Craig V. Richardson focuses his practice on commercial and regulatory litigation, including oil and gas, environmental, and antitrust law, as well as all aspects of multi-jurisdictional permitting of global energy infrastructure.
For nearly a decade, Craig served as the General Counsel of El Paso Corporation’s Pipeline Group, the largest network of interstate natural gas pipelines in North America, delivering over 30% of the natural gas consumed in the United States. As the Chief Legal Officer of the Pipeline Group, Craig was responsible for all legal matters nationwide in a multibillion-dollar energy transportation enterprise. Craig was particularly responsible for providing multi-spectral, problem-solving legal advice to management, spotting regulatory and permitting issues for project managers, engaging in stakeholder outreach at all levels, and waging successful litigation with opposition in executing El Paso’s $8 billion portfolio of crucial additions to national energy infrastructure from California to New York.
