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Mr Mark Lewis

Work Department
Energy
Position
Mark Lewis, managing partner of the firm’s Washington, DC office, focuses his practice on oil and gas pipeline and related midstream, regulatory and transactional matters. His clients include oil and gas pipeline developers, owners, operators and investors; oil and gas producers and marketers; gas distributors; and large industrial energy consumers. He handles US and international oil and gas pipeline development projects with respect to project structuring, contracting and governmental approvals. He represents regulated pipelines, pipeline ownership interests regarding pipeline management issues, clients in transactions involving the acquisition of pipeline companies and pipeline assets, and developers of pipelines and other oil, gas and CO2 infrastructure. In his practice, Mark provides legal counsel in contract negotiations involving operating, transportation, and purchase and sale agreements. He also advises clients regarding regulatory aspects of project development, contract, tariff, rate and compliance matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and various state regulatory agencies.
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990; B.S., magna cum laude, University of Maryland College Park, 1987
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
(Leading partners)Bracewell LLP maintains a premier oil and gas regulatory practice representing high-level clients in the industry including in matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other agencies. The team works closely with its appellate, litigation, commercial, white-collar, corporate, tax, and environmental teams to provide a comprehensive service. The team is headed up by Kirk Morgan who has nearly 25 years of experience in the oil and gas sector representing some of the largest pipeline companies in the industry on their most important matters as well as being the go-to lawyer for all of Kinder Morgan’s regulatory and commercial matters before FERC. Mark Lewis focuses on oil and gas pipelines and related midstream regulatory matters while Michael Brooks excels in bridging the gap between ambiguous regulations and complex transactions to implement effective compliance programs and counseling clients regarding compliance risks and representing them in high-stakes investigations. Michelle Boudreaux, in Houston, is a seasoned professional and regularly advises owners and operators of petroleum liquids and natural gas pipelines on regulatory matters, while Eugene Elrod advises domestic and international energy companies on complex regulatory matters. George Fatula is also recommended. All mentioned attorneys are based in Washington DC unless otherwise stated.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy regulation: oil and gas United States > Energy
- Leading partners United States > Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
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Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate