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Our energy team offers the full array of transactional, regulatory, litigation and advisory services to clients spanning every segment of the energy space, from the extraction, marketing and delivery of fuel sources, to power generation and associated waste mitigation, to distribution and retail delivery, to the development, construction and closure of energy facilities. Clients turn to us for experienced guidance at each unique phase of project development.

We assist regulated and unregulated energy companies and their customers in the development and execution of sophisticated financing, tax, renewable portfolio, fuel, siting, land use and joint venture strategies, as well as in the maintenance and commercialization of their intellectual property and trade secret assets. We also represent energy industry participants in complex environmental and commercial litigation, and in a variety of permitting, enforcement and regulatory proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Our team has a significant bench of experienced attorneys who regularly handle large, quick-turnaround due diligence and discovery projects for our energy clients.

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Patrick R. Northam

Industry Team Leader

Louisville, KY

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West Virginia Utility Rescinds 2030 GHG Emissions Target

February 19, 2024 | Publications

FirstEnergy Corp. recently announced that it will no longer seek to achieve a 30% short-term reducti...

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Kemp v. Rice Drilling D, LLC: When โ€˜Royaltyโ€™ Ruins the Party

January 2, 2024 | Publications

In Kemp v. Rice Drilling D, LLC,[1] Ohioโ€™s Seventh District Court of Appeals applied the Marketabl...

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EPA Unveils 2023 Methane Emissions Rule for Oil and Gas Operations

December 8, 2023 | Publications

On Saturday, December 2, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emir...

Kentucky Continues Weaning From Coal

November 10, 2023 | Publications

It has been quite an interesting week. On the eve of Kentuckyโ€™s general election on Tuesday, the K...

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New Regulations Proposed for Kentucky Merchant Electric Generation Facilities

November 7, 2023 | Publications

Kentucky House Bill 4 (the โ€œActโ€), which passed during the 2023 Kentucky Regular Session, direct...

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U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Dormant Commerce Clause Challenge

November 6, 2023 | Blogs

While some were speculating that a recent Kentucky severance tax case may lead to a new Dormant Comm...

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