Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

William M. Herlihy

Chair, Natural Resources
Co-Chair, Energy
Member

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
West Virginia, U.S.A.

Local Time: Mon. 04:18

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.

Bar Admissions

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

Education

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

Areas of Practice

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments

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 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 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 participants 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

Blogs

Banking on This: Spilman Mortgage & Consumer Banking Report
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

This blog addresses mortgage regulations and consumer lending issues impacting financial institutions and businesses from a legal perspective. Postings largely focus on the legal environment in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, but often address issues of import to a...

INGOTS: Raw Thoughts and Unpolished Ideas
Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC is a full-service law firm offering a broad range of practices, spanning litigation and corporate law, for clients large and small. Founded in 1864, Spilman has offices in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. This blog is updated and maintained by...

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