Donald P. Eriksen

Donald P. Eriksen, a shareholder with the firm, has engaged in the practice of law for more than thirty years. Don’s practice has concentrated in matters relating to financing and the natural gas industry.

He has been involved in matters relating to the formation, acquisition and equity financing of various businesses and properties including oil and gas, and real estate projects, as well as matters relating to securities laws, as they relate to private placements.

Don is considered an expert in the oil and gas area.  He has over 30 years of experience in all phases of oil and gas development including title matters, operations, production, sale, pipeline matters, financing, and mergers and acquisitions, and has substantial personal oil and gas investments.  Don has a strong knowledge of the oil and gas business including field activities and would advise on the operational matters in the engagement.  Over the past year, Don has advised owners of the rights to develop Marcellus Shale as to the economic benefits available to them, the legal protections to be sought and the field operations to drill and operate Marcellus Shale wells. 

After graduating in 1964 from Princeton University with a degree in physics and working at Westinghouse; Research and Development Laboratory for two years, he obtained his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969.  He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Law Review and the Order of the Coif. He was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the Natural Resources Law category.

Don has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest rating for legal ability and ethical standards awarded by this national directory of lawyers.

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