Anderson, R. Christopher

R. Christopher Anderson Counsel Charleston, W.Va. 304.720.4068 rcanderson@spilmanlaw.com

• Advised energy companies on complex land-rights issues related to development of competing mineral interests, including analysis of correlative rights among coal, oil and gas estates
• Assisted energy companies with full spectrum of legal issues related to operational support
• Assisted clients with due diligence activities related to energy transactions
• Represented energy companies in various matters of commercial and administrative litigation
• Prepared and negotiated commercial, supply chain, construction and operations-support contracts on behalf of energy companies and their subsidiaries
• As Assistant General Counsel for International Coal Group, managed and supported civil and administrative litigation for the company and its subsidiaries in multiple jurisdictions, including personal injury, property and commercial matters
• Worked with senior executive leadership of International Coal Group to conduct internal investigations arising from allegations related to safety, resource mismanagement and workplace respect issues

• West Virginia University, B.S. in Civil Engineering, summa cum laude, 1994
• West Virginia University, J.D., 1997

• West Virginia State Bar
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

• Webster County Solid Waste Authority v. Brackenrich & Associates, Inc., 217 W. Va. 304, 617 S.E.2d 851 (2005)
• Montgomery v. West Virginia State Police, 215 W. Va. 511, 600 S.E.2d 223 (2004)
• Mays v. Chang, 213 W. Va. 220, 579 S.E.2d 561 (2003)
• Co-Author, Boundary Law in West Virginia, National Business Institute (1999)
• Author, Some Green for Some Green in West Virginia: An Overview of the West Virginia Conservation and Preservation Easements Act, 99 W. VA. L. REV. 617 (1997)

• Business Ethics, West Virginia University College of Engineering and Mineral Resources (2011)