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March 22, 2011
A track record of working on high-price oil and gas deals throughout Latin America and the U.S. helped earn King & Spalding LLP partner John Crespo a spot on Law360's list of five energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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March 21, 2011
King & Spalding LLP partner Wade M. Coriell has argued, and won, some of the largest arbitration cases on record involving major companies and foreign governments, including Chevron Corp.'s battle with the Ecuadorean government, earning him a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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March 18, 2011
Reed Smith LLP partner Nicolle Snyder Bagnell secured a key victory for the oil and gas industry in a major battle with lessors over the interpretation of Pennsylvania's Minimum Royalty Act that could have invalidated tens of thousands of oil and gas leases potentially worth billions of dollars, garnering her a spot on Law360's list of five energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 16, 2010
Richard Welsh of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP credits the skills he learned as an officer in an elite U.S. Army battalion for the long list of triumphs, including his successful representation of AES Corp. in a $400 million environmental class action, that has landed him on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 15, 2010
A leader in energy transactional practice who recently helped Oglethorpe Power Corp. seal over $250 million in acquisitions while still finding time to make his own firm greener, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP's Thomas Warren has earned a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 14, 2010
Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Elaine Walsh’s work on high-stakes transactional, regulatory and litigation matters for energy companies — including successfully defending NRG Energy Inc. against a hostile takeover bid from Exelon Corp. — earns her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 13, 2010
Adept in handling both renewable energy matters and traditional power projects, McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s Sergio Pozzerle helped Horizon Wind Energy LLC secure critical agreements for the purchase of wind turbines and CenterPoint Energy divest its Texas generating assets for $3.7 billion, earning him a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 12, 2010
Jimmy Vallee has become a go-to guy at Jones Day for energy companies putting together big deals. He recently led the firm's team in the merger of Atlas Energy Resources LLC and Atlas America Inc., earning him a spot on Law360's list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.
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April 09, 2010
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP energy partner Nik Patel made a bet in 2002 that the future of his industry would hinge on clean energy. Since then, he has successfully advised some of the largest companies in that sector — including AES Corp. and enXco Inc. — on all facets of highly innovative renewable energy deals, earning him a spot among Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 08, 2010
In addition to developing Haynes and Boone LLP's electric power legal practice from scratch, Diana Liebmann has advocated successfully for public investment in wind energy on behalf of Horizon Wind Energy and helped the California State Assembly craft legislation to resolve the issues that led to the state's power crisis earlier this decade, making her one of Law360's 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 07, 2010
A commitment to the public good in the cleantech sector, from a clerkship in the federal courts after law school to a leadership role on the U.S.’ first-ever renewable energy foreign trade mission, has made Haynes and Boone LLP’s Paul Dickerson one of Law360’s 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 06, 2010
Dominion Exploration and Production Inc. was able to hold on to hundreds of oil and gas leases, and Hardy Storage Co. LLC received clearance to develop a new natural gas storage field even as more than 100 landowners objected to the move, thanks to Reed Smith LLP’s Nicolle Snyder Bagnell, who has snagged a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy attorneys under 40 to watch.
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April 05, 2010
Long an environmental advocate, Best Best & Krieger LLP partner Sophie A. Akins specializes in renewable energy projects and recently helped land a major rate win for the solar industry from a California regulator, securing her a spot on Law360’s list of 10 energy lawyers under 40 to watch.