The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Energy

We’re delighted to recognize The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Energy.

They are the omnipotents of oil, the governors of gas, the lionesses of LNG, the emperors of electric and the wizards of wind.

They litigate disputes from pipeline accidents to international incidents, create the economic foundation for massive projects in traditional and new energy sources, and handle a maze of regulation and investigations.

D.J. Beaty is co-chair of the renowned Oil & Gas Practice Group at Haynes Boone in Houston. He litigates upstream disputes in oil and gas, and has handled matters throughout the U.S. He has defended a client in a $240M lawsuit over development of a Texas oil field, limiting damages to less than 1 percent sought by the international partner. He also obtained reversal of a multimillion-dollar judgment in a title dispute regarding interests in three Oklahoma horizontal wells, among many other achievements.

Lauren Anderson is global vice chair of Latham & Watkins' Energy & Infrastructure Industry Group. Based in Houston, she handles private equity deals, M&A and other corporate matters throughout the energy industry – from traditional oil and gas to renewables and infrastructure. She has advised on numerous billion-dollar deals, including Pembina Pipeline in its acquisition of Kinder Morgan Canada, which transports petroleum products, and the U.S. portion of the Cochin Pipeline from Kinder Morgan; and Hess Midstream Partners in its $6.2B acquisition of Hess Infrastructure Partners, a midstream oil and gas company.

Patricia Tiller is a leading global authority on LNG (liquified natural gas) based in Bracewell’s Dubai office. She has helped shape LNG projects across six continents, handling long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements, LNG time charter parties, and terminal use arrangements for import and export facilities. She has advised on multiple first-of-their-kind floating and onshore projects helping clients navigate novel commercial structures, technical interfaces and cross-border risk profiles. She also has market-leading experience in upstream oil and gas transactions across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, advising governments, national oil companies, international oil companies and independent E&Ps.

We selected The Energy 500 from our well-honed methodology combining independent research, peer discussion and our nomination platform.

This is our fifth edition of The Lawdragon 500 Global Leaders in Energy. It was first published as part of The Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental & Energy Lawyers in 2021.

Members of the Hall of Fame are denoted with an asterisk.