Recently by David Sweeney
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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Taking Stock of the Surge of Deals in Oil & Gas
David Sweeney and Andrew Lehman, partners in the oil and gas practice at Akin Gump, have different – but complementary – specialties. Sweeney focuses on acquisitions and development, while Lehman works on mergers and acquisitions. We spoke to them about the recent surge of deals in the oil and gas sector, and how recent regulatory developments in the United States and abroad could impact the industry’s outlook going forward.
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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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