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Winston & Strawn’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) & Energy Regulatory Practice bring decades of experience counseling on transactional, regulatory, investigation, and enforcement and litigation matters.
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Energy Industry Litigation & Investigations
With our reputation as a trial lawyers’ firm serving as our foundation, we advocate for a variety of power producers, oil and gas companies, and oilfield services providers in high-stakes litigation throughout U.S. district and appellate courts. We also handle sensitive investigations, contentious regulatory and enforcement issues, and arbitration. Our bench is stacked with innovative legal and commercial problem solvers, many of whom came to Winston from in-house positions, amplifying their appreciation for C-suite complexities. By combining our knowledge of the energy industry with first-rate trial skills, and the experience our practitioners have gained from learning our clients’ businesses, we are positioned to obtain the best result for our clients efficiently—whether in the courtroom or a negotiated solution.
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Winston offers a full-service energy practice. With four decades of experience handling a broad array of services for participants across the energy industry and in key markets worldwide, our practitioners have developed a deep familiarity and keen sense of the market. Our experience spans electric generation, transmission, distribution, and fuel supply and transportation in the power sector—including conventional and renewable resources—as well as the upstream, midstream, downstream, and oilfield services segments in the oil and gas sector. Additionally, our team is at the forefront of the flourishing market for energy transition, and we bring practical experience, perspective, and innovative thinking to this rapidly expanding segment of energy sector.
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Sponsorship
|February 27, 2024
Winston & Strawn Sponsors ABA ILS Energy Conference
Winston & Strawn was a proud supporter of the American Bar Association (ABA) International Law Section (ILS) Energy Conference that took place in Houston from February 27 - March 1, 2024. This year’s conference, “The Future of Energy Across the Americas: Helping Lawyers Predict and Adapt,” brought together energy companies, governmental institutions, and attorneys from leading law firms to discuss current issues in the energy sector.
Sponsorship
|February 20, 2024
Winston Sponsors Fourth Annual THRIVE Energy Conference
Winston & Strawn was a proud presenting partner of the fourth annual THRIVE Energy Conference by Daniel Energy Partners on February 20–22, 2024. The event was hosted in Houston’s Minute Maid Park and featured professional exhibits and panels with leaders from both public and private global energy companies.
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|October 18, 2023
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Jonathan Brightbill’s Oral Arguments in D.C. Circuit Covered by Law360
Winston & Strawn partner Jonathan Brightbill was quoted in a Law360 article following his oral arguments in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel heard argument regarding a Sierra Club petition for review challenging the U.S. Department of Energy’s April 2022 approval of additional LNG exports from a pair of LNG terminals.
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Winston & Strawn’s Washington, D.C. office—the first outside of Chicago—opened its doors in 1970. The office is home to 75+ attorneys, many of whom are nationally recognized and award-winning, with experience navigating clients through regulatory and enforcement issues as well as complicated governmental processes. Located in the center of the nation’s capital, the D.C. office assists clients at the intersection of business, government, and law. We represent 75+ Fortune 500 companies and employ eight attorneys with prior government experience. The office also boasts a nationally ranked eDiscovery group known for providing a full-service practice.
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Opened in 2017, Winston & Strawn’s Dallas office is located in the cultural and economic epicenter of DFW, the fourth largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and the fastest growing over the last year. Our Dallas attorneys litigate both high-stakes civil and criminal matters, including major state and federal trials and appeals nationwide, and represents clients in complex transactional matters. Under the leadership of Bryan Goolsby and Thomas M. Melsheimer, our office—made up of 85+ attorneys—continues to expand, attracting some of the country’s top legal talent to meet the increased needs of the many technology, investment, and health care companies that are increasingly making Dallas their home.
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Winston & Strawn’s Brussels office further establishes our preeminent EU antitrust/competition practice at the epicenter of European competition law. The office is located on the famous Rue de la Loi or Wetstraat, which connects the Belgium Federal Parliament with the European Commission headquarters—the Berlaymont—and the Justus Lipsius, home to the Council of the European Union.