Some of our current and recently completed projects
include the following:
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Represented a U.S. oil service company in an ICC arbitration
proceeding against a Nigerian defendant, resulting in a substantial
recovery and the dismissal of two lawsuits in Nigeria
§ Advised
a distributor of refined petroleum products in Florida regarding possible
FCPA problems in purchasing products from Venezuela
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Represented a U.S. consulting firm in litigation against a
Canadian exploration company over an oil field in Ukraine, resulting in a
judgment and favorable settlement
§ Conducting
a due diligence review of a potential joint venture partner in Nigeria on
behalf of a U.S. independent, including FCPA concerns
§ Advising
a U.S. service company on doing business in Libya, including compliance
with the remaining U.S. trade sanctions and U.S. Anti-Boycott laws
§ Represented
a U.S. oil service company as plaintiff in a collection suit against
several German defendants for unpaid invoices, working with local counsel
in Berlin
§ Defended
a U.S. oil service company against a claim of unfair employment practices
by an employee in Australia, working with local counsel in Perth
§
Advised a U.S. independent in negotiating a consulting
agreement with a sales agent in Nigeria
§
Representing a Saudi company in connection with a proposed
oil and gas project in Iraq, including due diligence on legal, regulatory
and political issues
§ Representing
a U.S. oil service company on a project in Saudi Arabia including
negotiating a joint venture agreement with the Saudi partner
§
Advising a U.S. oil service company on establishing
subsidiary companies in Indonesia, China, Nigeria and Russia, engaging
local agents, and working with local counsel in Jakarta, Shanghai, Lagos
and Moscow
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Representing an oil service company in Aberdeen in
connection with its U.S. operations, including corporate, tax, and
employment issues
§ Representing
the Italian subsidiary of a Colorado-based independent oil and gas company
on exploration projects in Italy, Albania and Gabon
§
Representing the U.K. subsidiary of a U.S. service and
supply company in a claim against the state oil company of Kazakhstan and
a Kazakh joint venture
§ Representing
an Indonesian steel company in a dispute with a Texas company over a
distribution and supply arrangement
§ Conducting
a series of training seminars for a U.S. oil service company in the U.S.
and selected countries in Africa, the Middle East and the former Soviet
Union on international compliance issues, including the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, OECD Anti-Bribery legislation, foreign trade sanctions,
export controls, and anti-boycott laws
§ Advised
a U.S. oil service company on the legal and political issues involved in
reincorporating to an offshore jurisdiction such as the Bermuda or the
Cayman Islands
§ Representing
the creditor’s committee in a bankruptcy proceeding in California in a
claim against the state oil company of Armenia
§
Representing a U.S. independent oil and gas company in
connection with a block in the Nigeria – Sao Tome and Principe Joint
Development Zone, including the negotiation of a participation agreement
§
Served as expert advisor to a delegation of district energy
officials from the CIS and Eastern Europe on a reverse trade mission to
the U.S., funded by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency
§
Advising a U.S. independent oil and gas company on the
legal, commercial and political aspects of doing business in the Caspian
region
§
Advising a consortium of Japanese oil companies in
connection with possible exploration opportunities in Mexico
§ Represented
a U.S. independent oil and gas company in connection with the purchase of
producing properties in Tunisia owned by a Central European state oil
company
§ Review
and negotiate master service agreements with E&P companies on behalf of
oil service companies
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Advised the Government of Japan on current developments in
the Russian oil sector, opportunities for foreign investment and prospects
for exports of Russian oil to Japan
§ Served
as outside general counsel to a Canadian company with producing properties
in Ukraine, including responsibility for all corporate and legal matters,
working with local counsel in Ukraine
§ Advising
a U.S. broker of oil field equipment on U.S. laws restricting sales to
purchasers in sanctioned countries such as Libya, Iran and Iraq
§ Advised
a U.S. independent in connection with its exploration program in four
African countries, including due diligence, political risk consulting and
host government negotiations
§ Conducted
training seminars on international oil and gas contracts for government
officials in Mexico, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia,
Thailand, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Trinidad and Tobago
§ Defended
a U.S. oil service company in a lawsuit in Port Harcourt, Nigeria with
assistance from local counsel in Nigeria
§ Served
as expert witness in a multi-million dollar lawsuit in federal court
involving a disputed joint venture in Vietnam
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Advised a U.S. oil service company on doing business in
countries subject to U.S. trade sanctions
