Energy Industry

Energy Law

Our energy industry experienced lawyers help energy companies navigate the legal landscape and proactively advise on unique legal issues faced by the energy industry. 

Common legal issues faced by energy companies include:

• entity formation, capital, and financing strategies;

• negotiation, preparation and enforcement of lease agreements, farm-out agreements, easements, and other contracts;

• prosecuting and defending third-party disputes, including royalty disputes and conflict between mineral interest owners and property owners;

• employment and independent contractor agreements;'

• personal injury or catastrophic events; and

• ownership and registration of intellectual property in company trademarks and industry-related technology.

Energy companies face similar legal issues as businesses in the Automotive, Airlines, Technology, and Professional Services industries.   Read those pages for additional information regarding the legal solutions our industry teams provide.  

Legal Solutions for the Energy Industry

Clients in the energy industry receive the full range of the firm’s services: litigation, intellectual property, and transactional. 

Our energy industry team is experienced in all facets of oil and gas and alternative energy litigation and arbitration; resolving or, where necessary, litigating royalty disputes or conflict with third parties; negotiating and drafting third-party agreements, leases and other energy-related contracts;  drafting employment agreements, independent contract agreements, and NDAs; and copyright, trademark and patent registration for industry-related marks and technology.

We also assist energy companies with entity formation and strategy, including capital and financing strategies.