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Nauta Dutilh
NautaDutilh's Energy & Utilities team has played a prominent role in the transformation of the energy sector in recent decades. As a result, we are generally acknowledged to be the market leader in the provision of legal advice. Our lawyers assist major players – such as producers, suppliers, industrial consumers and traders – in the field of mainstream and sustainable energy, oil, electricity and gas. We are also closely involved – in the Netherlands and Belgium as well as elsewhere – in public sector issues and the challenges faced by public sector clients.
Combining forces NautaDutilh's E&U team brings together the various specialist skills of our firm. We provide advice backed up by an innovative approach to business and a flexible attitude to multidisciplinary projects in the E&U market, where necessary in co-operation with leading experts in related fields. This strength, combined with our market knowledge, is one of the factors that has garnered us an excellent reputation in the energy sector in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Our team is structured around three main areas of expertise: Energy Corporate, Energy Finance and Energy Litigation. That means we can support clients at every stage of the process. Within these three pillars, our lawyers provide advice on the complex issues characterising the energy sector and support a wide range of clients in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and privatisations. We also specialise in energy contracts, spot trading, derivatives and financing, including project financing. We resolve any disputes by combining knowledge of both our team and of our renowned litigation practice. |
Allen & Overy
Upstream As consumption of oil and gas is forecast to increase dramatically, driven primarily by economic growth in developing markets, oil and gas producers are looking to less accessible parts of the globe and to new innovative technologies to locate this increasingly valuable resource.
Exploration and production, or upstream is a complex, competitive, capital intensive and high risk industry, increasingly governed by extensive environmental, safety and financial regulations. Significant advances relating to shale gas and other new technologies mean that the E&P map is constantly changing. All these factors make this an exciting industry to work in, and one that requires its advisers to have sector–specific knowledge backed up by a global resource capability.
Allen & Overy's integrated practice continues to be at the forefront of the upstream oil and gas sector, advising IOCs, NOCs, independents, governments, funders (equity and debt) and oilfield services companies on market leading transactions. We have market leading upstream experts throughout our network including Austria/CIS and Asia Pacific. |
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
De Brauw stands out from other law firms by the breadth and depth of its energy practice, based on decades of practical experience and close involvement in new developments. We have acted in almost every major transaction in the energy sector in the Netherlands and been closely involved in developing the regulations and contracts which presently govern the market. We were one of the first firms in the world active in the field of emissions trading. De Brauw is currently involved in a large number of infrastructure projects. Our clients can rely on a strong environmental and planning practice to meet their business and legal needs. |
Linklaters
The energy and utilities sector has seen a rapid rise in its public profile in recent years.
Security of supply, carbon reduction, energy nationalism, the rush for resources and renewable energy are among the issues that have brought the sector to the attention of the public and investment communities.
This dynamic, evolving sector is under increasing scrutiny and intense competitive pressure. Many jurisdictions have adopted a more open and liberalised regulatory model. As a result, companies are seeking ever more innovative and practical advice from their lawyers.
International oil and gas companies, leading financial institutions, major utilities, sovereign wealth funds, private equity houses, government bodies and single asset operators come to Linklaters for insightful advice and fundamental understanding of their business, the markets in which they operate and the pressures they face.
Linklaters' dedicated energy and utilities lawyers have peerless knowledge and experience, encompassing major transactions and regulatory advice in the global oil and gas, power, nuclear and renewables industries. They include specialists from Linklaters' pre-eminent banking and finance, corporate/M&A, projects, EU/competition/regulatory, environment and planning, tax and structured finance groups.
Consistently ranked as a top tier law firm in this sector, Linklaters is one of the few firms to offer full global capabilities in this field. As a result we have acted on many of the most complex, multi-jurisdictional and cutting edge transactions in the market to date. |
Freshfields
The oil and gas industry is changing rapidly. New extraction techniques, price instability and geopolitical complexities all present significant challenges. We advise some of the world's largest energy organisations on the issues arising in these complex markets and are known for providing forward-thinking solutions to their business needs.
