O'Melveny

Across the upstream, midstream, downstream, and LNG sectors, the energy industry group at O'Melveny has a growing ability with transactional oil and gas mandates, especially with the firm’s continued expansion into Houston, Dallas, and Austin. At the helm in Dallas is Jason Schumacher, with experience in oil and gas mergers, stock and asset acquisitions, and divestitures. Houston-based Steven Torello is a key advisor to private equity funds, management teams, independent sponsors, and large-cap publicly traded operators across the upstream, midstream, and energy transition sectors. Other notable practitioners include Ryan Sears in Dallas, focused on M&A and regularly acting as outside general counsel for energy clients.