PEOPLE PRACTICES INDUSTRIES Energy PDFEMAIL Industry Contact Paul Yale 713.986.7189 713.730.5861 pyale@grayreed.com Ryan Sears 469.320.6194 rsears@grayreed.com View Related People VISIT AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG: Today more than ever, energy companies find themselves in need of trusted representation from counsel who understand the increasingly complex issues emerging in this challenging and rapidly evolving industry. Our energy practice was recognized in the U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers (a Woodward/White company) "Best Law Firms" 2021 ranking. Gray Reed covers almost every facet of the energy industry. Our specific legal expertise and experience in the energy field includes the following areas, as well as many other energy related legal matters, onshore and offshore, both in the domestic USA and internationally: Asset sales and divestitures Financing (public and private) Litigation, arbitration and mediation Bankruptcies and restructuring Mergers and acquisitions Title examinations and curative SEC compliance Oil and gas leases Operating agreements Farmout agreements Pooling & unitization Natural gas sales and processing Oil and natural gas gathering and transportation Pipeline and wind power condemnations Facilities agreements Master services agreements Federal tax credits related to renewable energy and research and development expenses Environmental regulations Gray Reed's Energy Expertise Energy Transactions/Oil and Gas Our energy team regularly provides legal services in connection with oil, gas, and renewable energy acquisitions and divestitures. They have documented and closed numerous high-value transactions. In addition, the energy team handles a myriad of other matters, both domestic and international, including advice on joint operating agreements, farmouts, leasing, joint ventures, areas of mutual interest, private equity transactions, surface agreements, facilities agreements, pooling, unitization, drilling and master services agreements, gathering and processing agreements, crude oil and natural gas sales agreements, EPC contracts for wind energy projects, and associated regulatory matters. Our energy transactional team also includes a group of attorneys focusing on oil and gas title examination. Our firm currently writes oil and gas title and division order opinions in nine states: Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, North Dakota, Montana, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Ohio. Energy Finance, Tax and Securities Our corporate team includes attorneys who regularly assist energy companies in pursuing solutions to a variety of corporate energy issues and matters including energy financing and borrowing, SEC compliance, tax advice, mergers and acquisitions, equipment leases, entity formations, and federal tax credits related to renewable energy and research and development expenses. Energy Litigation Our energy litigators have vast experience in a wide variety of energy disputes and in trying energy-related cases around the country in state and federal courts and before arbitration panels, tribunals, regulatory agencies and administrative judges. Our lawyers have a proven record of achieving favorable outcomes from small disputes up to significant national class actions and other large, multi-party disputes. Energy Bankruptcy and Restructuring We also represent and advise troubled energy companies, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, equity holders, owners, managers, committees and other constituents in financial distress, workout, turnaround, restructuring, planning and bankruptcy scenarios. Gray Reed Clients We represent multinational energy producers, independent operators of all sizes, and a broad range of midstream and upstream energy concerns. We Feel At Home In The Energy Industry Before moving to private practice, many of our attorneys have worked for major and independent energy companies and have served on boards of various energy companies. Our energy attorneys include four board certified oil, gas and mineral law specialists (by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization) and are licensed in numerous oil and gas producing states, which enables us to fully cover the energy centers of the United States. Our energy lawyers are frequent authors and lecturers on energy topics and have held leadership positions in such industry-focused organizations such as the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, the Energy Law Institute, Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association and the Energy Sections of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association. Several attorneys regularly contribute to the firm's Energy & The Law blog, which is focused on exploring critical developments in the energy industry and how they impact clients from a legal and business perspective. Thought Leadership / News Related People Related Practices Related Industries © 2021 Gray Reed & McGraw LLP All rights reserved worldwide. Online Bill Pay Contact Us Sitemap Disclaimer Privacy Policy Powered by Content Pilot