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

Practice/Industry Group Overview

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).

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.

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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.

A Tremendous Reservoir of Experience

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.

Delivering Volumes of Valuable Insight

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.

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.

Answering Through Arbitration

More and more companies are turning to dispute resolution and arbitration as key strategies for mitigating risk, particularly as they pertain to their international operations, and with good reason:

• Avoidance of hostile courts.
• Prospect of quicker, more efficient and les costly dispute resolution.
• Ability to select arbitrators with knowledge of and experience in their industry.
• Ability to make the process private and confidential.
• Ease of effecting "service" as provided in the parties' contract.
• Parties' selection of the seat and the language of the proceedings.
• Relative ease and certainty of enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards