The Houston-based team at Jones Day continues to advise an array of clients in the upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas markets on a variety of oil and gas transactions, encompassing energy mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and restructuring. The team is also routinely involved in regulatory matters, including due diligence and regulatory approvals. The firm’s global energy practice is spearheaded by Jeff Schlegel, whose capabilities are notably concentrated around M&A, project development, securities, and finance transactions for energy industry clients, while Kit Rockhill has considerable expertise in advising on international transactions such as specialized asset acquisitions and big-ticket liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. Alexandra Wilde and David Stringer have left the firm.

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Key clients

  • TotalEnergies
  • Archaea Management Team
  • NOVA Infrastructure Management, LLC
  • Marathon Petroleum Corporation
  • SER Capital Partners
  • CITGO Petroleum Corporation

Work highlights

  • Represented TotalEnergies in connection with its PIPE investment in NextDecade Corporation and investment in the Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project.
  • Represented the management team and co-founders of Archaea Energy Inc in connection with Archaea’s acquisition by bp plc.
  • Advised TotalEnergies on its sale of three product lines to Pacific Avenue Capital Partners (Wingtack®, PolyBD® and Dymalink®) developed by Cray Valley, its resin production and sales affiliate.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jeff Schlegel

Other key lawyers

Kit Rockhill