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Bracewell LLP

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Firm Managing Partner: Gregory M Bopp

Managing Partner (London): Jason J Fox

Number of partners: 16

Number of other fee-earners: 20

International Offices: Austin, Dallas, Dubai, Hartford, Houston, New York, San Antonio, Seattle, Washington, DC

THE FIRM

Bracewell is a leading law and government relations firm primarily serving the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology industries throughout the world. Our industry focus results in comprehensive state-of-the-art knowledge of the commercial, legal and governmental challenges faced by our clients and enables us to provide innovative solutions to facilitate transactions and resolve disputes.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK

Bracewell (UK) LLP’s London office has established a unique position in the London legal market. It is the only London office of an international law firm that is dedicated exclusively to the energy industry.

The firm’s London team focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, finance and project development transactions, and disputes in the oil, gas and power sectors. As the hub of the firm’s European and emerging markets practice, Bracewell represents many of the world’s leading energy companies on global projects and has assisted multinational companies, banks and government on projects across the globe.

Oil & Gas:

Bracewell advises on all segments of the sector, from upstream exploration and production, to midstream pipelines, transportation and storage, including LNG and downstream refining and marketing. The firm also provides advice on complex and large-scale petrochemical projects.

Power:

Bracewell has acted on some of the world’s largest and most innovative conventional power projects. The firm’s experience also comprises deep knowledge of the renewables sector, including solar, wind, hydro and thermal. Bracewell’s representations include M&A, project development and financing, and conventional and non-conventional power disputes.

Finance:

Lenders, underwriters, issuers and borrowers turn to Bracewell’s finance team for its extensive capabilities to assist with high-level and complex financing deals. The firm advises sponsors and lenders in financings of all forms, including reserve based financings and project financings, corporate loans, capital market debt and restructurings and workouts.

Transactional & International Energy Disputes:

Bracewell handles matters spanning the full energy spectrum. The firm’s capabilities span from the wellhead to market, in emerging and developed markets, on new country entries, asset acquisitions, project developments, farm-ins, corporate M&A, project financings and upstream financings. Bracewell acts for (and opposite) development finance institutions and export credit agencies.

CLIENTS

Representative clients include Apache Corporation, Africa Oil, BP, Carlyle International Energy Partners, Citi, Deutsche Bank, ENI, Genel Energy, Hunt Oil, Impact Oil and Gas Ltd, lNG Bank, NEO Energy, Savannah Petroleum, Seplat, Société Générale, Total Solar and Vargronn AS.

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USA - Head office
711 Louisiana, Suite 2300, Houston, Texas, USA, 77002

Web: www.bracewell.com

Tel: +1 713 221 2300

Fax: +1 800 404 3970

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