Energy Law and Natural Resources

Experienced attorneys handling legal matters related to natural resources

For more than 30 years, the attorneys of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman have been serving clients in St. Louis and beyond. With our extensive experience, our Energy Law group is exceptionally well-qualified to meet the challenges of complex and difficult energy law problems. We represent energy producers, developers, users and brokers in complex transactions, working diligently to obtain favorable terms on a cost-effective basis.

Contact attorney Marvin Young today to schedule a confidential consultation regarding energy law and legal matters related to natural resources.

Providing skilled representation for all aspects of energy law

Our clients include businesses from across the energy and natural resources industries. We represent companies involved in the mining and sale of natural resources and electric utilities. We represent mineral landowners and coal brokerage companies. We represent developers of cogeneration projects and waste-to-energy projects.

For these clients, we handle both transactional and litigation matters. From the earliest stages of a business venture related to energy or natural resources, we help clients choose and structure the most effective forms of business organization for an energy project. We negotiate and prepare contracts for all aspects of the business, from management contracts to long-term fuel supply agreements. We structure buying, selling and leasing transactions.

Long-term agreements present special challenges because parties often attempt to renegotiate or find other avenues of relief when changes in market conditions make continued performance difficult. Our attorneys have in-depth expertise in counseling both buyers and sellers in proposed transactions involving long-term supply and transportation agreements - and in dealing with problems that arise under existing agreements.

We work closely with our Litigation Group to resolve disputes and with our Regulatory Law Group to represent our clients before government agencies. For all legal matters related to energy law and natural resources, we have a team of attorneys available to effectively and efficiently resolve any concerns.

Representative transactions

• Representing a large Houston-based utility in drafting and negotiating a 15-year coal transportation contract with a major railroad and barge line
• Representing a Colorado-based developer in drafting and negotiating a long-term coal waste fuel supply agreement for a mine-mouth electric generating plant
• Representing a major East Coast cogeneration developer in drafting and negotiating long-term coal supply agreements and transportation agreements for large cogeneration projects in New Jersey and Florida
• Serving for the past 10 years as outside counsel to an Indianapolis-based coal sales company engaged in a variety of leasing, development and coal sales activities
• Representing a Phoenix-based utility in renegotiating a long-term coal supply agreement for a large power plant in New Mexico
• Service as an arbitrator and expert witness in various energy-related disputes
• Lead role in negotiating and drafting documentation for a joint venture to develop an oil shale project in Australia

Our lawyers keep abreast of government actions and changes imposed by new laws and regulations. We provide interpretation and practical advice to clients on governmental regulations concerning the production and use of energy.

Our attorneys have been active in a number of leading energy industry organizations - including the Eastern Mineral Law Foundation and the Coal Lawyers Group of the National Mining Association - and frequently present papers at energy industry seminars and institutes.