As the emphasis on alternative fuel sources continues to escalate, global supply and demand is shifting and the refining industry is at a crossroads. While the sector is collectively focused on ways to economize, the most successful companies will move quickly to redefine the future and forward-thinking business partners will be critical to their efforts.

Akerman's Energy Sector Team provides comprehensive legal service to clients active in the downstream sector, including large chemical producers in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our multidisciplinary team has extensive technical, business, and operational knowledge gained from prior career experience in the energy sector. We have extensive experience handling transactions, litigation, and arbitration, as well as administrative matters. Backed by the knowledge and experience of our environmental and IP lawyers, our team is quick to analyze and advise clients on the technical and regulatory issues common to refineries and petrochemical plants.

In addition, we represent clients in complex environmental matters before federal circuit and district courts, and state and administrative tribunals, involving enforcement defense, cleanup responsibility for chemical and radiological wastes, rehabilitation of former manufactured gas sites, regulatory or permitting challenges, and citizen suit cases.