Overview
The Marcellus and Utica Shale natural gas formations present monumental opportunities – and significant potential legal obstacles. Companies operating in this industry are facing a complex set of legal issues, from land-use challenges, to pipeline construction matters and complex, overlapping regulatory systems; in addition to constant political pressure for more stringent legislation and regulation.
Our more than 30 years of experience representing public utilities, the gas industry, manufacturers, power generators, and land developers provide us with a unique perspective on balancing the extraction of clean, natural gas and new job creation, with the important regulatory and environmental concerns. Offering a multi-disciplinary group of practices and attorneys in offices across Pennsylvania, our Shale Resource Practice Group provides counsel on transactional, regulatory, construction, environmental, and governmental affairs matters, represents companies, and their executives and employees, in government and internal investigations, and defends them in related commercial, civil, and criminal litigation.
To learn more about Post & Schell’s Shale Resource Practice Group, please contact Co-Chair John Dornberger.
We represent clients regarding:
- Construction contracting
- Construction, government contracts, and surety law
- Catastrophic loss and casualty liability
- Commercial litigation
- Corporate and transactional representation
- Employment and labor counseling and litigation
- Environmental regulation
sand litigation - Government affairs – legislative and regulatory
- Internal investigations and white collar defense
- Real estate, leasing, and royalty, and zoning law
- Toxic tort
- Workers’ compensation
Attorneys
John W. Dornberger
Administrative Principal, Harrisburg Office
Co-Chair, Construction Practice Group
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6037
Fax: 717-731-1985
Christopher J. Barr
Principal
Energy & Utilities
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-661-6950
Fax: 202-661-6970
Stephen S. Bloomburg
Principal and Co-Vice Chair
Workers' Compensation Department
Pittsburgh
Phone: 412-506-6386
Fax: 412-227-9065
Michael W. Gang
Principal and Co-Chair, Energy & Utilities Practice Group
Chair, Firm Board of Directors
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6026
Fax: 717-731-1985
James J. Kutz
Co-Chair, Appellate Department
Chair, Regulatory & Administrative Agency Law & Professional Licensure Practice Groups
Harrisburg
Phone: 717-612-6038
Fax: 717-731-1985
Ronald H. Levine
Senior Counsel
Internal Investigations & White Collar Defense
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1071
Fax: 215-587-1444
David B. MacGregor
Principal
Co-Chair, Energy & Utilities Practice Group
Philadelphia
Phone: 215-587-1197
Fax: 215-587-1444
Ryan M. Logan
Principal
Construction and Commercial Litigation
Wilmington
Phone: 302-251-8856
Fax: 302-251-8857