAs and structured financings. Its clients include private equity funds, utilities, pipelines and power marketers. The firm is adept at assisting with all regulatory aspects of transactions in addition to broader FERC administrative litigation matters.

Latham & Watkins LLP is a distinguished international firm, renowned for the leading role it plays in both oil and gas and power transactional matters. It regularly acts on sophisticated deals for corporate, financial and sovereign industry participants. The firm also provides both electricity and oil and gas clients with a committed regulatory offering. It represents clients adeptly at FERC and before other energy regulatory bodies too.

Vinson & Elkins LLP is a Houston-based powerhouse in the energy space, particularly excelling in oil and gas transactions and regulatory work. It continues to have a fantastic reputation for its work in upstream transactions and represents a fine choice of counsel for LNG matters. The firm offers leading representation in the midstream space, with expertise in matters including presidential permit applications and rate cases. With its strong international presence, clients are offered exceptional expertise in various energy-producing regions around the world. The firm draws on additional competencies in tax, environmental compliance and project finance, to assist players in the oil and gas sector.

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.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is a very well-regarded energy firm with strength across transactional, regulatory and litigation settings. It is frequently retained by oil and gas, power and investor clients who are active in energy matters. The firm is strong in oil and gas acquisitions and sales, with particular expertise in the MLP market. It provides regulatory advice and FERC representation on pipeline and rate issues. The firm is noted for particular abilities in FERC rulemakings. It is also active in the power space, assisting traditional power, renewable energy and utility clients on a range of transactions.

Bracewell LLP is a leading firm with highly impressive expertise across the energy arena, particularly esteemed for its ability within the oil and gas regulatory space.It offers excellent capability in FERC and CFTC investigations, as well as representation of pipeline clients in FERC rate, tariff and jurisdictional matters. The firm is also able to assist large utility clients, transmission owners and private equity investors on regulatory power matters, along with electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. It is frequently seen on big-ticket transactions in both the power and the oil and gas space, handling matters for clients ranging from electric utilities and merchant transmission owners to upstream exploration companies and refineries.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a strong energy practice with capabilities across both power and oil and gas matters. The firm leads and arranges financing for big-ticket power transactions, with particular strength in the wind and solar spaces. It is also recognized for its capabilities in the power regulatory space covering rate, rulemaking and enforcement proceedings before FERC. The firm is further recognized for substantial strength in the oil and gas transactional space, regularly acting on upstream, midstream and downstream matters.

Sidley Austin LLP offers clients broad expertise in the energy space covering transactional, regulatory and litigation work. It is particularly well thought of in the oil and gas space with capability across upstream, midstream and downstream matters. The firm represents clients before FERC on regulatory approvals, enforcement and rate issues. It offers additional strength in power regulation and litigation, assisting clients participating in the generation, transmission and distribution and trading of electricity. The firm also offers capabilities in transactional matters for electricity clients.

Holland & Knight LLP is noted for its strength in handling transactions for clients active in the oil and gas space. The firm frequently represents financial institutions and energy companies in the A&D of assets and companies. It has additional strength in joint ventures and investments into upstream and midstream companies.

Locke Lord LLP comes recommended for upstream, midstream and downstream deals that involve complex corporate structurings. The firm assists clients involved in exploration and production, gathering, storage and processing, and the provision of services and equipment to the industry. It possesses expertise in joint ventures, sales, acquisitions and operations management. The firm is well-equipped to advise energy companies, as well as private equity firms looking to enter the space for the first time.

Porter Hedges LLP offers a robust oil and gas transactional team with experience in upstream and midstream deals. It is particularly knowledgeable in the sale and disposition of US shale assets as well as on joint venture structuring and deal financing. The firm is also active on farm-out and participation agreement negotiations. It possesses the capacity to advise debtors, creditors and bidders in connection with sales of oil and gas assets in the context of bankruptcy proceedings.

White & Case LLP is a well-regarded electricity group, highly capable of handling complex portfolio transactions for utility, IPP and private equity investors. The firm is noted for its work in multijurisdictional M&A and distressed sales. It offers substantial knowledge of power market structures and developing market rules. The firm has particular strength in renewable power transactions, such as those involving wind farms and solar power plants.

Haynes and Boone, LLP operates a thriving traditional oil & gas transaction practice. The firm routinely advises on significant upstream A&D transactions across the country, but particularly in the Eagle Ford shale play. The team is also active on corporate mandates such as M&A and asset-backed securitizations on behalf of a varied client base of public and sponsor-backed companies.

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has a robust oil and gas regulatory and litigation team providing clients with high-quality representation before FERC and the DOE. The firm enjoys a fine track record for its work in midstream and upstream oil and gas transactions, acting for private equity firms and energy companies. It is also further noted for expertise in electricity financings.

Jones Day is noted for its expertise spanning the power and oil and gas sectors, counting power generators, institutional investors, electric utilities and pipeline operators as part of its client base. It ably assists with master limited partnerships, joint ventures and other commercial agreements in the oil and gas sector. The firm also handles a broad range of regulatory matters in the power sector including M&A approval, investigations and rate and tariff proceedings.

King & Spalding LLP is recognized for advising oil and gas industry clients and public authorities on regulatory matters in connection with the development of production, storage and transportation infrastructure, with a growing presence in LNG. It frequently represents a range of clients in applications to FERC and DOE. The firm is further noted for expertise in commercial transactions and contracts across the oil and gas sector, frequently handling acquisitions, fuel supply agreements and engineering, procurement and construction contracts.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a rapidly developing practice replete with expertise in regulatory and litigation matters, including representation before FERC, NERC and the CFTC as well as state regulatory bodies. It is capable of advising on the full spectrum of power market rules compliance and related proceedings on behalf of a wide client base. The firm provides expert representation in the context of investigations and audits in the power sector as well as managing merger and acquisition approvals. It is further noted for its growing strength in oil & gas transactions.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP adeptly handles a variety of transactions for clients in the power industry, including the purchase and sale of assets as well as joint ventures and other agreements. It is noted for developing transactional capabilities in the natural gas and LNG space. The firm offers further expertise in regulatory authorization and other proceedings before FERC and the DOE in regulatory proceedings connected with the siting and construction of LNG production, liquefaction and export facilities.

Reed Smith LLP is recognized for its oil & gas transactional practice. The firm routinely advises on M&A activity between industry clients, A&D of upstream and midstream assets and commercial agreements such as tolling contracts. It also frequently assists lenders in the oil & gas space.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates is a distinguished power practice. It represents US and global energy market participants, including public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks and governmental entities. The firm is particularly esteemed for big-ticket utility M&A deals. It also brings expert capability in holding company reorganizations, asset auctions and joint ventures.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP advises major upstream and midstream companies, portfolio companies and financial institutions on high-value offerings and M&A transactions. It is also noted for its work handling joint venture agreements and bankruptcy proceedings in the sector.

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has expertise in the oil and gas sector spanning upstream, midstream and downstream transactions. It adroitly advises a range of industry participants on strategic mergers, acquisitions, sales and joint venture agreements. The firm has a notable presence in the electricity space, handling FERC enforcements and investigations, alongside CFTC-related matters.

Winston & Strawn LLP has particular expertise representing clients in the midstream sector. It helps clients navigate acquisitions, joint ventures and sales both domestically and internationally.