George Fatula

George Fatula

Partner, Washington, DC
George Fatula
George Fatula

George Fatula

Partner, Washington, DC
George Fatula

George Fatula’s client service … level of sophistication, and … commercial vision [are] very strong. He has a thorough understanding of the energy legal and regulatory space.

George is amazing; he's very responsive and knowledgeable and able to come up with elegant solutions.

Chambers USA

Biography

George is a partner in White & Case's Global Project Development and Finance Practice and is a member of the Energy Markets and Regulatory and Global Energy Industry Groups. His practice focuses on energy-related transactions, regulatory matters, projects, and controversies. George has extensive experience navigating the intersection of regulatory and commercial issues arising in the development and operation of major energy infrastructure projects.

George regularly advises energy infrastructure project developers and operators in negotiating and drafting commercial agreements and transaction documents, and steering through regulatory issues arising in the development, expansion, or repurposing of pipeline, storage, export, and other infrastructure projects. George represents project developers in permitting and related proceedings to obtain regulatory approval for new projects, including FERC certificate applications and proceedings. He advises project developers and emitters in structuring and negotiating commercial arrangements underpinning carbon capture, transport, and sequestration projects and other energy transition matters. George also represents service providers, producers, generators, project investors, and marketers in commercial, transactional, and regulatory matters, including purchase and sale transactions, compliance matters, tariff and certificate proceedings, and contested matters.

George also has experience counselling market participants on regulatory and commercial issues in the structuring and documentation of derivatives transactions.

Experience

Representation of Targa Resources Corp. in its long-term natural gas liquids supply and offtake arrangements with ExxonMobil as part of a suite of 20-year fee-based, integrated midstream agreements to support ExxonMobil's development of its premier Permian Basin production acreage.

Representation of Expand Energy, the largest natural gas producer in North America, on its pending US$1.25 billion acquisition of Twin Eagle, a leading private asset-backed natural gas marketing and optimization business in North America.

Representation of LS Power on its pending US$5 billion acquisition of a 4.4 GW natural gas-fired generation portfolio in Delaware and Pennsylvania from Constellation.

Representation of LS Power on its pending acquisition of the 606 MW Brazos Valley (fka Jack Fusco) natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility in Texas.

Representation of Howard Energy Partners on its acquisition of the outstanding equity interests in the 200-mile Midship natural gas transmission system that connects the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma to demand markets in the Gulf Coast and Southeast US.

Representation of Talen Energy on the financing of its acquisition of 2.6 GWs of natural gas generation capacity through the Waterford Energy Center and Darby Generating Station in Ohio and the Lawrenceburg Power Plant in Indiana from Energy Capital Partners.

Representation of Phillips 66 on its US$3.8 billion acquisition of all of the publicly held common units of DCP Midstream, LP.*

Representation of Tallgrass Energy Partners in the conversion of the Trailblazer natural gas pipeline to CO2 transportation service to serve Tallgrass's CO2 capture, transportation, and sequestration operations in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming, and the related development of a commercial-scale CO2 sequestration hub in southeastern Wyoming.*

Representation of TC Energy Corporation on its US$1.275 billion sale of US midstream assets held by its subsidiary, Columbia Midstream Group, to a subsidiary of UGI Corporation.*

Representation of Enbridge, Inc. on its investment in OnStream CO2, LLC.*

Representation of Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC on the negotiation of commercial agreements and regulatory advice regarding the planned development of an industrial scale carbon capture, sequestration and pipeline system.*

Representation of Sixth Street on the $700 million acquisition of equity interests in joint venture owning various energy products pipelines and related logistics assets.*

Representation of Apache Corporation on the execution of a long-term agreement with Enterprise Products Partners L.P., committing 100 percent of its Alpine High natural gas liquids to Enterprise and the grant to Apache for an option for a 33 percent equity stake in the Enterprise Shin Oak pipeline.*

Representation of Targa Resources Partners LP on commercial and regulatory issues associated with the development of the Grand Prix NGL pipeline, including TSA, tariffs, open season and related matters.*

Representation of Enbridge, Inc. in connection with the development of the NEXUS natural gas pipeline, a 250-mile greenfield, interstate natural gas pipeline, including negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements, FERC certificate proceedings and related matters.*

Representation of Delek Logistics Partners LP on projects involving contractual volume commitments on Delek's Paline Pipeline system, which transports crude oil from Longview, Texas, to the storage and marketing hub in Nederland, Texas.*

Representation of Energy Transfer Partners L.P. (including Sunoco Logistics) as regulatory counsel on crude oil pipeline projects including Dakota Access, Bayou Bridge, Permian Express 2, Permian Express 3, and other crude oil pipelines on open season and transportation agreement issues and regulatory approvals, including obtaining declaratory orders from FERC approving rates and terms and conditions of service.*

* Matters prior to joining White & Case.

New York
District of Columbia
Juris Doctor
George Washington University Law School
Bachelor of Arts
University of Richmond
English

"George is amazing; he's very responsive and knowledgeable and able to come up with elegant solutions", Chambers USA & Global 2025

Band-Ranked: USA: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Chambers Global 2022 – 2026

Band-Ranked: Nationwide: Energy: Oil & Gas (Regulatory & Litigation), Chambers USA 2019 – 2026

Next Generation Partner: Energy Regulatory: Oil and Gas, The Legal 500 United States 2026

Rising Star: Energy: Project Development & Project Finance, IFLR United States 2019 – 2026

Recognized: Energy Law, Best Lawyers in America 2022 – 2026

Honoree: Energy Transactions, Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers 2023 – 2026

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