Main Practice Contacts

Bernard F. Clark, Jr.
+1 713.547.2077


In the News

Haynes and Boone Represents Tarahumara Pipeline

MEXICO CITY – Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Tarahumara Pipeline, S.de R.L. de C.V, a subsidiary of Grupo Fermaca, which has recently been selected as the winning bid in a public auction by the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to build and operate the natural gas pipeline for the northern region of Mexico in the state of Chihuahua. The pipeline will be 380 kilometers in length and cost more than US $440 million to build. >>

Diana Liebmann in San Antonio Express-News: Summer may see Texas left in the dark

Texas could see a repeat of the threat of rolling blackouts next summer, according to a report released Thursday by the state's grid operator, given the expected increased demand for power coupled with the number of power plants that will be unavailable to run. >>

Haynes and Boone Assists US Infrastructure in Pipeline Buy

HOUSTON – Haynes and Boone, LLP has advised US Infrastructure Holdings, LLC in the acquisition of the Wildcat Sabine Gathering System situated in the Bossier-Haynesville Shale. >>

Anthony Newton in Law360: Haynes and Boone Snags Seyfarth Energy Finance Pro

Law360, New York (October 06, 2011, 3:15 PM ET) -- Haynes and Boone LLP said Wednesday it had bolstered its energy-related transactions practice in Houston with the addition of a partner from Seyfarth Shaw LLP. >>

Anthony F. Newton Expands Haynes and Boone Energy Practice

HOUSTONAnthony F. Newton, an experienced corporate transactional attorney with a background in private middle-market energy-related transactions, has moved as a partner to Haynes and Boone, LLP as part of an expansion of the firm’s corporate and energy practices. >>

Fracking Legal Landscape Updated in Haynes and Boone White Paper

HOUSTON – Haynes and Boone, LLP energy attorneys have published an update to their comprehensive and highly regarded “American Law and Jurisprudence on Fracking,” a white paper that examines the legal, environmental and regulatory climate in active shale play states. >>



Recent Publications

Houston Business Journal Guest Article: 'Claptrap' over Keystone mere political noise

Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline are making the rounds with specious arguments these days. >>

San Antonio Express-News Guest Column: Incentives needed to bring power generation to Texas

Newsflash: Texas is in a drought, reservoirs are near all-time lows, and average temperatures are on the rise. >>

EPA to Regulate Fracing Substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act

EPA recently made an announcement of interest to those in the oil field services sector as well as in the energy sector itself. On November 23, the agency announced that it was granting in part a petition by Earthjustice to initiate rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), relating to chemical substances and mixtures used in oil and gas exploration or production. >>

The American Oil & Gas Reporter Guest Article: Changing Times Bring Conflict With Surface Owners

HOUSTON – For decades, companies drilling for oil and gas had law and history on their side. Drilling was a noisy, dusty and intrusive business, but it was heard and seen primarily by passing motorists on the United States’ sprawling prairies. >>

Houston Chronicle Guest Column: Drilling revolution presents problems for landowners

With oil and gas drilling comes the rumbling. First, trucks and equipment arrive to build well pad sites, then fluid used in hydraulic fracturing is hauled away. These sights, sounds and smells have the potential for disrupting residential life - especially as drilling approaches cities and towns. >>

Hart's E&P Guest Article: Texas Adopts Fracing Disclosure Rules -- Stall Off Feds?

One-rule-for-all is what the shale gas industry could face concerning a federal regulation limiting a gas extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracing. >>

North American Windpower Guest Article: Market Headwinds Persist For U.S. Wind Capital

Texas is the wind energy capital of the U.S., with more than 10 GW of installed wind capacity. Following the implementation of the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) process, additional transmission capacity will be available to support another 8 GW of generation. All of this has been beneficial to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), with wind generation driving down the cost of electricity. >>




Practice Areas

  • Antitrust
  • Bankruptcy/Reorganization
  • Corporate
  • Corporate Investigations
  • Environmental
  • Intellectual Property
  • International
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Private Equity
  • Project Development / Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory
  • Securities/Capital Markets
  • Tax

Energy

Haynes and Boone knows the domestic and international physical and financial energy markets. We have significant depth of practice in transactions involving upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas, natural gas liquification, regasification, electric power generation, transmission, marketing, ISO and RTO transactions, wholesale and retail power sales, hedging and tolling agreements. Our Energy practice group is comprised of more than 75 attorneys and other industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and skill sets specific to the energy industry. We are very active in deals relating to both traditional energy sources and alternative or renewable energy resources. As a firm with a significant Texas base, we regularly represent a wide variety of industry clients in the energy sector from Fortune 100 companies to individuals.

We are experienced in advising clients in a variety of domestic and international corporate and strategic transactions, regulatory matters, and litigation and arbitration specific to energy. This experience includes representing domestic and foreign national oil companies and power companies such as Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Petrobras, Ecopetrol, the Honduran National Energy Company (ENEE) and Petroecuador. We also practice before domestic and international bodies regulating the energy sector, including:

United States
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
  • Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State Departments of Environmental Quality
  • Electric Reliability Counsel of Texas (ERCOT)
  • Southwest Power Pool
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • Indian Tribal Forums
  • Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) and other state regulatory public service commissions
  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
  • U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

International
  • Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE-Mexico)
  • Comisión Reguladora de Energía (CRE-Mexico)
  • Comisión Nacional de Energia (Honduras)
  • Ministry of Economy and Trade (Russia)
  • Ministry of Natural Resources (Russia)
  • Ministry of Transportation (Russia)
  • State Commission on Control over Foreign Investment (Russia)

Our energy lawyers have domestic and multinational experience, having worked for major companies involved in the energy industry serving as in-house and general counsel, petroleum engineers, senior reactor operators, landmen, geophysicists, geologists, and energy bankers, which gives us outstanding insight into our clients' needs, issues and concerns, and allows us to provide efficient and creative legal solutions. We represent all sizes of commercial, industrial and major financial institutions throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe in a broad variety of strategic initiatives, as well as meeting the day-to-day challenges of our clients.