Bridget K. Sasson
Shareholder
bsasson@dmclaw.com |
Direct: 412-392-5585
Two PPG Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5402
Main: 412-281-7272
Fax: 888-811-7144
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- West Virginia
Education
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D. (2013)
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A. (2007)
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Representative Matters
- Prepared large scale multi-million dollar acquisition documents for oil and gas operator
- Led a team of attorneys on a due diligence project for leasehold acreage swap involving property valued at nearly $250 million
- Served as counsel in a multi-million dollar leasehold dispute and negotiated and prepared settlement agreements, including conveyance documents
- Assisted surety in obtaining demanded collateral from Indemnitors of bond issued for over $1 million
- Drafted and reviewed division order title opinions in multiple states, including units created under statutory orders
- Examined assets and prepared defect notices for time-sensitive due diligence project to support client bidding on more than 30,000 acres of fee and leasehold oil and gas acreage held in bankruptcy
Speaking Engagements
- “Success takes a Village” (Moderator), WEN 2022 Conference, 4/4/2022
- WEN Greater Pittsburgh 2020 Educational Series (Host), Nov. 2020
- WEN Greater Pittsburgh Inaugural Educational Conference (Host), 9/27/2019
- “Development of Assets/Title Panel” (Presenter/Moderator), WEN Greater Pittsburgh Inaugural Educational Conference, 9/27/2019
Publications
- “Read Carefully: When the royalty language of an oil and gas lease and an operator’s failure to strictly comply will lead to forfeiture” (Co-Author), The Energy Law Advisor, Vol. 9, No. 4, Nov. 2015
- “The Equal Pay Act: Almost Fifty Years Later, Why Wage Gap Still Exists” (Author), Duquesne Business Law Journal, Vol. 15.1, Spring 2013
Admissions and Licenses
- Pennsylvania Bar Admission
- West Virginia Bar Admission
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (Board of Trustees At-Large Member 2022–2026)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (Legislative Committee)
- Women’s Energy Network – Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
- Immediate Past President 2023; President 2022; Vice President – President Elect 2021; Director at Large 2019–2020; Communications Director 2017–2018; Membership Communications Chair 2016
Community
- Duquesne University Bill of Rights Clinic (certified legal intern 2011–2012)
- Duquesne University Center for Legal Information (research assistant 2011–2013)
- Duquesne University Veterans Clinic (certified legal intern 2012–2013)
Education
- Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University, J.D. (2013); Public Service Law Fellow; Business Law Journal (Research Editor 2012–2013); recipient of Pro Bono Program Award for clinical work with veterans
- University of Pittsburgh, B.A. (2007), cum laude, Business and Political Science; interned with Enterprise Forum in London, England