Herlihy

William M. Herlihy

Chair, Natural Resources Practice Group | Co-Chair, Energy Practice Group | Member

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3838

mobile 304.389.0220

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Resources

Results

Mr. Herlihy's primary areas of practice are energy, natural resource law and general business acquisitions. He has more than 30 years of experience assisting clients in these areas.

Education

University of Virginia, B. A., with honors, 1977
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1981

Experience

Negotiating and documenting the acquisition and sale of businesses and related assets for natural gas, coal and land companies
Representing lenders and borrowers in loan and other financial transactions related to the natural gas, coal, timber, and land holding businesses
Negotiating and preparing natural gas and coal supply agreements
Negotiating and preparing oil and gas and coal lease agreements
Negotiating and preparing timber sale agreements, timber harvesting contracts, and forestry management agreements
Negotiating and preparing master services, transportation, drilling, loading and other natural resource service agreements
Negotiating and preparing easements, licenses, rights-of-way, wheelage and other natural resource land use agreements
Representing oil and gas and coal companies for contract disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum
Representing land holding companies for contractual disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum
Negotiating and preparing pipeline operating and management agreements
Representing vendors for equipment and services in the natural resource industry
Providing real property/title services to natural resource companies
Representing natural resource industry companies in permitting disputes with regulatory agencies
Defending natural resource industry participants in enforcement actions and penalty assessments with regulatory agencies
Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Field, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981 - 1982

Banking & Finance Law Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Corporate & Business Law Energy Law Environmental Law Mergers & Acquisitions Midstream Services Natural Resources Shale Gas Law

Distinctions

BV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell for 25 years
Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Natural Resources Law in Charleston, W.Va.
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Law and Natural Resources Law
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Natural Resources Law
Recognized by West Virginia Super Lawyers for Energy & Natural Resources and Business/ Corporate Law
JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Energy Law, 2018-2021
St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society
Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Memberships

West Virginia Bar Association
Kanawha County Bar Association
Trustee, Energy & Mineral Law Foundation
Governor Wise's Energy Task Force

Spilman Recognized in Chambers USA 2023 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 7, Issue 4 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 7, Issue 3, 2023 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 7, Issue 1, 2023 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 11 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 10 Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 6, Issue 9 Numerous Spilman Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers, Lawyers of the Year, Ones to Watch 2023 Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 7, 2022 Spilman Recognized in Chambers USA 2022 Huge Victory for Energy Industry Natural Resource Land Holding Co. Wins Property Tax Appeal Oil & Gas Operating Unit No Longer in Jeopardy After WV Supreme Court Win Spilman Secures Important Ruling on Gas Pooling and Unitization for NPRIs

Experience

Negotiating and documenting the acquisition and sale of businesses and related assets for natural gas, coal and land companies

Representing lenders and borrowers in loan and other financial transactions related to the natural gas, coal, timber, and land holding businesses

Negotiating and preparing natural gas and coal supply agreements

Negotiating and preparing oil and gas and coal lease agreements

Negotiating and preparing timber sale agreements, timber harvesting contracts, and forestry management agreements

Negotiating and preparing master services, transportation, drilling, loading and other natural resource service agreements

Negotiating and preparing easements, licenses, rights-of-way, wheelage and other natural resource land use agreements

Representing oil and gas and coal companies for contract disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum

Representing land holding companies for contractual disputes in either an arbitration or civil litigation forum

Negotiating and preparing pipeline operating and management agreements

Representing vendors for equipment and services in the natural resource industry

Providing real property/title services to natural resource companies

Representing natural resource industry companies in permitting disputes with regulatory agencies

Defending natural resource industry participants in enforcement actions and penalty assessments with regulatory agencies

Law Clerk to the Honorable John A. Field, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1981 - 1982

Distinctions

BV® Distinguished™ Peer-Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell for 25 years

Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Natural Resources Law in Charleston, W.Va.

Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law, Energy Law and Natural Resources Law

Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Natural Resources Law

Recognized by West Virginia Super Lawyers for Energy & Natural Resources and Business/ Corporate Law

JD Supra Readers' Choice Top Author, Energy Law, 2018-2021

St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society

Phi Beta Kappa

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