Patterson & Sheridan is very adept in dealing with clients whose main focus is energy. We have experience in understanding the issues related to traditional and alternative energy sources. Our practitioners are well-equipped with broad technical understandings to serve clients throughout the country and around the globe. Patterson & Sheridan has a strong connection to the oil and gas industry. The firm has been working with companies in this area since the beginning of the firm. We also have practitioners who are coming to the firm from legal practices in some of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. Our intellectual property practitioners are also gifted engineers and scientists who understand the variety of needs in oil and gas. Whether a geologist with a new drill bit or a chemist with a new compound, we can develop the appropriate protection mechanism. Our clients are some of the largest companies in the world. We serve Fortune 500 entities who operate in all sectors of the oil and gas industry. From upstream clients who produce oil and natural gas to downstream clients who sell the resulting products, we can assist them.