K&L Gates has added Steven C. Sparling and David L. Wochner from Sutherland Asbill as partners in the firm’s energy practice. Both will practice out of the firm’s D.C. and Houston offices.
Sparling counsels clients on the legal, operational, and commercial aspects of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.
Wochner focuses his practice on LNG and natural gas regulatory, policy, and transactional matters including exports, unconventional production, and pipeline transportation issues. He has also served as lead Washington counsel in multiple Congressional and federal agency investigations, including related to the 2010 Macondo oil spill.