Our clients include national and international oil companies, independents, lenders, sponsors, export credit agencies and governmental bodies. The work we do for them includes groundbreaking mandates on some of their most important and technically challenging initiatives, such as:
advising on all aspects of E&P work; advising on many of the largest disputes and arbitrations; separation of upstream and downstream businesses of complex multinational organisations; sanctions advice in times of geopolitical tension and instability; and advising majors and supermajors on crisis management. We're able to draw on an exceptionally wide range of skills not only from our oil and gas team, but also our award-winning practice groups (M&A and finance, international arbitration, tax, antitrust, competition and dispute resolution). What's more, our strong global network means we're able to react quickly to client needs wherever and whenever they need us. |
Berwin Leighton Paisner
A key concern in today's global economy is the secure, affordable and environmentally friendly provision of energy. This concern is reflected in both domestic and international policy. The UK Government has indicated that it has a commitment to increase UK gas storage capability and to increase the diversity of energy supply. BLP is working on one of the leading UK projects to increase domestic gas storage capacity.
BLP is also heavily involved in a number of significant international mandates including several in emerging markets. Our recent experience includes transactions in Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Oman, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Poland and Qatar.
BLP's dedicated Oil and Gas team has decades of experience and is well known in the oil and gas sector. In particular, both Mark Saunders and Adam Dann are repeatedly acknowledged as being among the foremost practitioners in the sector by both Chambers and the Legal 500. Practice head Mark Saunders has been ranked as one of the world's leading energy law practitioners in various published industry reviews throughout each of the last 20 years.
Our Asset Finance team also works on a number of transactions in the offshore energy sector, both in terms of commercial and financing matters. |
Reed Smith
Oil demand continues to rise steadily, while natural gas is also set to play a central role in meeting the world's energy needs. Global gas supply capacity has increased as a result of the impact of the economic crisis on demand, the boom in U.S. unconventional gas production, and a surge in liquefied natural gas (LNG) capacity.
An Oil & Gas Practice Global in Reach and Scope
Reed Smith has been active in the oil & gas industries for 130 years, and today has a global footprint covering the major oil & gas producing regions, including the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Our lawyers are skilled in multiple disciplines and operate as a seamless team. This enables us to provide a comprehensive one-stop service covering every aspect of oil & gas transactions, onshore and offshore infrastructure projects, and dispute resolution.
Oil & gas producers, contractors, owners, operators, and those financing these activities through equity and debt rely on the expertise of our lawyers in:
Oil, gas and mineral leases and production-sharing agreements, including the development of Marcellus Shale in the United States Disputes, including representation and advice in litigation, arbitration and ADR strategy Advising clients on compliance with new and evolving environmental regulation of natural gas production from unconventional shales, including the Marcellus The acquisition or disposition of assets, and oil & gas companies Mortgage, production-payment and asset-based financing Negotiating with international and foreign government entities Sales, marketing, storage, processing and transportation agreements The construction, engineering and operational aspects of onshore and offshore infrastructure projects Representation of producers in litigation related to royalty disputes, surface-use issues and other legal action |
Ashurst
Oil and gas A key part of our energy and resources practice is based on the oil and gas industry. We have a team of lawyers who are dedicated to and work exclusively in this sector, and who are regularly involved in advising on oil and gas projects and transactions across the globe. Many of our lawyers have worked as in-house counsel for leading oil and gas companies (such as Qatar Petroleum, Shell, Centrica, Woodside and Exxon) and they have a deep understanding of the oil and gas sector, combining the very best of in-house and external knowledge, practices and perspectives.
We provide our clients with a comprehensive service across the whole oil and gas sector, covering:
Upstream oil and gas - We have considerable experience of providing strategic advice on investments in and development of both onshore and offshore upstream oil and gas projects. This includes joint operating agreements, joint development agreements, unitisation agreements, farm-in agreements, sale and purchase agreements, bid and study agreements, drilling contracts, well service contracts and other field services contracts. |
Boekel de Nerée
Boekel is a leading corporate law firm with offices in Amsterdam and London. We provide business and legal services to companies, government organisations and non-profit organisations, focusing primarily on corporate/M&A, real estate and employment law. We have offices in Amsterdam and London and have 300 employees, including 150 lawyers and civil-law notaries. |
Blenheim
Blenheim is a Netherlands law firm, based in Amsterdam, Holland, specialized in Dutch business and corporate law. Blenheim's Dutch corporate and business law attorneys provide a wide range of legal services in Netherlands corporate and business law, and are specialized in matters of international trade. The quality of Blenheim as Dutch corporate and business law firm rests mainly upon the quality of the attorneys, their accessibility and efficiency. Blenheim's attorneys share outstanding Dutch and international academic backgrounds, as well as a sincere commitment to legal excellence. |
Baker McKenzie
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam is a leading provider of legal, tax and notary services. With more than 60 years of experience practicing national and international law, we offer Dutch and foreign multinationals unequalled counsel, both locally and across borders.
Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam was the first law firm in the Netherlands to join a multinational network (1957) and the first office to create an integrated civil, fiscal and notarial practice. Our innovative, independent and pragmatic way of thinking and working helps clients seize opportunities, minimize risks and resolve business, legal and tax issues. |
CliffordChance
Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the four key markets of the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution. Clifford Chance has 30 offices in 21 countries with 3,800 legal advisers and also operates a 'best friends' arrangement with AZB & Partners in India and a co-operation agreement with Al-Jadaan & Partners Law Firm in Saudi Arabia. |
Houthoff Buruma
Our Energy Team brings together practitioners with expertise in finance, corporate law, contract law, industry regulations, real estate (environment and notarial law), and competition law. Houthoff Buruma continues to focus on: project finance, public procurement relating to energy infrastructures in the context of urban development, high profile litigation on stranded cost issues, and emission allowances and subsidiaries. In addition, Houthoff Buruma has responded to the growing interest in sustainable projects from the traditional energy companies and venture capital parties by establishing a renewables group. |
CMS Derks Star Busmann N.V.
CMS Derks Star Busmann is a leading commercial law firm in the Netherlands with 220 attorneys at law, civil law notaries and tax advisers. The firm is a member of CMS, the pre-eminent provider of legal services in Europe, with approximately 4,600 employees in 54 offices across Europe and within 28 different jurisdictions.
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Conway & Partners NV
Conway & Partners is a boutique law firm focused on international contracting, dispute resolution and contract management. We have a strong focus on the construction and engineering industry as well as on the energy and offshore services sectors.
Our team is comprised of Dutch lawyers and US attorneys-at-law. At Conway & Partners, we are able to provide comprehensive international legal advice from our single office in Rotterdam. |
AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen
AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen is a full-service law firm of advocates and civil law notaries.
It's Shipping Trade and Insurance Team enjoys an excellent reputation, both home and abroad, in shipping, offshore and related insurance matters. It has good contacts with first-rate law firms around the world.
The team is recommended by the European Legal 500 and Chambers Europe. Products & Services regional organisations, miscellaneous services |
Weisenborn-Linskail & Associates
Legal and Commercial Services for the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Weisenborn-Linskaill & Associates (WL) is a group of specialist lawyers from the upstream oil and gas industry. WL combines legal and commercial expertise gained in both the private and the public upstream sector with a thorough understanding of the technical challenges presented in oil and gas projects.
WL advises on commercial and legal opportunity viability, negotiates, prepares and assists with agreements, licence applications, acquisitions and divestments and suggest appropriate corporate or joint ventures structures.
Additionally WL provides expertise for upstream business assurance reviews for government bodies, oil companies and potential investors. |
VMW Taxand
One office, no boundaries
VMW Taxand has been providing services to innumerable clients since 1991. Our distinctive features are: personal contact, excellent quality and a seamless service. Our legal, tax and civil-law notarial practice groups work closely with each other and, above all, for each other. There are no boundaries.
Literally speaking we also have no boundaries: we are a member of Globalaw, a worldwide network of lawyers, and Taxand, a global network of tax experts. Hence the name VMW Taxand.
Our home base is Amsterdam, our area of work the whole world. We have a Japan desk (ジャパンデスク), a German desk and a USA desk. Irrespective of where we work for you, the philosophy of VMW Taxand is the same: personal and boundless service. |
Bird & Bird LLP
There are three key things that set Bird & Bird apart from our competitors; our deep industry knowledge, excellence in client service and international reach. These differentiators are all underpinned by our commitment to clarity, originality and passion. |