South Texas College of Law Houston Energy Law Negotiation Competition
The Energy Law Negotiation Competition provides students with an opportunity to develop their negotiation skills with real world fact patterns based on current issues in the field of energy law. Students specifically interested in pursuing a career in energy law also have a wonderful opportunity to network with experienced energy lawyers in Houston, the energy capital of the country, during a networking reception sponsored by law firms Haynes & Boone and Gray Reed & McGraw. What makes this competition unique is that every student competitor is guaranteed to be judged by experts in the oil and gas field. We have been honored to welcome judges from a variety of energy companies and law firms including but not limited to:
Law Firms: Andrews Kurth, Baker Botts; Baker Hostetler; Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Bibby, McWilliams & Kearney; Clennan, Hood & Bieber; Dupuis & Polozola; Gardere, Wynne, Sewell; Godwin Lewis; Gray Reed & McGraw; Gordon & Rees; Greenberg Traurig; Haynes & Boone; Hogan Lovells; Jones Day; Jones Gill; King & Spalding; Kirby, Mathews & Walrath; Kirkland & Ellis; Mayer Brown; McGinnis Lochridge; Morgan Lewis; Liskow & Lewis; Locke Lord; Reed Smith; Sadler Law Firm; Sanders Willyard; Steptoe & Johnson; Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard; Porter Hedges, Shook Hardy & Bacon, and Vinson & Elkins
Energy Companies: Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; Apache Corporation; BHP Billiton Petroleum; Cantera Energy; Chevron; EOG Resources; EP Energy; Fieldwood Energy; GeoSouthern Energy Corporation; Hess Corporation; Occidental Petroleum Corp.; Noble Energy; Shell; Southwest Energy; Swift Energy; Talos Energy; Treadstone Energy Partners; ZTC Petro Investments
Thank you to our sponsors:
Please save the date for the 6th Annual Energy Law Negotiation Competition which will be held on April 4-5, 2020.
This past April, we were delighted to welcome students from the following 18 law schools: Brooklyn Law School, Cardozo, University of Texas, SMU, STCL, TSU, Tulane, University of Houston, University of Georgia, University of Wyoming, University of Connecticut, Chapman, Texas Tech, LSU, Loyola New Orleans, William and Mary, and West Virginia University.
Congratulations to the 2019 finalists:
Congratulations to the 2018 finalists:
2018 1st place team from Brooklyn Law School
Competition Documents
2019 Competition Schedule
2019 Competition Rules
Score Sheet
Lodging, Dining, and Local Attractions
2019 Round 1 Fact Pattern
2019 Round 2 Fact Pattern
2018 Round 1 Fact Pattern
2018 Round 2 Fact Pattern
2017 Round 1 Fact Pattern
2017 Round 2 Fact Pattern
2017 Final Round Fact Pattern
2016 Round 1 Fact Pattern