Oil, Gas & Fracking Overview
In the energy industry, perhaps more so than any other field in the global economy, technologies quickly evolve, regulations change and markets move, requiring a constant balancing of opportunities, costs and potential risks. Our attorneys have developed an in-depth understanding of the energy industry through decades of representing many of its largest and most diverse companies in commercial and environmental disputes throughout the United States. The group’s attorneys are particularly experienced in representing clients in litigation arising from the production and distribution of oil and gas in established sectors as well as emerging technologies, such as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.”
From the wellhead to the pump, our lawyers have experience representing companies in disputes in all of the industry’s diverse components.
- Refineries
- Oil Field Service Providers
- Liquefied National Gas Producers
- Oil & Gas Exploration Companies
- Service Station Owners
- Waste Management Companies
Our attorneys in the practice are experienced and proven litigators. GRSM lawyers are regularly in court, try cases on a frequent basis, and have a track record of unprecedented endurance for handling multiple consecutive complex matters and lengthy trials. Our energy clients rely on us to provide sophisticated legal representation with a sharp focus on advancing their business objectives. The group’s attorneys have substantial litigation experience in complex, high-stakes matters involving CERCLA, RCRA, TSCA and OPA and their state law equivalents. We represent clients across a spectrum of disputes from pure business litigation and counseling to spill investigations and mass tort, multidistrict litigation in federal and state courts as well as arbitral and regulatory tribunals throughout the United States.