REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Chad’s recent representative experience includes:
- Negotiating the acquisition of a majority working interest in a significant coal bed methane development and a joint operating agreement for the development.
- Negotiating the purchase of a significant working interest in an oil and gas property in southern Louisiana and a joint operating agreement related to the same.
- Negotiating power offtake and fuel purchase arrangements for several project-financed power plants.
- Negotiating, on behalf of the buyer, a long-term physical power sale under an Edison Electric Institute (EEI) agreement that included customized credit support provisions providing for liens on all of the seller’s assets.
- Structuring and negotiating pre-paid natural gas transactions on behalf of a large energy trading company.
- Negotiating several long-term LNG purchase agreements and LNG master purchase and sale agreements, on behalf of the buyer, for delivery to the United States.
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of derivatives law (2008-2010)
- Selected for inclusion in Texas’ Best Lawyers, Houston Edition (2008-2009)
- Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” (2006, 2008)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Co-Author, “Achieving True Market Value,” Fundamentals of LNG (April 2007)
- Co-Author, “Regulation of LNG Terminal Development and Access in the United States,” The International Comparative Legal Guide to Gas Regulation (2006)
- Speaker, “Unique Issues in Buying and Selling Energy Trading,” ACC Legal Quick Hits (June 16, 2010)
- Speaker, "Project Finance in Latin America," 22nd Annual International Law Institute (March 4-5, 2010)
- Speaker, "Hedging Around Acquisitions - Risk Management Developments," Platts 3rd Annual Oil & Gas Acquisition & Divestiture Conference (November 17-18, 2008)
- Speaker, Oil, Gas and Energy Law Conference (May 1–2, 8–9 and June 26–27, 2008)
- Speaker, 4th Annual Law of LNG Conference (September 18–19, 2007)
- Speaker, IQPC LNG Contracts, Trading and Pricing 2007 (July 11–12, 2007)