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Our energy team offers the full array of transactional, regulatory, litigation and advisory services to clients spanning every segment of the energy space, from the extraction, marketing and delivery of fuel sources, to power generation and associated waste mitigation, to distribution and retail delivery, to the development, construction and closure of energy facilities. Clients turn to us for experienced guidance at each unique phase of project development.

We assist regulated and unregulated energy companies and their customers in the development and execution of sophisticated financing, tax, renewable portfolio, fuel, siting, land use and joint venture strategies, as well as in the maintenance and commercialization of their intellectual property and trade secret assets. We also represent energy industry participants in complex environmental and commercial litigation, and in a variety of permitting, enforcement and regulatory proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Our team has a significant bench of experienced attorneys who regularly handle large, quick-turnaround due diligence and discovery projects for our energy clients.

Energy Contacts

Need something? Our team leaders can point you in the right direction.

Patrick R. Northam
Patrick R. Northam

Partner

Louisville, KY

I. Bobby Majumder
I. Bobby Majumder

Partner

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

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Our latest thinking on the legal issues impacting the energy industry.

No Takebacks? Royalty Recoupment, Not a Breach of Lease in Lindsay Golf Group v. XTO Energy

August 12, 2026 | Publications

Not getting paid royalties is the usual reason for a breach-of-lease fight, but what happens when th...

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FBT Gibbons Chairman Robert Sartin Discusses California Growth Strategy with The Recorder

August 5, 2026 | In the News

The Recorder profiles FBT Gibbons’ California growth strategy, quoting Chairman Robert Sartin on t...

Supreme Court Expansively Construes Removal Basis for State Suits Under Federal Officer Removal Statute

July 24, 2026 | Publications

Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Par., Louisiana, 608 U.S. ___ (April 17, 2026)  In Chevron USA Inc....

Stand(ing) in the Place Where You Live: Who Has Standing to Challenge DMA Abandonment After the Mineral Interest Changes Hands?

July 21, 2026 | Publications

If a surface owner records an affidavit of abandonment and a marginal notation under R.C. 5301.56, c...

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California’s Battery Stewardship Rule Is Product Governance, Not a Recycling Program

July 20, 2026 | Publications

Many companies read California’s coming battery stewardship rule as a recycling obligation for bat...

PA Superior Court Makes Operators Dig Deeper for Implied Surface Access in Pennesi v. DL Resources  

July 7, 2026 | Publications

Does the lessee of a severed oil and gas interest have an implied right to the reasonable use of the...

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