Energy transactions: oil and gas

Michael Darden

Michael P. Darden is a partner in the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Darden is chair of the firm’s Oil & Gas Practice Group, a member of the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure, and Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Groups. Michael focuses on international and US oil and gas ventures (including LNG, deep-water and unconventional resource development projects); international and US infrastructure projects; asset acquisitions and divestitures; and energy-based financings (including project financings, reserve-based loans and production payments). He works with governments, operators, industry partners, investors, contractors, suppliers, lenders and insurers.

Steven Miles

Senior Counsel

Molleigh Thomas

William Benitez

Bill’s practice concentrates on complex business transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, SPAC transactions, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, executive compensation and equity incentive arrangements, and related general corporate counseling. Bill has worked on transactions in a variety of industry segments, including clean energy and power generation, upstream, transportation and midstream, coal and other mining, chemicals and industrials, energy and industrial services, recycling and engineering and construction.

Molly Butkus

Molly Butkus represents and counsels developers, exploration and production companies, midstream companies, private equity funds, purchasers and sellers in all aspects of upstream and midstream transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint venture formation and other day-to-day operational representation. Molly also focuses on representing upstream producers and water management companies in the drafting and negotiation of water gathering, disposal, supply and recycling agreements, as well as the acquisition and divestiture of produced and fresh water assets and infrastructure.

Emery Choi

Partner

Erin Hopkins

Partner

Lindsey Jaquillard

Lindsey’s practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture formation involving energy assets and companies across the energy value chain, with an emphasis on domestic energy transactions in the upstream and midstream sectors. Lindsey's transactional experience includes advising clients in connection with the purchase and sale of a broad range of energy assets, complex joint development projects, farmout and participation agreements, oil and gas financing transactions, transportation and gathering agreements, natural gas processing agreements and other commercial transactions.

Bryan Loocke

Partner

Scott Looper

Partner

Danielle Patterson

Partner

Jonathan Platt

Partner

David Sweeney

Partner

Jason Bennett

Partner Department Chair - Global Projects (Firmwide)

Andrew Calder

Partner focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, and corporate governance, with a focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. Represents many of the largest private equity sponsors, such as Blackstone, KKR, EIG and GSO and many of the leading energy companies. Has worked on many of the largest transactions in the sector.

David Castro

David’s practice focuses on acquisitions, divestitures and the formation of joint ventures involving energy assets, including upstream, midstream and renewable assets. David also advises clients on joint development and farmout agreements, exchange agreements, gathering and processing agreements and other commercial arrangements concerning the development of oil and gas properties.

Jay Cuclis

Partner

Keith Fullenweider

Partner

John Goodgame

John Goodgame helps clients navigate strategic transactions, primarily in the energy business. He advises public and private companies and private equity funds in initial public offerings (IPOs) and other public and private equity and debt offerings, as well as complex joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, John counsels public companies, their boards of directors and board committees in strategic and governance matters, including mergers, sales of control and conflict situations, as well as Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance. Recently, among other high-profile transactions, he advised Talos Energy Inc. in its $1.29 billion agreement to acquire QuarterNorth Energy; Viper Energy, Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition of Permian Basin mineral and royalty interests, $264 million secondary common stock offering and $400 million senior notes offering; and Diamondback Energy, Inc. in its joint venture with Five Point Energy to form Deep Blue Midland Basin LLC. John was the partner in charge of the Houston office and the co-head of Akin’s global corporate practice until 2022. To learn more about John, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/john-goodgame.html

Rodney Moore

Moore, Rodney Lee | Winston & Strawn Rodney Moore has over 35 years of experience representing public and private companies, private equity firms, and management teams in transactions and other corporate matters, primarily in the energy and infrastructure space. Rodney represents private equity firms and public and private companies in M&A, joint venture, financing, and other commercial transactions across the energy spectrum, including in the traditional upstream and midstream sectors as well as in the evolving transition energy sectors such as hydrogen, renewable fuels, and carbon capture. Rodney also advises clients on corporate governance matters, as well as transactional and corporate matters in restructurings and chapter 11 reorganizations.

Michael O'Leary

Partner and co-head of the firm's corporate team

Anthony Speier

Anthony’s practice focuses on corporate mergers & acquisitions and formation of joint ventures involving assets across the energy value chain, including traditional, renewable and alternative energy sources.

Justin Stolte

Mr. Stolte advises clients on strategic transactions across the energy sector, including: Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures Joint ventures Private equity and venture capital investments General corporate matters Mr. Stolte has broad experience in several energy sectors, including oil and gas, renewable energy, and energy infrastructure. He previously worked in business development, commercial, and engineering roles at Chevron Corporation and Apache Corporation; and, before joining Latham, served as Co-Chair of the energy practice group at another leading global law firm.

Sean Wheeler

Partner representing public and private companies, including private equity firms, in their most complex transactions. Sean’s experience spans the entire range of M&A activity, including strategic mergers, joint ventures, take-privates and cross-border transactions. He also has an active securities law practice, having led more than 50 IPOs and many debt and follow-on equity offerings. Sean practice also includes offerings and acquisitions involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). He has counseled clients across numerous industries, including the energy, infrastructure, space, healthcare, technology, real estate and travel industries.

Mingda Zhao

Partner

Anthony Carna