Jackson Walker has been a leader in energy law for more than 100 years. Indeed, one of the firm’s founding partners, A.W. Walker, Jr., was responsible for developing many of the fundamental concepts of modern oil and gas law. Today, we represent clients involved in every segment of the energy industry, and we have a thorough understanding of how each segment functions as a part of the overall value chain.
Our deep experience and long history of providing cutting-edge legal advice to the energy business has led companies worldwide to select Jackson Walker as their counsel of choice on complex legal matters involving the energy and natural resources industry and related service and supply sectors.
The quality and depth of Jackson Walker’s energy practice has received national recognition from a number of sources. In the 2014-2017 editions of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings, Jackson Walker received a “Tier One” national ranking in Oil and Gas Law and Natural Resources Law. The firm regularly receives Tier One metropolitan rankings in Houston for Oil and Gas Law and Natural Resources Law and in Dallas for Energy Law.
The firm’s energy practice has also been recognized in several other legal guides and directories, including:
- Jackson Walker energy partners were recognized in the 2012-2015 editions of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Patrick Cowlishaw and Kathleen LaValle were both ranked for “Energy: State and Regulatory & Litigation.” Partner Mike Nasi was also ranked for his Environmental practice, and partner Daniel Vineyard has previously been ranked for his Superfund practice.
- The Best Lawyers in America 2016 listed 14 Jackson Walker partners among its top lawyers in a number of energy-related practice areas, including Energy Law, Oil and Gas Law, Natural Resources Law, Derivatives and Futures Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Environmental Law, and Regulatory Enforcement
The skill and expertise of our attorneys enables us to provide high levels of service to our energy clients in a broad range of diverse specialties such as bankruptcy, tax, regulatory, litigation, environmental, intellectual property, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and any number of other practice areas. Jackson Walker began by providing legal services to the energy industry, and we remain committed to continuing and expanding upon that tradition.
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Read moreBen Rhem Joins Legal Roundtable for MIDSTREAM Texas Conference
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Read moreJackson Walker Ranks as Third Largest Energy Law Firm in San Antonio
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Read morePete Hosey to Speak at Fundamentals of Oil, Gas and Mineral Law CLE
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Castleton Commodities International in Acquiring Gas Trading Business
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Read morePetition for Rulemaking Requests Standards of Conduct for Oil Pipelines
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Read moreThree Jackson Walker Attorneys to Participate in the 35th Annual “Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law” Course
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Read moreMike Pearson Published in “Landmarks of a Century in Oil and Gas Law – Twenty Cases That Shaped Oil and Gas Jurisprudence”
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Read more53 Jackson Walker Attorneys Named to 2017 ‘Texas Super Lawyers’ List
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Read moreAustin Office Receives ‘A’ Grade in Law Firm Diversity Report Card
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Read moreMike Nasi Reviews Energy Law Developments for State Bar Public Utility Law Section
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Read moreBTI Lists Jackson Walker in Report on Firms with the Best Collaboration
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Read more“Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy.”
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Read moreStephanie Chandler to Receive 2017 Women’s Leadership Award from the San Antonio Business Journal
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Read moreDallas Court of Appeals Reverses Landmark Judgment on Common Law Partnership and Joint Venture Claims
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Read moreKathy Silver’s ‘Tips for Resolving Oil and Gas Disputes’
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Read moreRepresentative Drew Darby Appointed to Southern States Energy Board
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Read moreAmy Baird Named 2017 Rainmaker by MCCA
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Read morePete Hosey Speaks at EE Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
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Read moreJackson Walker Adds Three Laterals in Austin
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Read moreMike Nasi Discusses Clean Power Plan Ahead of Trump’s Rollback
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Read moreTré Fischer and Ben Rhem Discuss Denbury v. Texas Rice in Texas Lawyer
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Read moreJackson Walker Moves San Angelo Office
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Read moreDenbury v. Texas Rice “Texas Rice II”: The Texas Supreme Court Affirms Common Carrier Status
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Read moreEPA’s Reversal of Fracking Report Likely ‘Closes This Chapter,’ According to Leonard Dougal
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Read moreMike Nasi on the Nomination of Rick Perry for Secretary of Energy
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Read moreTexas Lawyer Publishes Article by Jackson Walker Partner Mike Nasi Regarding Pending EPA Carbon Rules
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Read moreJackson Walker Attorneys Repeat As “Who’s Who In Energy” List Honorees
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Read morePete Hosey Shares Views on Surviving in Today’s Low Energy Price Climate with Texas Lawyer
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Read moreJackson Walker Prepares for Changes Under the New Administration
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents NuStar Energy L.P. in a $100+ Million Deal Involving NuStar’s Acquisition of Crude Oil and Refined Product Terminal Assets from Martin Midstream Partners
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Read moreAmy L. Baird recognized as one of Texas Lawyer’s 2016 Women in Energy Honorees
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Read morePearson, Ruzinsky Speak to Law360 About the Oil Downturn and How it Affects the Legal Industry
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Read moreMike Nasi to Square Off in Debate About Climate Change and EPA on Intelligence Squared
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Read moreMike Nasi Serves as Adjunct Professor for Energy Course Offered at Rice University
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Read moreSeven JW Attorneys Designated by Who’s Who Legal 2016
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Read moreBen Rhem Speaks at 2016 Pipeline Safety Conference
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Read moreJackson Walker Ranked No. 2 on List of San Antonio’s Top Energy Law Firms
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Read moreA Double Defeat for EPA on Regional Haze Regulations
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Read moreEPA Finalizes GHG Regulations for the Oil and Gas Industry and Clarifies which Sources May Be Aggregated for Permitting Purposes
