Transactional and finance advice make up the core of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP‘s energy practice, with a particular focus on commodity structure and finance. Jennifer Josefson brings to the team a wealth of experience in energy project and M&A matters, while Alexey Chertov focuses on international commodities, and commodity finance and transactions. Alexandra Rotar is experienced in M&A and joint ventures in the energy sector, and Valentina Semenikhina has an active international practice, with particular expertise in infrastructure projects.

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Key clients

  • Equinor ASA
  • A syndicate of banks with UniCredit Bank AG and ING Bank as agents
  • Macquarie Commodities Training
  • Petromal
  • Vitol SA
  • Wintershall Dea
  • Yildrim Holding

Work highlights

  • Representing Equinor in its sale of all its remaining assets in Azerbaijan.
  • Represented Equinor on sale of its 50% interest in the Karabagh oil field to SOCAR, the state oil company of Azerbaijan.
  • Represented Macquarie Commodities Trading in its exclusive master services and marketing agreement (MSMA) with Transition Industries LLC for its Pacifico Mexinol project, a 6,145 metric-tons-per-day methanol production facility near Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jennifer Josefson

Other key lawyers

Alexey Chertov, Alexandra Rotar, Valentina Semenikhina