Overview
When demand exceeds supply, prices rise. For millions of American consumers, that means higher prices for gasoline, diesel, and natural gas fuels. To help control these costs, oil and gas companies are ramping up exploration activities in areas like the Bakken Formation, a large region of Montana and North Dakota that geologists now believe may hold between three to four billion barrels of recoverable crude oil.
As a core industry focus, Fredrikson & Byron’s attorneys represent energy interests across the Upper Midwest, including producers, entrepreneurs, investors, transporters, and utilities. Senior members of our team have served as directors on trade association boards and government regulatory agencies, giving them first-hand knowledge of critical energy issues. That experience allows us to provide practical, straightforward solutions to help clients meet their energy development objectives.
We provide practical, straightforward solutions to help clients meet their energy development objectives.”
Services
Our Oil & Gas Group offers a comprehensive range of services to generation and transmission companies, independent oil and gas producers, major oil and gas producers, and oil and gas pipeline companies:
Transactions. Our transactional work includes mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures of large energy assets, sale and purchase of oil and gas properties, title examination, project financing and refinancing, and complex exploration and farmout agreements.
Regulatory. We advise natural resource and energy companies on contractual matters and compliance with state and federal regulations. We frequently work with public, industrial commission, natural resources, and tax agencies to secure all required permits and licenses. We have extensive regulatory experience with the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Litigation. We represent oil and gas exploration companies, drilling companies, oil field service companies, pipeline companies, and other businesses in state and federal litigation. Our attorneys also represent oil and gas companies in real estate and surface use disputes, as well as handle legal proceedings between operators and non-operators of oil and gas properties.
Bios
Primary Attorneys
Lawrence Bender
Bradley R. Cashman
Jason R.S. Cassady
Michael R. Cummings
Amy L. De Kok
Timothy J. Eschweiler
Timothy L. Kingstad
David R. Marshall
Jody L. McGinley
William P. Pearce
David R. Phillips
Jillian R. Rupnow
Jeffrey J. Serum
Mollie M. Smith
Marc W. Sugden
Diane M. Wehrman
Supporting Attorneys
Joseph J Cassioppi
Patrick D.J. Mahlberg