Overview

Deana Allen specializes in title, transactional, and corporate matters in the oil and gas industry for Beatty & Wozniak. Licensed in Texas, Colorado, and North Dakota, Deana guides clients through the complex world of acquisitions, divestitures, financing, and property issues across multiple jurisdictions.

Prior to joining the firm, Deana served as Associate General Counsel for a subsidiary of a Fortune 250 energy company, where she advised on finance transactions, regulatory compliance, and strategic business operations. Altogether, she has over two decades of industry experience.

Deana’s contributions to the energy sector have earned her recognition as one of the Top Women in Energy by the Denver Business Journal. She is also a frequent speaker and author on legal and business issues affecting the energy industry, regularly presenting at industry conferences and CLE programs.

Deana holds both a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law and an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas Business School. Outside the office, she remains actively involved with numerous professional organizations.

Professional Affiliations

  • Texas Bar Association
  • Colorado Bar Association
  • North Dakota Bar Association
  • Permian Basin Landmen’s Association, Member
  • Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, Member

Honors & Awards

  • 2019 Top Women in Energy Award, Denver Business Journal

Published Works

  • Contributor to the Beatty & Wozniak, P.C. Energy News Alert

Presentations

  • Out With The Old, In With The New, 2019 NALTA Conference, Westminster, CO (August 28-30, 2019)
  • Non-Traditional Lease Terms and When to Use Lease Ratifications, Special Institute on Drafting and Negotiating the Modern Oil and Gas Lease (updated), Advanced Landman’s Institute, Houston, TX, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (November 7-8, 2019)
  • Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen (DAPL), 46th Annual Fall Land Institute, Denver, CO (November 21, 2019)​
  • ​​Texas Title Issues, Denver Association of Petroleum Landmen, 45th Annual Fall Land Institute, Denver, CO (October, 2018)
  • What’s in a Unit?: Drilling, Proration and Pooled Units in Texas, and Related Case Law Updates, Denver Association of Division Order Analysts, Denver, CO (July 16, 2018)​​
  • Non-Traditional Lease Terms and When to Use Lease Ratifications, Special Institute on Drafting and Negotiating the Modern Oil and Gas Lease, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (May, 2018)
  • Oil and Gas: Updates on Texas Case Law, Denver Association of Division Order Analysts (April, 2016)
  • Oil and Gas Rights, Lorman seminar, Denver, CO (December, 2013)