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Oil & Gas

Over a Barrel, Fighting to Stay Afloat

David Sweeney and Sarah Schultz, partners with Akin Gump’s oil and gas and restructuring practice groups in Houston and Dallas, discuss the current state of the industry, and how oil and gas companies are navigating these turbulent times.

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Energy | Oil & Gas | Renewable Energy

The Certainty of Uncertainty: Energy players fume and fret, but the game is always fueled by price

Fossil fuels continue to drive the economy, but operators are under increasing pressure from governments and the public, who have questions about fracking and other unconventional extraction methods as they relate to seismic activity. Akin Gump partner David Sweeney, an industry expert who built a...

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Energy | Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Distress Drives Dispute Upswing: Industry stress increases demand for aligned sector and legal expertise

Facing significant global pressure, the oil & gas industry is experiencing increased litigation and arbitration, along with substantial restructuring activity and transactions involving non-core assets. Stewart Perry, an insolvency and reorganisation specialist with Clyde & Co, and Diane...

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