Ken Hedge Bio

Ken G. Hedge is a Partner in the Bismarck office. He is a member of the Oil and Gas Practice Group. Ken has been with the firm for more than 25 years and formerly Co-Chaired the firm’s Oil and Gas Practice Group and served as the Contact Partner for the Bismarck office. He is a member of the firm’s executive committee. Ken represents and advises public and private companies and their owners in a variety of sectors. He has been actively involved in many aspects of the Bakken formation development in Montana and North Dakota since its inception in 2002. Ken has centered his practice at the intersection of land and business, principally offering counsel in title examination for oil and gas exploration and development, due diligence title review, industrial water issues, surface mineral (sand, gravel and scoria) ownership and development, and general real property advice for North Dakota’s businesses and farmers and ranchers. Ken has spent a significant part of his practice representing private equity companies in the acquisition of non-operated oil and gas leasehold interests, mineral interests and other assets in the Bakken formation. Ken is a North Dakota Reporter for The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law Newsletter, providing case summaries of newly-issued opinions affecting oil, gas and mineral law, and related real estate law, for the State of North Dakota. He enjoys teaching at public and private seminars, both to sophisticated oil and gas audiences and practitioners looking to expand their knowledge of oil and gas and real estate law. He looks forward to, and finds special satisfaction in, advising and counseling non-profit entities in their formation and day-to-day operations. In his free time, Ken is a passionate golfer and an avid reader and writer. He is currently working on his debut historical fiction novel.