Norton Rose Fulbright maintains deep-rooted ties to the energy sector, representing key industry players in high-stakes litigation. The firm advises international and national oil companies, energy producers, pipelines, traders, storage providers, refineries, and chemical plants in both the courtroom and boardroom, navigating the evolving landscape of state and federal disputes. With extensive experience across upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas cases, the firm is well-versed in handling litigation before state and federal courts nationwide. The practice is co-led by Melanie Rother, a trial lawyer focused on complex commercial and oil and gas litigation, and San Antonio-based Jeffrey Webb, who represents energy clients in high-stakes disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty and regulatory proceedings. Daniel McClure specializes in commercial litigation, including class actions and royalty disputes, while Reagan Brown and Carter Dugan bring extensive trial, appellate, and arbitration experience. All individuals are Houston-based unless otherwise stated.
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‘Norton Rose Fulbright has a longstanding deserved reputation as an excellent oil and gas litigation firm.’
‘Dan McClure is an excellent oil and gas litigator. He is tenacious and extremely smart and well versed in oil and gas law.’
Key clients
- EOG Resources, Inc.
- Shell
- ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
- Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
- Merit Energy Company, LLC
- Occidental Petroleum Company
- Western Midstream Operating, LP
- Phillips 66 Company
- Energy Transfer Partners
- Marathon Petroleum Company
Work highlights
- Defending Occidental in a subsurface trespass lawsuit where the plaintiff alleges C02 injected by our client and Apache Corporation for enhanced recovery in neighboring units traveled across unit lines and contaminated and damaged the plaintiff’s reservoir in the South Mallet Unit.
- Defended a class action lawsuit filed in October 2018 by 50 Indian allottee landowners, alleging an oil pipeline was operated without an easement on their land in North Dakota.
- Representing Phillips 66 and DCP in a lawsuit by Enterprise Products in Texas over ownership of a Mont Belvieu fractionation facility.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Melanie Rother; Jeffrey Webb
Other key lawyers
Daniel McClure; Carter Dugan; Utsav Mathur