Conventional Energy

For more than 80 years, Akin has advised public and private sector clients on the development, financing and regulation of energy resources. Our team has played a central role in many of the world’s largest and most complex conventional energy projects, transactions and disputes.

We represent a wide range of market participants, including major oil & gas companies, private equity sponsors, alternative capital providers, utilities, merchant generators and transmission and distribution companies. Our experience spans the full lifecycle of conventional energy assets—across natural gas, coal, heavy fuel oil (HFO), nuclear and the supporting grid infrastructure.

We help clients navigate strategic investments, ensure energy security and structure innovative transactions that support long-term growth and resilience.

Areas in which we advise clients include the following.

Oil & Gas

Akin has served as longtime counsel to the leading oil & gas companies and investors on sophisticated transactions and investments, including advising on some of the most consequential oil & gas deals. Read more.

Upstream Oil & Gas

We advise upstream clients on mergers & acquisitions (M&A), capital markets and finance transactions, specialized oil & gas agreements, including purchase and sale, joint operating, unit operating, participation, and farm-in and farm-out agreements. Read more.

Midstream Oil & Gas

Our midstream team has been at the forefront of transactions involving many of the most successful pipeline projects in the U.S. and around the world, assisting clients with key legal and commercial issues to help the midstream space prosper. Read more.

Refining, Petrochemicals & Processing

We regularly handle complex arrangements involving both refined and chemical products. We advise on the development, construction and financing of refineries and petrochemical plants, as well as in complex transactions. Read more.

Liquefied Natural Gas

With extensive experience advising buyers and sellers on LNG marketing arrangements across global supply and demand basins, we advise on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of LNG, finance and emerging developments. Read more.

Oilfield Services

We help oilfield services companies stay competitive, helping them execute their corporate strategies through M&A, joint ventures (JVs), divestitures of non-strategic businesses and sales of entire enterprises. Read more.

Conventional Power

As conventional power remains the dominant source of baseload electricity, our lawyers help clients playing a key role in “keeping the lights on” and ensuring energy security by providing grid ancillary services. Read more.