Opinions

Legal opinions are part of the due diligence conducted with respect to many complex business transactions, especially in the oil and gas and energy industries. The attorneys in the firm’s Opinions practice have the specialized skills, experience and business sense necessary to efficiently render legal opinions in a variety of transactions, such as third-party legal opinions associated with secured debt facilities, project financing and acquisition, working capital facilities and loan workouts, and restructurings. The firm’s attorneys also issue title opinions applicable to all types of exploration-, development- and production-related projects, including drilling title opinions, division order title opinions, fee- and leasehold-acquisition title opinions and financing-related title opinions covering private, state and federal resources. The experienced attorneys in the Opinions practice work closely with the firm’s clients to properly and efficiently scope needed legal opinions and all applicable due diligence (including title review) and also assist in associated matters such as title curative and proper drafting and recording of security instruments.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Represented leading oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in series of transactions covering over $4 billion in new credit facilities and amendments of existing credit facilities.

Represented large oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in amendments of existing credit facilities covering $1 billion of financing.

Represented large oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in new credit facility.

Represented large oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in $400 million exit credit facility.

Represented oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in $300 million credit facility.

Represented oil and gas exploration and production company, as special California counsel, in $25 million credit facility.

Represent major and independent oil and gas, mining and geothermal companies in the preparation of drilling, acquisition, division order, supplemental, and financing title opinions on onshore, offshore, private, state, and federal lands.