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Energy Ohio

Steptoe & Johnson’s energy team is top-listed in Ohio by The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Natural Resources Law.  Our team has over 100 attorneys and 100 paraprofessionals who provide comprehensive services to the energy industry across the firm’s major practices. These team members provide solutions tailored to the specific needs of energy developers throughout the Appalachian basin, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  In addition to keen legal minds, Steptoe energy attorneys have a wealth of industry experience. Team members have worked in government, helped to structure and implement regulations governing competitive markets, and worked as in-house counsel for Fortune 500 energy companies.

The energy team assists clients in competitive wholesale and retail markets to develop, operate, finance, sell, acquire or protect the assets necessary to achieve their goals.
  • Transactions 
  • Mineral Title & Real Estate 
  • Energy Litigation 
  • Shale Gas Development 
  • Permitting & Water Issues 
  • Midstream 
  • Coalbed Methane 
  • Labor & Employment
What Sets Us Apart?
  • Dedication to shaping energy law for the future 
  • Scalable, time-sensitive solutions to meet client needs 
  • Transferrable shale gas experience 
  • Robust abstracting resources throughout the region 
  • 100 years of experience in Appalachian energy law 
  • Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® and Chambers USA in Oil & Gas and Energy Law 
  • Strategic locations throughout the Marcellus and Utica shale plays
Representative Clients

AEP
CONSOL Energy
CNX Gas Corporation
Dominion Resources, Inc.
EnerVest Operating Company
EQT
Hard Rock Exploration, Inc.
Patriot Coal Corporation

 
 
Recent Articles & Publications
EPA Announces New Air Regulations for Fracing,
April 18, 2012
Ohio Governor Kasich's New Budget – How it Impacts the Natural Gas Industry,
March 15, 2012
Ohio DNR Sets New Brine Transport, Disposal Standards,
March 13, 2012
OH Court Limits Surface Rights from Mineral Reservation,
March 6, 2012
Regulatory Changes Coming to Oil and Gas Industry in Ohio,
March 5, 2012