King & Spalding LLP

King & Spalding LLP’s energy litigation practice excels in high-stakes disputes across the oil and gas sector. The team has a strong track record in traditional litigation while also leading the charge on emerging claims tied to the industry’s transition toward decarbonization and carbon capture technologies. Clients turn to the firm for its ability to navigate novel legal challenges that arise in the evolving low-carbon landscape. The practice is co-led by Houston-based Tracie Renfroe, a veteran trial and arbitration lawyer with 37 years of experience handling toxic tort, environmental, product liability, and commercial disputes. She is particularly adept at presenting complex scientific and technical issues, including ecotoxicology and regulatory compliance, in legacy oilfield contamination cases. Houston-based Elizabeth Taber brings extensive experience in mass torts, catastrophic injury claims, environmental contamination, and oil and gas disputes, frequently handling large-scale, multiparty, and multi-district litigation. San Francisco-based Charles Correll is a key practitioner specializing in complex commercial, mass tort, and environmental litigation, representing clients in domestic and international disputes in federal and state courts as well as before arbitration panels.