Benjamin C. McKinney

Member

Biography

Ben McKinney’s practice is focused on energy and natural resources law, with an emphasis on oil and gas law in the Appalachian Basin, specializing in title, due diligence, and asset acquisitions and divestitures. Ben is an informed and proactive counselor for his clients, with experience across multiple industry sectors. He regularly assists clients with managing due diligence for asset acquisitions and divestitures, conducting surface and mineral title examinations and preparing corresponding title opinions and risk assessments, and working hand-in-hand with in-house land and legal teams to help them achieve operational results. Clients enjoy working with Ben because he gets it – he appreciates the importance of knowing a client’s business from the ground up, giving practical advice, and understanding how a project fits into clients’ overall business goals.

Representative Experience

Hands-on experience working closely with in-house legal and land groups in both the upstream exploration and production and midstream sectors to help major E&P and Midstream companies achieve operational goals
Performed due diligence, undertook curative work, and prepared transactional documents for multi-million dollar energy transactions to assist energy clients in development efforts
Assisted with project management and document review associated with major title and asset development projects for a variety of energy clients
Performed title examinations and drafted corresponding title opinions to assist a wide variety of clients in acquiring desired property rights
Assisted with the title commitment, preparation of transactional documents and curative work related to multi-million dollar real estate development project

Licensed In

West Virginia

Education

J.D. West Virginia University College of Law

B.A. West Virginia University

Memberships

Board Member, Michael Late Benedum Chapter of AAPL (MLBC) 2020-2021
Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce
Leadership Monongalia, Class of 2016
West Virginia State Bar
Monongalia County Bar Association

Speaking Engagements

“Update on Recording Requirements and Other Record Room Considerations,” NALA Seminar, May 23, 2018
“Recording Requirements,” GABALTA Spring Conference, April 25, 2018
Contributing Author, “Summary of Selected Principles of North Dakota Oil and Gas Law,” 2015

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