Oil & Gas
Advocates for midstream & downstream energy deals
Our Oil and Gas Team combines finance, environmental, government affairs and regulatory attorneys and professionals who work collaboratively with clients to
- develop or finance oil refineries and gas pipelines and related projects
- acquire or sell individual or portfolios of projects
- expand midstream products and services
- access and mitigate environmental and land use risks
with a keen understanding of the commercial issues driving successful projects and transactions.
We help clients manage
- Government relations endeavors in the United States and Canada
- Federal, state and local tax structures and incentives
- Permitting, environmental compliance and risk mitigation
- Commercial disputes involving project development and commercial transactions
Interdisciplinary team helps anticipate issues and tackle disputes
- Former US Ambassador to Canada
- Government affairs attorneys and professionals
- Energy M&A attorneys
- Debt and equity finance attorneys
- Environmental, real estate, finance, and tax perspectives
- Former General Counsel of multinational construction company
- Litigators to anticipate issues and tackle disputes
Our clients span the midstream and downstream oil and gas energy sector
- Refinery and pipeline companies
- Midstream services companies
- Trade organizations
- Financial institutions
Our energy group services help you to
- Acquire and dispose of midstream or downstream assets – including single and large portfolios of projects
- Navigate regulatory requirements for downstream operations – including government affairs initiatives and compliance with existing regulations
- Negotiate transactions and joint venture deals – working with a legal team with practical business sense and a deep understanding of and experience with energy finance
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
- Alternative Energy
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- E-Discovery - Encompass
- E-Discovery & Information Governance
- Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental - Transactions
- Environmental, Health & Safety
- Global Privacy & Security
- Government Relations Strategies
- Litigation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Power Generation
- Private Equity
- State & Local Government Relations
- Tax
- Toxic Torts/Asbestos
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented recycled oil refinery in terminal services agreement
- Represented biofuels manufacturer in M&A transaction
- Represented renewable fuel entity in sale of one division
- Representation of publicly traded energy company in sale of coal division
- Represented natural gas pipeline developer on zoning matters as to natural gas compression station
- Represented buyer in purchase of natural gas entity
- Represented seller in sale of oil and natural gas entity
- Represented buyer in purchase of oil drilling company
- Represented seller in sale of oil drilling company
- Represented buyer in purchase of pumping services company in the oil and gas industry
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its Gas Equipment Corporation subsidiary
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with its acquisition of a midwest fuel sales and distribution business
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the acquisition of a Minnesota-based fuel sales and distribution business
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in establishing a joint venture to provide natural gas fueling solutions to bulk fuel haulers
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its retail gasoline distribution business assets
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its Colorado compressed natural gas service operations business
- Represented national energy procurement, supply and logistics company in connection with its senior secured credit facilities
- Represented lender in environmental due diligence for petroleum service portfolio
- Acted as lead counsel on natural gas pipeline safety inspection regulatory matter
- Acted as lead counsel on Public Service Commission litigation concerning natural gas pipeline delivery dispute
Why Nelson Mullins?
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
We help clients manage
- Government relations endeavors in the United States and Canada
- Federal, state and local tax structures and incentives
- Permitting, environmental compliance and risk mitigation
- Commercial disputes involving project development and commercial transactions
Interdisciplinary team helps anticipate issues and tackle disputes
- Former US Ambassador to Canada
- Government affairs attorneys and professionals
- Energy M&A attorneys
- Debt and equity finance attorneys
- Environmental, real estate, finance, and tax perspectives
- Former General Counsel of multinational construction company
- Litigators to anticipate issues and tackle disputes
Our clients span the midstream and downstream oil and gas energy sector
- Refinery and pipeline companies
- Midstream services companies
- Trade organizations
- Financial institutions
Our energy group services help you to
- Acquire and dispose of midstream or downstream assets – including single and large portfolios of projects
- Navigate regulatory requirements for downstream operations – including government affairs initiatives and compliance with existing regulations
- Negotiate transactions and joint venture deals – working with a legal team with practical business sense and a deep understanding of and experience with energy finance
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
- Represented recycled oil refinery in terminal services agreement
- Represented biofuels manufacturer in M&A transaction
- Represented renewable fuel entity in sale of one division
- Representation of publicly traded energy company in sale of coal division
- Represented natural gas pipeline developer on zoning matters as to natural gas compression station
- Represented buyer in purchase of natural gas entity
- Represented seller in sale of oil and natural gas entity
- Represented buyer in purchase of oil drilling company
- Represented seller in sale of oil drilling company
- Represented buyer in purchase of pumping services company in the oil and gas industry
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its Gas Equipment Corporation subsidiary
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with its acquisition of a midwest fuel sales and distribution business
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the acquisition of a Minnesota-based fuel sales and distribution business
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in establishing a joint venture to provide natural gas fueling solutions to bulk fuel haulers
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its retail gasoline distribution business assets
- Represented national oil and gas distribution company in connection with the sale of its Colorado compressed natural gas service operations business
- Represented national energy procurement, supply and logistics company in connection with its senior secured credit facilities
- Represented lender in environmental due diligence for petroleum service portfolio
- Acted as lead counsel on natural gas pipeline safety inspection regulatory matter
- Acted as lead counsel on Public Service Commission litigation concerning natural gas pipeline delivery dispute
- Practical business mindset
- Multi-disciplinary team helps clients on compliance and enforcement transactional regulatory advocacy, litigation and tax matters
- Cost efficiency and budget predictability
- Virtual deal team roles and experience
- Industry relationships with developers, lenders, utilities and other entities
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