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Unearthing Squandered Potential in Venezuela’s Oil Industry: A Tripartite Contractual Approach
Venezuela is reeling from a multitude of woes. Vast swathes of the population have fled to neighboring countries as a humanitarian crisis flares out of control. The Venezuelan oil industry – the economy’s frail linchpin – has not escaped the morass. PdVSA, the...
“All of the Above Energy”/ “Energy Dominance”: The Courts Strike Back on Climate Change
Although the Obama and Trump administrations differ markedly on climate change and energy policy, their oil and gas decisions are being similarly faulted by federal courts. President Obama had an “all of the above” energy policy that included the development of oil...
Welborn Attorneys Selected as 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers
Welborn attorneys Brian Tooley, Keith Tooley, Rebecca Watson, and William Rapson have been selected to the 2019 Colorado Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive...
Welcome Casey Breese
Welborn welcomes Casey C. Breese as an associate in our Denver office.
Welcome Katharine W. Allen
Welborn welcomes Katharine W. Allen as an associate in our Casper, Wyoming office.
Welcome Katharine Allen
Welborn welcomes Katharine W. Allen as an associate in our Casper, Wyoming office.
Martinez v. COGCC: Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Adverse Impacts Pre-Condition
On January 14, 2019, the Colorado Supreme Court reached a decision in COGCC v. Martinez, ending more than five years of litigation between seven youth activists from Boulder-based Earth Guardians and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“COGCC”). The...
Welborn Attorneys Named Top Lawyers of 2019 by 5280 Magazine
Welborn attorneys Carolyn Burr, Rebecca Watson, Laura Lindley, and Steve Sullivan were listed as 2019 Top Lawyers compiled by 5280 Magazine. Laura and Rebecca in the practice area of Natural Resources and Carolyn in the practice area of Water. See the entire list...
Two Welborn Shareholders Listed on the 2018’s “Who’s Who in Energy” List
Welborn shareholders Amy Seneshen and Keith Tooley were named to the Denver Business Journal's 2018 list of "Who's Who in Energy." View the slideshow here.
Welcome Phillip R. Wulf
Welborn is pleased to announce Phillip R. Wulf has joined our Casper, Wyoming office as an associate.
Effective November 27, 2018, the revised Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to waste prevention will take effect. 83 Fed. Reg. 49,184 (Sept. 28, 2018). This final rulemaking eliminates several of the more onerous burdens imposed by the regulations...
Welborn Named as a Best Law Firm 2019
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers collaboratively announced the release of the 2019 Best Law Firms® rankings. Welborn received Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings in Administrative/Regulatory Law, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, and Oil & Gas Law. We also...