Webcast: Maintenance of Oil and Gas Leases in These Troubled Times

May 7, 2020

In the current distressed environment of the oil and gas industry, there has been a great deal of discussion about, consideration of, and even implementation planning for, significantly reducing or even “shutting in” production. Join the Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Oil & Gas Practice Group, Michael P. Darden, as he discusses how and why this reduction or shut-in of production may occur and the consequences thereof, and provides a comprehensive examination of potential pitfalls and suggested courses of action.

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PANELISTS:

Michael P. Darden is Partner-in-Charge of the Houston office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, chair of the firm’s Oil & Gas practice group, and a member of the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure and Mergers and Acquisitions practice groups. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Darden served as the global chair of the oil and gas transactions practice and co-chair of the global oil and gas industry team at Latham & Watkins as well as the firmwide chair of the global oil and gas practice at Baker Botts. Mr. Darden is Board Certified in Oil and Gas Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.


MCLE INFORMATION:

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Attorneys seeking New York credit must obtain an Affirmation Form prior to watching the archived version of this webcast. Please contact Victoria Chan (Attorney Training Manager) at [email protected] to request the MCLE form.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 1.0 hour.

California attorneys may claim “self-study” credit for viewing the archived version of this webcast.  No certificate of attendance is required for California “self-study” credit.