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its 2016 Chambers-Ranked Partners and Practice Groups
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Read moreTeam Leader in a Tough Field
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Read moreJesse Lotay, Daniel Nossa, and Paul Vrana Publish Article on Hedging Oil and Gas Production
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Read moreSabine Court Gives ‘Non-Binding’ Ruling That Gathering Agreements Are Not Covenants Running with the Land Under Texas Law
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Read moreAmanda Shaw Elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation
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Read moreJacob Arechiga Speaks on Renewable Energy Case Law
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Read moreUnited States Supreme Court Grants Stay of EPA’s 111(d) Clean Power Plan Rule
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Read moreMike Pearson Named Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyer In 2016
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Read moreThe Double-Fraction Dilemma: Intent-Focused Inquiry Prevails
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Read moreAmy Baird, Monica Blacker, and Bruce Ruzinsky Participate in 4th Midstream Oil and Gas Law Conference
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Read moreFive Jackson Walker Attorneys Selected to American City Business Journals’ “Who’s Who in Energy” List
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Read moreMonica Blacker Spotlighted in ‘Texas Lawyer’ on Bankruptcy Law for Oil and Gas Attorneys
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Read moreEPA Finalizes Tougher Ozone Standards
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Read moreSelected Drafting Issues in Midstream Contracts
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Read moreGas Royalty Calculation 2015- An Update
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Read moreFederal Court Halts Implementation of BLM Fracking Rules
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Read moreDealing with Counterparty/Bankruptcy Risk in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Energy Spectrum Partners VII, LP in Equity Commitment
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Williams in Significant Natural Gas Gathering Deal
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Read moreBen Rhem, Mike Nasi, and Mark Walters Featured in ‘Law360’
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Read moreTexas Legislature Imposes Statutory Subordination of Real Estate Mortgages to Oil and Gas Leases
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Mockingbird Midstream Gas Services in Purchase of Eagle Ford Shale Assets
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Read moreWilliam Hornberger, Cale McDowell, Steve Moore and Tom Groves Speak at Texas Society of CPAs’ 2015 Oil & Gas Institute
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Read moreBen Rhem Speaks on Greenhouse Gas Regulations
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents IOG Capital in $330 Million Oil and Gas Investment Partnership
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Read moreLooks Like Frack is Back, Governor Abbott Signs House Bill 40
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Read moreJulia Mann Quoted in ‘San Antonio Business Journal’ on Drilling Leases
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Read moreConsiderations and Consequences of a Bankruptcy Filing in the Oil and Gas Industry
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Read moreLeonard Dougal Quoted in ‘Law360’ on Recent Studies Alleging Link Between Earthquakes, Hydraulic Fracturing and Injection Wells
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Read moreMike Nasi Named an Energy & Environmental Trailblazer by ‘National Law Journal’
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Read moreJulia Mann, Scott Rose, Rick Garza Speak at ACC Luncheon on ‘Opportunities and Obstacles in the Wake of Falling Oil Prices’
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Read moreBLM Announces New Hydraulic Fracturing Rules for Oil and Gas Wells on Federal Lands; Industry Trade Associations and the State of Wyoming Immediately File Challenges
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Read moreJeffrey Kitner Appointed to Reinvestment Zone Twenty Board
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Read moreMore “Rising Stars” in San Antonio Than Any Other Firm
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Read moreTexas Legislature Considers Allocation Well Legislation
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Exelon in Sale of West Valley Power Plant
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Exelon in the Sale of Quail Run Power Plant
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Read moreDevelopment of Brackish Groundwater for Hydraulic Fracturing Operations: Regulatory and Policy Issues
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Read moreJohn Holden Speaks on Ethical Constraints in Negotiation
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents NuStar Energy in $142.5 Million Terminal Purchase
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Read moreTré Fischer, Danielle Mirabal, and Ben Rhem Edit Guide to Texas Oil & Gas
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Read moreMike Pearson, Amy Baird Participate in 3rd Midstream Oil and Gas Law Conference
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Read moreJoin JW Attorneys For a Live Tweet-Up on ‘Trends in Texas Energy’
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Energy Spectrum Capital VI in the Sale of Costar Midstream to American Midstream Partners
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Read moreEight Jackson Walker Attorneys Selected to American City Business Journals’ “Who’s Who in Energy” List
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Read moreRichard Roth Speaks at Energy Joint Ventures Conference
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Stratex Oil & Gas in Joint Development Agreement
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Read moreJeff Kitner Participates in Dallas Breakfast Group Community Leaders Program
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Read moreSara Abbott McEown Selected to Participate in Leadership Dallas
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers in America 2015
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Read moreJackson Walker Energy Transaction Featured as Texas Lawyer ‘Deal of the Week’
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Read moreStephanie Chandler Featured in ‘Women’s Energy Network’ Magazine
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Owners of Knox Oil Field Supply in Acquisition by Applied Industrial Technologies
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Abraxas Petroleum in Public Offering and Debt Refinancing
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Read moreJackson Walker Wins Courtroom Victory for Clients in Oil and Gas Dispute
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Read moreMike Nasi Quoted in ‘Law 360’ Article on EPA’s Proposed Carbon Regulations
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its 2014 Chambers-Ranked Partners and Practice Groups
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Read morePete Hosey Honored with Distinguished Alumni Graduate Award
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Read more$3 Million Verdict in Fracking Case – Fluke or the Harbinger of Claims to Come?
