Operating in the energy industry means navigating a complex, highly regulated global environment.
With years of experience of successfully resolving energy disputes, we can help you minimize the risk of disputes occurring in the first place. And when legal proceedings cannot be avoided, we provide the efficient, cost-effective case management and the disputes knowledge you need.
Ranked as a leading global firm by Global Arbitration Review, we act for energy sector clients on some of the most heavyweight and high-profile disputes. This includes acting as lead counsel on one of the largest international oil and gas arbitrations ever brought, worth around USD $50 billion and involving disputed issues in relation to almost every part of the extraction, processing, marketing and delivery chain.
We also lead the market in supporting energy companies subject to investigation by their regulators. If you find yourself in that position, we can provide urgent advice and support in responding to notices of investigation or breach of regulatory obligations to minimize the impact of any regulatory action. We are also experienced at integrating into your teams and systems to allow us to take on the burden of managing investigations by regulators.
From risk mitigation to crisis management, contracting advice to international arbitration, whatever legal support you need, we are focused on helping you secure the best outcome from any potential disputes, so that you can focus on your commercial objectives.
Our lawyers have extensive experience on some of the most high-profile energy disputes, including:
- defending Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc in cases and investigations arising from the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including proceedings in the multidistrict litigation, third-party investigations and government inquiries and investigations
- defending an offshore drilling manufacturer in a lawsuit for breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligence and declaratory relief against the distributor and Chinese manufacturers of blowout preventers and valve gates purchased by the plaintiff
- representing an international energy company in a Delaware lawsuit involving allegation of force majeure based on the alleged corrosivity of a product delivered under long-term supply agreement to a US refinery
- representing a pipeline company in responding to the regulatory investigation of alleged technical deficiencies in a pipeline construction that resulted in a spill
- defending an electric utility in a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit arising from the abandonment of a nuclear power plant project
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