Paul Turner counsels clients through the volatility and uncertainty of today’s energy markets. His practice at Turner Commodities Law, PLLC focuses on helping traders, generators, financiers, and industrials structure, negotiate, and document complex transactions — from mergers and acquisitions and structured commodity and finance deals to industry-standard master agreements and bespoke risk-transfer arrangements.
Paul’s work spans the full spectrum of physical and financial energy trading, including LNG, NGLs, power, gas, crude, and renewables. He is known for delivering practical, commercially grounded solutions that integrate credit, collateral, and regulatory requirements with his clients’ strategic objectives, and for turning complicated trading, compliance, and documentation problems into clear choices and action plans.
With more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, Paul is widely regarded as one of the leading commodities, derivatives, and trading lawyers in the country. He has been recognized repeatedly for both subject-matter excellence and client service, including multiple “Lawyer of the Year” honors, national and regional rankings in futures and derivatives and energy transactions, and client-service awards. He also serves on the boards of the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) and DCarboniz, reflecting his ongoing engagement with industry leadership and the energy transition.
Over the course of his career, Paul has helped build and lead energy, trading, and derivatives practices at national and international law firms, including founding and growing Houston offices and cross-disciplinary teams that support trading, generation, midstream, and industrial clients. In those roles he has served as a trusted advisor to trading desks, risk committees, executive leadership, and boards navigating complex markets and strategic inflection points.
Turner Commodities Law, PLLC brings that experience into a focused platform designed to deliver senior-level, desk-aware support to clients who need both sophisticated legal analysis and clear, actionable guidance.