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Oil and Gas Law Representative Experience

Examples of our oil and gas experience include:

  • Serving as special counsel to numerous major and independent oil companies active in California in connection with acquisitions and the review of title, and rendering of acquisition, drillsite, and division order opinions on title.
  • Negotiating and drafting purchase and sale agreements for oil, gas and geothermal leases/projects including power purchase agreements.
  • Performing due diligence for major acquisitions of oil and gas leases, oil and gas fee, geothermal leases/projects, and cogeneration plants.
  • Oil, gas and geothermal litigation involving, among other issues, drainage, pooling, royalty valuation, and other lease issues; quiet title and lease cancellation actions; and, trade secrets.
  • Representing clients involved in oil, gas and geothermal bankruptcies.
  • Representing oil, gas and other resource clients in tax matters including advising clients, negotiating with assessors and, when necessary, appearing before assessment appeals boards and trial and appellate courts.
 

PRACTICE AREAS

Banking/Financial Institutions

Bankruptcy and Commercial

Construction

Corporate

Employment

Employment Litigation

Energy

Environmental

ERISA and Employee Benefits

Family Law

Intellectual Property

Land Use

Litigation

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mining

Nonprofit Organizations

Oil & Gas

Real Estate

Securities

Tax

Trusts and Estates

Water

White Collar Criminal Law