Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Combining strength in high-stakes M&A, financings, and restructurings, Weil Gotshal continues to expand its oil and gas-focused team, providing comprehensive counsel to exploration and production companies, sponsors, and financial institutions. Omar Samji leads the group, advising on M&A, joint ventures, project development, commercial agreements, and equity and debt finance. Chris Bennett focuses on the acquisition and disposal of upstream and midstream assets, including processing and gathering terminal facilities, pipelines, and liquid storage terminals. Cody Carper, a private equity specialist, handles both sponsor and management-side transactions in the upstream and midstream sectors, bringing additional expertise in land, marketing, and drilling issues. Steven Lorch and Jacqui Bogucki joined the firm from Bracewell LLP and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, respectively, in early 2024.
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Key clients
- Antero Midstream Corporation
- Barclays PLC
- ChampionX Corporation
- Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Contango Resources, LLC
- DT Midstream
- Energy & Minerals Group and Vision Blue Resources
- Hut 8 Corp.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- IMTT Holdings LLC
Work highlights
- Advising Sunoco LP in its approximately $7.3 billion acquisition of NuStar Energy L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership that transports and stores crude oil and refined products.
- Advising the financial advisor to Occidental Petroleum Corp. in its pending approximately $12 billion acquisition of CrownRock LP.
- Advising ChampionX Corporation on the tax aspects of its pending sale to SLB.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Omar Samji
Other key lawyers
Chris Bennett; Cody Carper; Steven Lorch; Jacqui Bogucki