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Read moreJohn Holden Speaks on Energy Company and Landowner Rights
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Read moreEnergy Company and Landowner Rights
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Read moreRailroad Commission Order Clarifies Scope of the Common Carrier Act
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Read moreJesse S. Lotay Accepted to Leadership Lab Class of 2014
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Read moreTwelve Jackson Walker Attorneys Selected to ‘American City Business Journals’ “Who’s Who in Energy” List
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Read morePete Hosey Honored as Distinguished Alumnus of St. Mary’s University School of Law
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Abraxas Petroleum in $38.3 Million Sale of Non-Operated Bakken Assets
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents Energy Startup in $500 Million Private Equity Funding
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Read moreJackson Walker Wins Victory for Clients in High-Profile Fracking Case
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Read moreJackson Walker Secures Victory for Client in Contract Dispute
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Read moreByron Egan Speaks on Fiduciary Duties in Oil and Gas Law
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Read morePete Hosey and Jesse Lotay Published in ‘Texas Lawyer’
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Read morePete Hosey and Jesse Lotay Speak on Understanding Oil and Gas Leases
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Read morePete Hosey Speaks at Advanced Real Estate Law Course
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Read morePeter Hosey Elected Treasurer of State Bar of Texas’ Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section
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Read moreSeventh Circuit Upholds Method to Fund Transmission Expansions to Carry Renewable Energy
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Read moreTexas Ninth Court of Appeals Issues Contrasting Opinions Addressing Pipeline Condemnation Authority
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its 2013 Chambers-Ranked Partners and Practice Groups
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Read moreMike Pearson Named Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyer In 2013
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Read moreComing Up: Energy Forum “What the November Elections Mean for Federal and State Energy Policy”
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Read moreBen Rhem Speaks at Oil and Gas Pipeline Capacity Seminar
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Read moreJackson Walker Represents NuStar Energy in $115 Million Refinery Sale
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Read moreJeff Kitner Speaks on Litigation and Risk Management
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Read moreMike Pearson Co-Chairs, Ben Rhem Speaks at Midstream Oil and Gas Law Conference
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Read moreJackson Walker Wins Key Victory for Clients Before TCEQ
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Read moreMike Pearson Named a Leading Energy & Natural Resource Lawyer
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Read moreJackson Walker Nationally Ranked in 23 Areas in ‘Best Law Firms’ Guide
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Read morePeter Hosey & Stephanie Chandler Provide Insight on Private Investing in the Eagle Ford Shale in ‘San Antonio Business Journal’
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Read moreNine Jackson Walker Attorneys Selected to ‘American City Business Journals’ “Who’s Who in Energy” List
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its Best Lawyers "Lawyers of the Year"
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Read moreMike Nasi Speaks at Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Knowledge Sharing Workshop
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates Its Thirteen ‘S.A. Scene’ Lawyers: Best of 2012
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Read moreJackson Walker Congratulates its 2012 Chambers-Ranked Partners and Practice Groups
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Read moreThe Intersection Between Texas Condemnation Law and Water Rights
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Read morePete Hosey Chairs Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute
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Read moreDepartment of the Interior Finalizes Restructuring of the Former Minerals Management Service
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Read more“Are We There Yet?” The Start and Finish of an Oil and Gas Lease
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Read moreSecretary of the Interior Lifts Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
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Read moreA Primer On Production Payments
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Read moreSecretary of the Interior Issues Second Drilling Moratorium
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Read more“Blowout Scenario” and “Worst Case Discharge Scenario” Reporting Requirements
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Read moreFederal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Deepwater Moratorium
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Read moreCEOs and Operators Beware – Post BP MMS Safety Guideline Hurdles
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Read moreTitle To Uranium and Other Minerals “Still Crazy After All These Years”
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Read moreUse of Net Profits Interests In Financing Oil and Gas Transactions
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Read more“Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are:” Constructive Notice of Unrecorded Agreements in Oil and Gas Titles
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Read moreEarly Termination and Liquidation Provisions in Energy Trading and Marketing Agreements
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Read moreOCS Lease Conveyancing Issues – An Update
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