Cynthia A. Nicholson
Member
cnicholson@gamb.com504.569.1658
201 St. Charles Avenue
40th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
504.569.1658 | cnicholson@gamb.com
Mobile: 504.453.3458
Cynthia Nicholson’s practice is centered on oil and gas transactions with respect to lands located within the State of Louisiana as well as those located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). She regularly documents and negotiates acquisitions and divestitures of both onshore and offshore properties and has extensive experience with many types of transaction structures including mergers, asset and stock acquisitions and sales. She routinely counsels clients on a wide range of regulatory issues and has extensive experience counseling clients on issues arising under OCS regulations. Throughout her career, Cynthia has also advised clients on the drafting and interpretation of mineral leases, operating agreements, participation agreements, unitization agreements, servitude agreements and other agreements used in the oil and gas industry.
A significant portion of Cynthia's practice is also dedicated to the analysis and review of complex land and leasehold titles. She has rendered hundreds of title opinions based on her examination of complex petroleum titles, and she regularly assists clients in the financing of such onshore and offshore properties. Cynthia represents clients before the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). She has assisted clients in obtaining mineral leases and rights-of-way on the OCS and in the creation of units approved by the BSEE.
Cynthia has been ranked in the prestigious Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for several years. In 2023, Chambers noted, "Cynthia Nicholson has expertise handling onshore and Outer Continental Shelf regulatory and transactional matters." Clients have been quoted as saying, "She has a good sense of what the client is looking for and what the client is interested in.” “Cynthia is an excellent title attorney who can render an opinion which is concise and to the point.” "She is great at problem-solving."
Cynthia Nicholson’s practice is centered on oil and gas transactions with respect to lands located within the State of Louisiana as well as those located on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). She regularly documents and negotiates acquisitions and divestitures of both onshore and offshore properties and has extensive experience with many types of transaction structures including mergers, asset and stock acquisitions and sales. She routinely counsels clients on a wide range of regulatory issues and has extensive experience counseling clients on issues arising under OCS regulations. Throughout her career, Cynthia has also advised clients on the drafting and interpretation of mineral leases, operating agreements, participation agreements, unitization agreements, servitude agreements and other agreements used in the oil and gas industry.
A significant portion of Cynthia's practice is also dedicated to the analysis and review of complex land and leasehold titles. She has rendered hundreds of title opinions based on her examination of complex petroleum titles, and she regularly assists clients in the financing of such onshore and offshore properties. Cynthia represents clients before the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). She has assisted clients in obtaining mineral leases and rights-of-way on the OCS and in the creation of units approved by the BSEE.
Cynthia has been ranked in the prestigious Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for several years. In 2023, Chambers noted, "Cynthia Nicholson has expertise handling onshore and Outer Continental Shelf regulatory and transactional matters." Clients have been quoted as saying, "She has a good sense of what the client is looking for and what the client is interested in.” “Cynthia is an excellent title attorney who can render an opinion which is concise and to the point.” "She is great at problem-solving."