Arnold & Porter
Client SatisfactionArnold & Porter‘s global energy practice is recognized for advising a wide range of oil and gas clients, including upstream, midstream, and downstream companies, oilfield service companies, private equity and investment firms, on the full spectrum of litigation. Christopher Odell commands the firm’s Houston office and is well reputed for his broad litigation experience in the energy and transportation sectors, where he recently led a number of transportation-related mass tort cases. Katherine Ginzburg Treistman’s broad practice extends to commercial litigation in the energy, technology and financial services sectors, while Denver-based Colin O’Brien focuses on breach of contract, class actions and energy litigation. The team also includes Ryan Hartman, a former vice president of BP. All attorneys are based in Houston unless otherwise noted.
Key clients
- BP plc.
- Honeywell International
- Nobel Energy
- DCP Midstream
- Phillips 66
- Targa Resources
- Antero Resources
- Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
- Lummus Technology
- Irving Oil
- General Electric Company
Work highlights
- Advised Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. in mid-August when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered summary judgment on RICO claims brought by Petrobras America, the U.S. subsidiary of Brazilian national oil company Petrobras.
- Represented Irving Oil, one of Canada’s top energy companies, in defense against allegations that it contaminated the groundwater in Vermont by using gasoline containing methyl tertiary butyl ether.
- Represented BP in over 18 novel climate change lawsuits filed by state and local governments in California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and South Carolina, and by a west-coast fishermen’s trade association, alleging that the largest investor-owned oil, gas, and coal companies operating in the US have known for 50 or more years that fossil fuel emissions cause global warming.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christopher Odell