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Collette R. Gordon
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COLLETTE R. GORDON

Of Counsel

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Houston
T  713.651.2811
crgordon@liskow.com
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Practices

  • Federal Offshore Regulatory
  • Energy Transactions
  • Title Examination
  • Energy – Regulatory
  • Energy – Transactional

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  • The Energy Law Blog - Collette R. Gordon

Karen Somma

713.651.2925

“My strong offshore regulatory and title background allow me to identify often overlooked potential issues in a client’s transaction, so we have time to come up with a workable solution together in advance of critical target dates. No one wants to find out after closing that the deal won’t work as planned due to unanticipated regulatory agency requirements and procedures.”

Overview

Collette Gordon is a Houston-based lawyer sought by the region’s energy industry for sophisticated transactions, complex regulations and difficult disputes involving the Outer Continental Shelf and onshore in Texas and Louisiana. She has earned a well-regarded reputation with E&P and midstream companies for oil and gas acquisitions and divestitures, energy-related contract drafting, onshore and offshore title examination, leasing, right of way and pipeline issues.

“My clients range from small, independent entities to midstream to major international giants.”  Here’s a look at two examples of representative engagements:

A relatively new E&P company sought to acquire all of the OCS assets of a large independent oil and gas company.  “We advised on terms of the letter of intent (LOI), confidentiality and access agreements, and helped to negotiate a more favorable Purchase and Sale Agreement for our client.  During the due diligence period, I led the team conducting title review, which included directly reviewing the Seller’s physical lease and title files on-site for over 70 leases and rights-of-way involved in the transaction, as well as analyzing the records of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and adjacent Louisiana parishes to prepare title reports for use in connection with determining title defects for all leases.  As a result of our efforts, we identified over $70MM in title defects, which we asserted to obtain both title cures as well as an adjustment to the purchase price.  Following closing, I headed up the team that made all of the regulatory filings with BOEM and the adjacent Louisiana parishes to effect the transfer of the purchased assets and associated fixtures and other equipment and to change operatorship of the assets.” 

  • As a condition to emerging from bankruptcy, a prior OCS operator was required to resolve certain outstanding claims asserted by the BOEM and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
  • Collette engaged with BSEE on behalf of the entity to negotiate a significant reduction in the over $80MM in decommissioning costs assessed against the client based on a review of the agency’s files regarding facility status. 

  • After the client emerged from bankruptcy, Collette worked with BOEM to update the client’s BOEM qualification file, allowing it to formally execute and file documents, such as assignments and changes in designated operator, with the agency.  She also guided the entity through BOEM’s financial assurance/bonding requirements and Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) demonstration to ensure entity compliance with the applicable regulations.  

Involvement

Professional

  • The Foundation For Natural Resources and Energy Law - Member
  • Professional Landmen's Association of New Orleans – Member, Board of Directors, 2010–2012; Education Committee, 2008–2012
  • American Association of Professional Landmen - Member
  • Houston Association of Professional Landmen - Member
  • New Orleans (Young Lawyers Section), Louisiana, Houston, Texas and American Bar Associations - Member
  • Young Professionals in Energy, New Orleans Chapter - Member
  • Women’s Energy Network-Houston Chapter - Member

Recognition

  • Louisiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Thomson Reuters, 2013, 2014
  • New Orleans Magazine "Top Lawyer for Antitrust Law" in 2013

 

Credentials

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006)
    • William L. Crowe Scholar
    • Loyola Law Review
    • Moot Court, J. Sanford Levy Best Brief Competition Finalist
    • Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
  • University of Virginia (B.A., 2003)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 2013
  • Louisiana, 2006

Presentations

  • “OCS Federal Lease Bonding Update” (with Jana Grauberger), Liskow & Lewis Breakfast Forum Series, Houston, TX, January 2015
  • “Current Regulatory Developments Affecting Offshore Midstream Natural Gas Pipelines," 3rd Annual Midstream Oil & Gas Law Conference, The Institute for Energy Law, Houston, TX, December 2014
  • “Coastal and Offshore Gulf of Mexico Update,” 27th Annual Energy Law Institute for Attorneys and Landmen, South Texas College of Law, Houston, TX, August 2014
  • “Contractual Allocation of Liabilities in Real Estate Transactions,” Houston, Texas, 2014
  • "Offshore Update: Permitting and Regulatory Changes," Louisiana Association of Professional Landmen Spring 2011 Educational Seminar, Lafayette, Louisiana, 2011
  • "Select OCS Title Issues," co-presenter, Professional Landman's Association of New Orleans Executive Night Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2011
  • "Ethics," Liskow & Lewis Louisiana Mineral Law Seminar, Houston, Texas, 2008
  • “The Environmental Impact of Drilling,” New Orleans Garden Study Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008
  • An Introduction to Ethics for Landmen,” Liskow & Lewis Louisiana Mineral Law Seminar, Lafayette, Louisiana, 2008

Publications

  • BOEM RELEASES LONG AWAITED NEW FINANCIAL ASSURANCE NOTICE TO LESSEES AND OPERATORS
  • ABA Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year in Review, Louisiana Report Contributor, 2007–2010
  • Going, Going, But Not Quite Gone: Court Upholds Enforceability of Consent to Assign Provision as Condition Precedent to Sale AAPL Landman 2, vol. 6 no. 5, September 2008
  • Around the Corner But Still Out-of-State? Whether National Banks' Branches Destroy Diversity Jurisdiction, 52 Loy. L. Rev. 195, 2005

After Hours

"I spend time with my family.  When the kids get a little older, I'd like to travel again.  Particularly back to Rome, London and generally, Europe."

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