Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP boasts a strong energy litigation practice, representing integrated oil and gas companies, pipeline operators, producers, and marketers in high-stakes disputes. The firm frequently appears before FERC and advocates for clients before key federal agencies, including the EPA and the Departments of Commerce, Energy, and Interior. The practice is co-led by Deidre Duncan in D.C., Michael Morfey in Houston, and Myles Reynolds in Dallas. San Francisco-based Shannon Broome, a former chemical engineer, brings technical insight to regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters in the oil and gas sector.
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Key clients
- Equinor U.S. Operations LLC
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Work highlights
- Acting as national counsel in over 20 cases nationwide at all levels of state and federal courts representing Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Company, LP, and Speedway LLC, playing a lead role in the joint defense groups collectively defending the claims asserted against defendants in matters that are at the forefront of climate change law.
- Argued and won a unanimous reversal in the Fourth Circuit for client Equinor Onshore Properties, Inc. and secured a landmark victory for the oil and gas industry in West Virginia. The case concerned the royalty-calculation requirements imposed by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals’ decision, Estate of Tawney v. Columbia Natural Resources, which had dramatically limited the ability of oil and gas companies to deduct the royalty costs incurred after extracting oil and gas from the ground.
Lawyers
Practice head
Deidre G. Duncan; Michael Morfey; Myles Reynolds
Other key lawyers
Shannon Broome