The energy sector is of prime, global importance and is highly regulated. A core common objective of nongovernmental entities is to improve the functioning of the sector and make energy and fuel consumption more efficient. As a result, energy companies and energy infrastructure are increasingly targeted by private enterprises through energy transactions. Dentons’ Energy Transactions team advises clients worldwide in major asset acquisitions, divestures, joint ventures and M&A deals across the energy spectrum, including: electricity, oil and gas, liquefied natural gas, renewable, coal and other forms of energy. Our team also provides advice on the means for extracting, producing, transporting, processing and refining energy supplies across the globe. We offer you one-stop shopping to address your commercial needs, with broad and deep expertise in the entire array of energy transactions. Look to Dentons for innovative business and legal solutions across the industry, including:

• Purchase, sale or hedging of energy supply
• Transmission or movement of energy point-to-point or through a network or pipes, wires or other means of transmission
• Sale or acquisition of energy companies or assets
• Structuring and creation of corporate or other special purpose entities to engage in or support energy transactions
• Development from first concept through commercial operation of energy and infrastructure projects worldwide

We collaborate with you, assisting with energy transactions under the world's principal legal regimes such as common law in the US, UK and Canada, civil law in France, Spain, Central and Eastern Europe, and applicable law in other jurisdictions such as Russia, the Confederation of Independent States, the Middle East, Africa and China. Our longstanding presence in each of the jurisdictions we operate in has made us experts in the newest, most important energy markets spanning the globe.

With Dentons’ lawyers you get an unflagging commitment to client service and the understanding we have gained, through years of advising energy clients, on the commercial details, risks, rewards and parties’ expectations in energy transactions. You also have access to our deep knowledge of energy regulation, including the effects on deal structure and allocation of risk in energy transactions. Our lawyers regularly advise clients on regulated transactions and compliance around the world. But we have also been engaged to develop or refine regulatory systems to deal with the sale, transportation and allocation of energy supply and improvement of energy markets in a multitude of emerging market nations.

The foundation for our unparalleled client service is the sense of teamwork ingrained in our firm’s culture. Like no other firm, our lawyers are expert not only in their particular fields of practice but in working together to bring all necessary disciplines—including finance, tax, regulation and world trade regulation—to the table to fully address your needs. With a global practice, we offer our clients special expertise in single country and cross-border transactions. With the rise of globalization, especially in the energy sector, we are there to meet your needs anywhere in the world.