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Energy• Experienceinenergy,oil,coal,gas,andutilitysectors

• Adviceandcounselonlabor,employment,licensing,tax,andcontractmatters

• Representationinworkplaceandminesafetymatters,safetystandards,andcitationdefense

Our attorneys have a thorough understanding of

the technical aspects of the various sectors of the industry and are also

up to speed on the latest innovations in the industry,

including how they inform current trends in litigation

and dispute resolution.

EnergyINDUSTRY GROUP

OgletreeDeakins has a large teamof sophisticated energy industry practitionerswhohaveyearsofexperienceadvisingawiderangeofutility-andenergy-relatedclientsonavarietyofmatters, includingregulatoryproceedings,generaladvice,administrativeagencymatters,transactions,anddisputes.

BREADTH OF EXPERIENCEOgletreeDeakins’ attorneys have extensive experience in the coal, oil, gas, and utilitysectors. Our attorneys, with years of experience defending clients in these sectors,understand the legal challenges facedby energy, oil, gas, and utility service providers.The group includes attorneys who worked directly as in-house counsel for energy-relatedcompaniesbeforejoiningthefirm.Ourclients,whichoperatelocally,nationally,and internationally, include Fortune 500 companies and span the spectrum in size andindustryshare.

Among the energy, oil, gas, and utility companies our attorneys have advised and counseled are:

• Electric,gas,andwaterutilities;• merchantpowerplants;• gaspipelines;• clean-energytechnologycompanies;• design,engineering,andconstructionfirms;• nuclearindustrycompanies;• refineries;• petroleumdistributioncompanies;• petrochemicalmanufacturingcompanies;• chemicalcleaningcompanies;• oilfieldserviceproviders;• oilandgasdrillingcompanies;• oilfieldengineering/constructioncompanies;• pipelinemanufacturers;• chemicalmanufacturers;• contractorssupportingoilfieldemployers;• coalcompanies;• midstreamoilfieldservicecompanies;and• oilandgasequipmentmanufacturersandsuppliers.

OUR SERVICESOgletreeDeakins’EnergyIndustryGroupattorneysarekeenlyawareofthevastvarietyofissuesthatclientsintheenergymarketmayface.Ourattorneyshavehandledawidearrayofmattersforourenergyclients:

• General Advice and Litigation.Wehaverepresentedenergy,oil,andutilityclients inlaborandemploymentmatters,includingbothlitigationandadvice.Ogletree Deakins’Energyattorneyshavedraftedpositionstatements,counseledon employmentpracticesandpolicies,draftedemploymentagreements,andhandled internalemploymentinvestigations.Wehavealsoadvisedourclientsandhandled complexlitigationinvolvingdiscrimination,harassment,andretaliationclaims; terminationanddisciplinarymatters;reductionsinforce;noncompeteagreements (bothexecutiveandotherwise);severanceagreements;AmericanswithDisabilities Act(ADA)compliance;EEOCpositionstatements;affirmativeactionandOFCCP matters;diversitytraining;andco-employment/contractorissuesandrisks.

• Whistleblower Claims.Ourattorneyshavehandledwhistleblowerclaimsagainst licenseesandcontractors.Asthird-partyinvestigators,wehaveconducted investigationsofnuclearsafetycomplaints.Wehavealsorepresentedcompanies andindividualsininvestigationsconductedbytheNuclearRegulatoryCommission OfficeofInvestigations.

• Traditional Labor Relations.TheattorneysofourTraditionalLaborRelations PracticeGrouphaveworkedonunionelectioncampaigns,negotiations,and arbitrationsforavarietyofenergy-,oil-,andgas-sectoremployers.Wehaveadvised engineeringandconstructionfirmsonlabornegotiationsandstrategy.Wehavealso representedglobaloilandgasdrillingandtechnologycompaniesincollective bargainingnegotiationsandonarbitrationsrelatedtothedischargeofunionmembers.

