Akin

The transactional oil and gas practice at Akin represents public and private oil companies, sponsors and portfolio companies, management teams, and investors across the energy value chain. Zachary Wittenberg co-leads the corporate practice from New York, while Wesley Williams co-leads the larger energy practice from Dallas. Williams supports the practice’s energy transaction structuring capabilities and serves as a key advisor to private equity funds, public and private companies, and management teams. Other key contacts include Cole Bredthauer in Fort Worth, focused on acquisitions and dispositions of exploration and production and midstream assets and companies. In Houston, Charlie Ofner is an expert in the negotiation of asset and equity purchases, sales agreements, and joint ventures. Trent Bridges supports the practice’s ability with infrastructure development projects and investments for publicly traded oil and gas companies. John Goodgame has extensive experience with energy clients on capital-raising transactions. Mary Lovely is a key practitioner in acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic joint ventures in midstream and downstream transactions. Bridges, Goodgame, and Lovely are all based in Houston.