
Alan J. Laurita
Areas of Practice
Industry Groups
Admissions
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Education
B.S., University at Buffalo, State University of New York
J.D., University at Buffalo School of Law
Alan draws from more than 30 years of experience as an attorney and former business executive in the oil and gas industry to assist oil and gas companies in the full range of their legal needs. His experience includes representing exploration and production companies in all aspects of the domestic oil and gas industry. He has also represented larger landowners in connection with leasing property for oil and gas development, and landowner organizations in connection with oil and gas issues. His real estate practice includes handling the sale and purchase of real property and representing lending institutions and borrowers in secured loan transactions.
Alan’s oil and gas industry experience includes serving as senior vice president of Envirogas Inc., a large, privately held oil and gas exploration and production company that, before it ceased operations, had more than 1,600 wells primarily in the northern Appalachian Basin and was the largest operator in New York. His work at Envirogas included supervising the company's land department; coordinating all drilling operations; handling purchase, sale, and mortgage transactions and title work; negotiating resolutions of transactional and other types of disputes; and representing the company before regulatory agencies such as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the New York State Public Service Commission.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Real Estate Law) 2019
- Who's Who in American Law
- Buffalo Law Journal's Legal Elite of Western New York
News
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, March 2, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- News Release, August 18, 2016
- News Release, April 1, 2016
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- August 28, 2013
- Q&A With Hodgson Russ's Alan LauritaLaw360, March 20, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- May 9, 2011
Presentations
- Tamarack Club at Holiday Valley, 557 Holiday Valley Road, Ellicottville, NY, March 28, 2019
- Tamarack Club at Holiday Valley, Ellicottville, NY, April 10, 2018
- Westin Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA, March 1, 2018
- Webb's Year-Round Resort, Mayville, NY, January 22, 2015
- Buffalo, NY, October 28, 2011
Publications
- Increased Regulatory Requirements and Water Infrastructure Investment Likely in 2019Environmental Alert, December 21, 2018
Professional Associations
- Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York
- Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association
- Bar Association of Erie County