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National Law Journal

Holland & Knight Boosts Energy Practice

Holland & Knight has acquired a group of 11 energy lawyers in Washington and Austin, effectively splitting in two the Washington-based energy boutique Brickfield, Burchette, Ritts & Stone.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Says Towns Can Use Zoning to Ban Fracking

Localities may use zoning ordinances to restrict or ban oil and gas production without violating state mining laws, the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a divided decision the majority stressed was not pro- or anti-fracking.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Science-Teacher-Turned-Lawyer Ponders Carbon Capture

"Texas is remarkable," Haynes and Boone partner Jeff Civins said, noting that the state is a laboratory for possibilities of alternative fuel options, carbon capturing technologies and energy conservation solutions.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Locke Lord Names New Head of Energy Litigation

"He probably knows more energy law than anybody in the state of Texas, and he's made a lot of that law himself," said Locke Lord chairwoman Jerry Clements.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Producing Electricity and Pondering Climate-Change Proposals

"Expect a ramp-up of gas production," said Bracewell & Giuliani Austin partner Tim Wilkins, who heads a firmwide environmental and natural resources practice group.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fayviard, LLC v. UGI Storage Co., PICS Case No. 14-0923 (M.D. Pa. June 6, 2014) Brann, J. (15 pages).

Federal Question Jurisdiction • Eminent Domain • Oil and Gas Interests
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating the Pitfalls of Parallel Challenges to Shale Development

The growth of the domestic shale industry has presented new challenges and opportunities. Despite the industry's consistent pursuit of environmental stewardship, it has faced lawsuits on multiple fronts—both in courts and before state administrative environmental appeal bodies.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Am Law 100 Firms Tapped in Wisconsin Energy Deal

Skadden, Cravath and Foley & Lardner all advised on Wisconsin Energy's $9.1 billion cash and stock purchase of Integrys Energy group while Baker Botts and Davis Polk represented the financial advisers.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Unlikely Centerpiece of Hunton's Asia Strategy

Why Hunton & Williams' biggest Asia office is in Bangkok.
7 minute read

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