With offices in strategic locations including Dallas, Austin, and Houston, A&O Shearman’s team advises a varied client base encompassing governments, national and international oil companies, trading houses and institutional investors on all aspects of the oil and gas value chain, including acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures. Austin-based Sarah McLean is a key contact for complex acquisitions and divestitures of upstream and midstream oil and gas assets. Mona Dajani departed the practice in December 2023, whereas Omar Samji left the firm in April 2023.
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Key clients
- EnCap Flatrock Midstream
- Silver Hill Energy Partners
- Ecopetrol S.A.
- Chevron Corporation
- Hannathon Petroleum
- Foundation Minerals
- Southcross Energy Partners
- Humble Midstream
- Volta
- Ecopetrol
Work highlights
- Advised Hannathon Petroleum on the purchase and sale agreement with HighPeak to sell Hannathon’s (together with joint working interest owners) oil and gas assets located in Howard County, Texas.
- Advised Foundation Minerals on a purchase and sale agreement with KMF Land.
- Advised Silver Hill on its acquisition of East Texas assets from Legacy Reserves.
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Sarah McLean, Mona Dajani