HOUSTON and DENVER – Dec. 10, 2014 – Three shareholders from the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were named to The Business Journals’ 2014-2015 list of “Who’s Who in Energy.” Douglas C. Atnipp, and William Garner were selected for inclusion in Houston’s energy market and Troy A. Eid was included in Denver’s energy market. This is the fourth consecutive year Atnipp has been named to the list and the third year for Garner.
“Who’s Who in Energy,” a special section published in the Nov. 28, 2014, editions of the Houston Business Journal and the Denver Business Journal, profiles key energy industry professionals based in major cities across the United States. The list includes executives of energy companies in a range of areas, from exploration and production and oilfield services to law, engineering and finance. Selections are based on nominations, industry outreach and research, according to the publication’s website. The special section was also published in the business journals of five other U.S. cities: Columbus, Dallas, Pittsburgh, San Antonio and St. Louis.
Atnipp has more than 25 years of experience representing clients engaged in all facets of the energy business. He is involved in a wide range of energy-related transactions including energy finance, joint ventures and strategic alliances and acquisitions and dispositions of energy-related assets.
Eid, a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and co-chair of the Greenberg Traurig’s American Indian Law Practice, is a shareholder in the firm's Denver office and has wide-ranging experience in complex federal, state and tribal litigation. He represents the operators of interstate natural gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure construction projects, coordinating environmental and cultural resource reviews, Native American tribal employment, construction-monitoring and outreach and right-of way negotiations on public and private lands.
Garner, also a shareholder in the Greenberg Traurig’s Houston office, chairs the firm’s Renewable Energy Practice and focuses his practice on domestic and international hydrocarbon and inert gas transactions and renewable energy. Garner has experience working on worldwide natural gas projects, including unconventional gas. He has worked on projects in the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland, Kazakhstan, U.A.E., Algeria and Mexico. Garner provides counsel to major conventional and renewable energy companies.