Chambers USA 2026 ranks Kelly Hart’s Oil & Gas Litigation Practice | USA Nationwide Band 3 for expertise in royalty disputes, class actions, and operating agreements, as well as trespass, leases, and mineral issues.
Oil & Gas Litigation | USA
USA – Nationwide
This practice area covers contentious matters, principally in the up-stream oil and gas industry, particularly pertaining to issues arising in shale plays across the USA. Work covered in this section includes subsurface and surface rights disputes; lease interpretations and litigation concerning traditional and novel lease forms; nuisance claims; royalty class actions; contentious work concerning the rule of capture; and further disputes stemming from horizontal drilling and other industry developments.
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