Ogletree Deakins is one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, representing management in all types of

employment-related legal matters.

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With offices across the United States, in Europe, and in Mexico, the firm represents a diverse range of clients.

We operate efficiently without compromising our commitment to service.

• Wage & Hour.Ourattorneyshavehandledwageandhourcomplianceissuesforenergy-,oil-, andgas-industryclients.Inparticular,wehavehandledclaimsbroughtundertheFairLabor StandardsAct,includingmattersinvolvingtheMotorCarrierActexemption.Wehave representedoilandgascompaniesinauditsconductedbytheU.S.DepartmentofLabor filedagainstenergyemployers.Ourattorneyshavehandledaseriesofwageandhourclass andcollectiveactionsbroughtagainstenergyemployers.

• Licensing, Tax, Rights, and Contracts.Wehaveadvisedlargemerchantsolarinstallation companiesonmattersrelatedtolicensing,propertytax,andcontractissuesunderNorth Carolina’sRenewableEnergyandEnergyEfficiencyPortfolioStandard.Ourattorneyshave alsodefendedawaterauthority’sexclusiverighttoprovidewaterinaterritoryunder 7U.S.C.§1926.Ourattorneyshaverepresentedanenergyandcommoditiescompanyin abreachofcontractcase.

• Workplace Safety.Ourattorneyshavehandledvariousworkplacesafetymattersbrought undertheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct(OSHAct)affectingemployersintheenergy, oil,andgasindustries.WehavedirectexperienceworkingwithOSHAinadditiontoStatePlans andhaveexperiencewithAmericanPetroleumInstitutestandards,cranecertificationstandards, safetyissuesonoffshoreoilplatformsandrefineryturnarounds,defendingOSHAcitations, workplacefatalityissues,environmentalcontaminationmatters,andOSHAct11(c)claims. Ourattorneysalsohaveexperiencerepresentingcoalcompaniesincoalindustryincases broughtundersection105(c)oftheMineSafetyandHealthActof1977.Wehavespecific experiencerepresentingmajorandminordrillingandwell-servicingcompaniesinalloftheir workplacesafetymatters.

• Workers’ Compensation.OgletreeDeakins’EnergyIndustryGroupattorneyshavehandleda rangeofworkers’compensationissuesforenergy,oil,andgasclients.Amongtheseareclass actionoccupationalexposureanddiseaseclaims,on-siteaccidentinvestigationsforworkplace fatalities,chemicalexposureinjuries,managingtheinterfacebetweenworkers’compensation anddisabilityandleavelaws,state-lawblacklungmatters,andstate-lawtortclaims,in additiontoworkers’compensationretaliation.

• Employee Benefits.OgletreeDeakins’EnergyIndustryGroupattorneyshavealsoadvised theirclientsonarangeofemploymentbenefitsissuesincludingbenefitsplans,severance agreements,retirementissuesundertheEmployeeRetirementIncomeSecurityAct(ERISA), retireehealthcareissues,andMultiemployerPensionPlanAmendmentsAct(MPPAA)issues.

Our attorneys also have experience representing clients in administrative agency litigation, federal agency actions, agency investigations, antitrust matters, commercial litigation, and personal injury defense.

COMMUNICATIONCommunicationisavitalpartofservingthelegalneedsofourclients.Weregularlyupdateclientsonthestatusoftheirmattersandareavailableforconsultationateverystepofthedecisionmakingprocess.Thisparticipativepracticestylepromotesinformation-drivendecisionmakingandhelpstobuildstrongandlastingrelationshipsbasedontimeliness,responsiveness,quality,andvalue.

VALUEOurfirmhasbeenaleaderinofferingvalue-basedbillingforclients.Weworkcloselywithourclientstodevelopfeearrangementsthataretailoredtotheirneedsandinterests.Wearehappytodiscussthenatureofanyandallalternativefeeagreementsthatareofinteresttoourclients.

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