Latham & Watkins LLP leverages its deep understanding of energy regulation and markets to help clients navigate complex policy and controversy matters before federal and state agencies. The team represents a broad range of companies involved in natural gas, LNG, crude oil, and refined petroleum transportation and storage, as well as energy trading, power generation, and transmission. The firm’s expertise ensures clients receive strategic guidance on high-stakes regulatory and commercial issues across the oil and gas sector. The practice is co-led by Patrick Nevins, who brings over 30 years of experience advising energy companies on major infrastructure projects, administrative litigation, and regulatory challenges. Co-head Tyler Brown focuses on administrative litigation, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters. All individuals mentioned are based in Washington D.C.
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‘Deep knowledge of the landscape for LNG and gas pipeline companies at FERC and DOE.’
‘Deep knowledge, tremendous experience, commercial-minded regulatory counsel, and writing ability.’
Key clients
- ArcLight Capital
- Venture Global LNG, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass
- Delfin LNG
- Cove Point LNG, LP
- Cheniere Energy
- Midship Pipeline
- Dominion Energy
- Venture Global LNG, Venture Global Plaquemines LNG
- Venture Global LNG, CP2 LNG
- NextDecade – Rio Grande LNG
Work highlights
- Advised Cheniere with a series of projects financings in connection with both its Sabine Pass LNG project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and its Midship Pipeline, a nearly 200-mile greenfield natural gas pipeline that connects Oklahoma production to growing Gulf Coast and Southeast markets via deliveries to existing pipelines. Cheniere is the largest LNG exporter in the U.S.
- Advised NextDecade on structuring over half a dozen distinct transactions for its final investment decision for the equity and debt financing of the first three liquefaction trains at its Rio Grande LNG Facility in Texas, with a capacity of 17.6 MTPA, marking the largest greenfield energy equity and non-recourse debt financing in U.S. history at approximately US$18.5 billion, all closed and funded concurrently, while addressing FERC and DOE issues.
- Advised Venture Global LNG with respect to its second LNG export project, Plaquemines LNG. Plaquemines is a 20 million ton per annum export project under is currently under construction in Plaquemines Parish, LA, and Gator Express is the affiliated pipeline to that Terminal. As with Calcasieu Pass, the firm represents Plaquemines with respect to regulatory matters, gas supply and transportation contracting, and project financing.
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Practice head
Patrick Nevins; Tyler Brown