Oil & Gas
The Oil & Gas Group (O&G) of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. considers the needs of its clients from a global perspective, focusing not only on the leasing and royalty process, but also on the estate planning and financial needs of families and landowners. The unprecedented growth in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region has created a wide variety of unique, multi-disciplinary legal issues for landowners and business entities, including:
- Leasing Real Property with Subsurface Mineral Rights to Natural Gas Companies
- Analysis of Surface Rights for Leased Property
- Royalty Agreements and Non-Payment Dispute Resolution
- Pipeline Negotiation
- Business and Tax Planning for Landowners, Including Individual, Business Entity, and Not-For-Profit Landowners
- Estate Planning Techniques Incorporating Gas Production Royalties
- Real Estate Development in Emerging Markets
The O&G Group has experience in handling both initial leasing and long-term planning for its oil & gas clients. We understand the benefits of advising clients through the entire life of the oil & gas transaction: at the inception of a lease, throughout the productive life of a well, and beyond. In doing so, our Group works efficiently and cooperatively with our Real Estate, Land Use & Development, Corporate, Business & Banking, Estate Planning and Taxation Groups to provide full-service legal services appropriate for all of our clients’ oil & gas and estate and tax planning needs.
Our O&G Group also assists businesses and developers seeking to expand into Pennsylvania's northern tier regions. We can advise businesses about surface rights and potential development issues, providing key services for businesses, developers and industry in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region.
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