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FAA Proposes Regulations that Would Allow Use of Drones in Oil and Gas Operations, but Do They Go Far Enough?
2015
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
When Actual Notice isn’t “Actual Notice” - The Harvilchuck Case
2015
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
“Houston, We May Have a Problem!” — Surface Owner Who Put up “Roadblock” to Oil Driller’s Use of Property to Service Wells in a Pooled Unit Arrives at Texas Supreme Court
2014
Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI)
Implied Covenants - Chapter 6 - Law of Oil & Gas in Pennsylvania
2014
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
2 Sign or Not 2 Sign: Which Statute of Frauds Governs Oil & Gas Leases?
2014
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
CO2 Separation Anxiety—Is the cost of separating CO2 from casinghead gas a “production” or “post-production” cost for purposes of calculating royalties in Texas?
2014
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Should You Pay for Something You’re Not Getting? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Will Take Up Shedden v. Anadarko E&P Company, L.P.
2014
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Avoiding “Gotcha” Moments: Excusing Non-Production to Address Mechanical Issues Under the Temporary Cessation of Production Doctrine
2014
West Virginia Law Review
A Review of the Implied Covenant of Development in the Shale Gas Era
2013
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Preparing for the New Pennsylvania "Oil and Gas Lease Act"
2013
K&L Gates Environmental Law Quarterly
Regulatory Policy in the Shale Oil and Gas Era: What Role Should the Federal Government Play?
2013
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Final Implementation of Pennsylvania's Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipelines Act
2012
The American Oil & Gas Reporter
Migratory Bird Treaty Act: North Dakota Takes a Narrow View
2012
Pennsylvania Environmental Law & Practice, Ch. 7 (co-author with Craig P. Wilson) (2012 ed. forthcoming)
Water Resources
2012
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Pennsylvania's New Gas and Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Act
2012
The Legal Intelligencer
Interpreting Oil and Gas Leases in Pa.'s Shale Gas Era
2012
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Ohio Takes Next Step to Implement Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact
2012
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
What do a Mountain, a Keystone, and a Buckeye Have in Common?
2012
K&L Gates Alert
A New Conservation Law for Pennsylvania?
2011
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Third Circuit Gives Natural-Gas Producers Important Ammunition for Obtaining Expedited Injunctive Relief from the Courts
2011
K&L Gates Oil & Gas Alert
Is Marcellus Shale a Mineral, and Who Owns the Natural Gas in the Shale?
2011
K&L Gates Alert
All Surface Owners Are Equal, But Some Try To Be More Equal Than Others: DCNR’s Latest Attempt To Circumvent Belden & Blake
2011
K&L Gates Alert
Will A New Oil And Gas Regulation Limit Your Statutory Defense to Claims of Water Pollution?
2011
K&L Gates Alert
Co-author, Contractors Beware: Court Vacates $1 Million Award That Exceeded Government Contract Funding Authorization
2010
PA Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
Applying Kilmer’s Holding Broadly to Other Types of Net-Back Leases: The Lauchle, Beach, and Hooker Decisions
2010
K&L Gates Alert
co-author, Just When You Thought Your E&S Approval Was Safe: The Crum Creek Case
2010
K&L Gates Alert
Are Some Pennsylvania Legislators Attempting to Undo Kilmer?
2010
K&L Gates Alert
co-author, Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Interpret Minimum Royalty Act
2009
K&L Gates Alert
co-author, Pennsylvania Court Issues First Decision Interpreting The Pennsylvania Minimum Royalty Act
2009
Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
A Primer on Oil & Gas Law in the Marcellus Shale States
2009
K&L Gates Alert
co-author, Development of Privately Held Oil and Gas Interests Underlying Government Lands
2009
Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
Is Your Well Registration Valid?
2008
Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
What Lies Beneath The Surface Owners’ Protection Act?
2008
Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
A Step Towards a Surface-Damages Act in Pennsylvania
2008
K&L Gates Alert
co-author, Do You Have a Valid Zoning Permit or Just a Piece of Paper? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Decision in Luke v. Cataldi
2007
Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
co-author, Commonwealth Court Invalidates Local Ordinances That Attempt To Regulate Oil And Gas Development
2007
Independent Oil & Gas Association Newsletter
Oil and Gas Developer Blocks Commonwealth's Unlawful Preconditions on Oil and Gas Operations
2007
Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly
Erroneously Filed Appeals in Pennsylvania: Transfers and the Proper Tribunal
2005
Widener Law Journal
"Municipal Corporations" and Public Utility Service in Pennsylvania
2005
Widener Law Journal
O’Rourke v. Commonwealth, Department of Corrections: Defining the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law
2003
Widener Journal of Public Law
"Testing" Students Beyond the Academic Curriculum: Public Schools, the Fourth Amendment, and the Supreme Court
Appeals Attorney | Nov 30
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Louis H. Pollak, one of Pennsylvania’s greatest legal minds, once wrote that “[s]marts are a dime a dozen . . . [i]t’s wisdom, coupled with humanity that counts.” Having made it through 4 years of college, 3 years of law school and having passed the bar exam, most of the people in this profession are bright, but George Bibikos also has a number of the other intangibles that make him one of the best at what he does. George has the discipline, character and life experiences that separate him from the many many attorneys out there practicing today. For George, his work is not just about making money, it's a profession and it's about improving peoples’ lives. I couldn't recommend him higher as a potential attorney and also as a person."