Douglas C. Atnipp

Douglas C. Atnipp

Doug Atnipp is the managing shareholder of the Houston office and the co-chair of the firm's national Energy and Natural Resources practice group. Doug has more than 20 years of experience representing clients engaged in all facets of the energy business. He is involved in a wide range of energy-related transactions including energy finance, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and acquisitions and dispositions of energy related assets. In addition to his energy work, Doug regularly advises clients not in the energy business on general corporate and finance transactions.

Doug is listed in the 2003-2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, Natural Resources Law section, and he has been consistently selected by Texas Super Lawyers magazine and "Top 100 Lawyers in the City of Houston" in Energy Law every year since 2003.

Areas of Concentration

· Mezzanine and conventional production based financing

· Production payment financing vehicles

· Producing property acquisitions and divestitures

· Pipeline development, acquisitions and financing

· Gas storage project development, acquisitions and financing

· Derivative transactions

· Natural gas storage contracts

· Unique asset utilization arrangements

· Strategic alliances and joint ventures

· Independent power project development, acquisitions and financing

· Fuel supply contracts

· Formation of joint ventures, partnerships and other business entities for drilling and oilfield service projects

· Master service agreements

· Acquisition and divesture of gas processing and treating facilities and mid-stream transportation facilities

· Acquisition and divestiture of pipeline and gathering systems

· Formation of strategic alliances, partnerships and joint ventures for the development of pipeline projects

· Gas storage, processing and treating agreements

· Negotiation and preparation of facility use agreements

· Preparation of transportation contracts for crude oil, natural gas and liquids

· Gas purchase and sales agreements

· Industry standard contracts

Significant Representations

· Representation of natural gas storage company in connection with joint venture/strategic alliance with Canadian utility company.

· Representation of gas storage development companies in connection with obtaining commitment for financing a merchant natural gas storage facility and obtaining start-up capital.

· Representation of major pipeline company in connection with the formation of a joint venture for the development of an eastern corridor natural gas pipeline.

· Representation of several mezzanine lenders in connection with production based mezzanine financings.

· Representation of mezzanine lenders in connection with financing for distributive generation power projects and landfill gas-to-power projects.

· Representation of natural gas and power marketing company in acquisition and sale of wholesale natural gas and power business.

· Representation of independent power producer in connection with natural gas contract restructuring and buy-down for gas supplies for various Texas power plants.

· Representation of large independent oil and gas producers in connection with acquisition of producing projects and publicly traded oil and gas companies.

Some of the matters listed were handled prior to the attorney joining Greenberg Traurig.

Professional & Community Involvement

· Member, Institute for Energy Law Advisory Board

· Member, State Bar of Texas

· Member, Houston Bar Association

· Member, American Bar Association

· Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation

· Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

· Member, Texas Tech School of Law Foundation Board

· Member, Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Board of Directors

Awards & Recognition

· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2008 and 2009 editions

· Listed, Texas' Best Lawyers, 2008 and 2009

· Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2010

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, 2003-2008

· Listed, Top 100 Lawyers in the City of Houston, Texas Monthly, 2003-2005

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Co- Authored, "Be Ready with Right Credit in Case There's a Major Meltdown," Houston Business Journal, June 2003

· Co- Authored, "Mezzanine Financing Alternative Helps Lower Overall Cost of Capital," Houston Business Journal, April 2003