Trading, Hedging and Marketing
Troutman Sanders’ attorneys have long-standing, broad ranging, global experience in the trading and marketing of energy products, commodities, and financial products and the hedging of risks through swaps and derivatives. We have intimate familiarity with the underlying markets and regulation of such products and extensive experience in contractually allocating specific risks involved in transactions in such products.
The breadth and depth of our experience is significant with specialization in the following practices (click on the below links for more detail on our expertise):
Our clients span the spectrum of those currently engaged in the global trading and marketing of energy and energy-linked commodities and products as well as swaps, derivatives and financial products (including interest rate, FX and currency equity securities repurchase and the like). We have advised some of the most sophisticated energy marketing organizations in the world, including the American, European & Asian energy marketing, trading, procurement and risk management arms of large investor owned utility companies, Fortune Top 20 integrated global petroleum companies, independent power companies, interstate and intrastate pipeline companies, power transmission system operators (TSOs), gas distribution companies, financial trading houses, banks and futures exchanges, energy industry trade associations, state owned and municipal energy companies, energy marketing partnerships and joint ventures, wholesale and retail niche players, risk managers and regional independent energy producers, private and public companies, private individuals, hedge funds and other institutions.
The Trading, Marketing and Hedging Practice Group has many lawyers with significant experience doing deals and counseling clients across the globe, including lawyers located in the United States and Europe. In addition, since Troutman Sanders is a full service law firm with an international energy and finance practice, our clients benefit from sophisticated representation from lawyers in related practice areas, such as energy regulatory, transportation, project development and finance, structured finance, public finance, securities regulation, bankruptcy, tax, intellectual property, environmental, litigation and related areas.
Whether your company is a major trading company, a new entrant in the rapidly growing and complex energy marketing field, a utility grappling with the market forces being released by deregulation, an established player in the physical or financial markets looking to expand or diversify, a municipality, cooperative or niche marketer, an end-user exploring newly available options to realize energy cost savings or a company looking to hedge risks in the marketplace, the market offers many opportunities, but many risks as well. Troutman Sanders has the experience to advise you in these areas today and to help you chart your course.