Jonathan J. Poli is an Associate in the Pittsburgh Office of GRSM and a member of the firm’s oil, gas, energy and real estate practice. Jonathan has drafted hundreds of oil and gas leasehold and pipeline title opinions which advise oil, gas and energy clients on complex ownership, leasehold and other title issues under Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia law. These issues include applicability of dormant mineral statutes, requirements to lease co-tenants, fractionalized heirships, adverse possession, the effect of producing wells on leasehold status, deed interpretation, effect of easements and rights of way, former railroad and roadway properties and title wash. Additionally, Jonathan has assisted in the due diligence on a merger of a private into a public exploration and production company, including a $200MM lease acquisition project, with a total enterprise value of $1.4 billion, a $225 million lease acquisition project, and a $40 million lease divestiture project. Jonathan has also assisted with litigation involving the interplay between pipelines and coal mining, as well as commercial litigation defending client against charges of corporate malfeasance.
Prior to joining the firm, Jonathan worked for a small regional firm where he helped manage a multimillion lease acquisition for a gas storage field in north central Pennsylvania, served as lead drafter for complex title opinions involving 100-year heirships and issues of title wash Jonathan proudly served as judicial clerk for the Honorable Nora Barry Fischer in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Further, he practiced insurance defense litigation, assisting in the defense of claims ranging from fraud related to 412(i) defined benefit pension plans, medical malpractice and worker’s compensation.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- West Virginia
Community Involvement
- Jonathan sits on the board of two local non-profit theater companies – Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks and Poor Yorick’s Players.