Practice Areas & Industries: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Fulbright & Jaworski has played an instrumental role in the energy industry since the 1930s when the firm represented independent oil and gas producers and integrated companies alike, such as Gulf Refining Company and The Texas Company (now part of ChevronTexaco) and the Magnolia Petroleum Company (now part of ExxonMobil).

From the financing and acquisition of energy assets and companies to regulation, litigation and arbitration, Fulbright & Jaworski assists leaders in every sector of the energy industry to be successful in achieving their objectives. Fulbright's Energy Practice Group provides a complete offering of legal services and related business counsel to energy clients.

More than 220 Fulbright attorneys possess significant energy-related experience and actively practice within the energy sector on a day-to-day basis. Each of these attorneys brings not only a clear and proven understanding of the law, but also a unique understanding of its application within the energy industry.

Together, the attorneys who make up Fulbright's Energy Practice Group represent an unparalleled depth of knowledge and experience ranging from the selection, structuring and creation of business entities for energy ventures to the development, financing and construction of energy projects and the acquisition of energy companies.

Fulbright ranks among the very best in domestic and international litigation and arbitration, in large part as a result of the experience and successes of the attorneys in the Energy Practice Group. The efforts of this comprehensive, industry-leading group of litigators are further complemented by its ability to quickly assemble integrated teams of industry consultants, including engineers, scientists, environmental and financial professionals and local counsel, to successfully address a full range of client concerns in both domestic and international venues.

The next time you are asked to decide what firm is most qualified to represent your organization in an energy matter, Think FulbrightTM.

Our energy-related practice spans all sectors of the industry, from deepwater exploration to power plant financing, from the refining of hydrocarbons to the delivery of electric power. It also spans all of the areas of practice that are mission critical to an energy company's operations anywhere in the world.

To discuss the best fit for your legal and business needs, contact us today. You will discover an unparalleled depth of knowledge and an uncommon commitment to applying this insight to your organization's strategic objectives.

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Our energy practice spans all sectors of the industry. From deepwater exploration to power plant financing, we have represented more than 1,000 energy-related clients on a host of matters. As a result, now more than ever before, when organizations around the world think energy, they Think Fulbright.TM

Fulbright & Jaworski has provided counsel to energy companies, service providers, investors, lenders and underwriters in more than 500 significant energy industry transactions since 1995, ranging from $50 million to more than $4 billion in project value. The firm has handled regional, national and international litigation and arbitration in hundreds of matters annually, ranging from seismic trespass litigation to gas contract and refinery interruption litigation. We also have counseled companies on potential risk scenarios and successfully represented clients in disputes arising out of joint operations and disputes with host governments.

Fulbright & Jaworski attorneys have helped successfully guide national and international companies alike past these challenges for more than 70 years. As a result, the firm has amassed the necessary industry, business and legal insight to effectively assist in safeguarding the physical, financial and intellectual assets of today's energy companies in the often perilous waters of the marketplace. It is precisely this insight, based on a long history of transactional, regulatory, litigation and arbitration successes, that has prompted well-known domestic and international integrated energy companies and independent, segment-focused companies of all sizes, along with service providers in every sector of the industry, to enlist attorneys from Fulbright's Energy Practice Group in their pursuit of new onshoreand offshore opportunities.

The focus of our efforts is helping energy companies interpret, understand and effectively interact with the complex federal and state regulatory schemes affecting their business operations. These include:

• FERC and state regulation of the production, sale and transportation of natural gas, crude oil and refined petroleum products.
• USEPA and state regulation from the drill bit to the burner tip and from the turbine to the meter.
• FERC and state regulation and deregulation of the generation, sale and transmission of electric power.
• Department of Interior regulation of the development of oil, gas and other natural resources on federal and Indian lands.
• Department of Transportation jurisdiction over pipeline safety matters.
• Federal land access issues.
• Collection of royalties on federal production.
• Municipal regulation of pipelines and other activities.

The firm is at the forefront of working successfully on behalf of energy clients around the world to handle every conceivable dispute in any number of areas, including:

• Royalty and working interest owner disputes.
• Letters of intent, joint operating agreement, drilling contract, AMI agreement, seismic licensing and production sharing agreement disputes.
• Environmental contamination and toxic tort claims.
• Gas, oil and power contract and marketing disputes.
• Pipeline right of way disputes.
• Oil and gas field groundwater contamination disputes.
• Coal contract disputes.

Fulbright & Jaworski has earned a reputation as a litigation powerhouse with an unparalleled depth and breadth of practice through more than 70 years of service to the energy industry.

Today, our litigators are actively representing every sector of the global energy industry in virtually every conceivable form of dispute and forum.