Akin Advises FireBird Energy II in Sale of Midland Basin Assets to Continental Resources

August 25, 2026

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(Fort Worth) – Akin advises FireBird Energy II, LLC (FireBird), a portfolio company of Quantum Capital Group, on its agreement to sell to Continental Resources (Continental) which significantly expands Continental's Permian Basin position with approximately 54,000 net acres in the Midland Basin and adds high-quality, oil-weighted production and development inventory adjacent to Continental's existing operations. 

The Akin team was led by energy partner Cole Bredthauer and included fellow energy partner Dasha Hodge and associates Brannen Caraway and Samuel Lombardo; tax partners Julia Pashin and Aaron Farovitch and associate Efraim Reiderman; labor & employment partner Lauren Leyden and counsel Alexandra Johnson; environment & natural resources senior counsel Andrew Oelz; mergers & acquisitions senior counsel Erica McGrady; and corporate associates Kiera Galloway, Rhylee Azevedo, Stan Stanulonis and Paxton Merrill. 

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Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. 

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