Faculty Bios

68th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference

February 16-17, 2017 Houston, TX

Presented by Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law

W. JAMES MCANELLY III Partner Houston T: +1.713.221.1194 F: +1.713.222.3241 E: [email protected]

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EXPERIENCE James (J. J.) McAnelly is a partner in the Houston office of Bracewell. J. J. currently co-heads Bracewell’s oil and gas practice group. He represents oil, gas and energy industry clients in a broad range of oil and gas transactions, including the purchase, sale and/or financing of exploration and producing properties, processing plants, production and storage facilities and pipeline systems, as well as day-to-day operational representation. He also assists in the formation of joint ventures and partnerships for the funding, acquisition, operation and development of energy projects.

J. J.'s finance practice focuses on the representation of commercial banks, investment banks and hedge funds in energy lending. He also represents lenders in structured finance and off-balance sheet transactions.

J. J. is nationally recognized by Chambers and Partners, Chambers USA (2010-2016) as a well-regarded upstream oil and deal lawyer and is ranked in Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional). According to the 2016 Chambers guide, sources say "He is very practical, creative and easy to deal with. He understands the industry very well."

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Representation of Covey Park Energy LLC in connection with its $465 million acquisition from Chesapeake Energy Corporation in 2016.

Representation of Noble Energy in the exchange of approximately 25,000 net acres in the DJ Basin with PDC Energy for $270 million.

Representation of Noble Energy in the divestiture of Watternberg Field assets in the DJ Basin for $505 million to Synergy Resources.

Representation of Three Rivers Operating Company, Three Rivers Operating Company II and Three Rivers Operating Company III in connection with investments by Riverstone Holdings LLC.

Represented Frostwood Energy in all its acquisitions since formation in 2016.

Representation of Empyrean Energy PLC in the sale of its approximate 3% working interest in the Sugarloaf AMI Prospect in Karnes County, Texas (approximately 24,000 gross acres) to Carrier Energy Partners II, LLC for approximately $61.5 million plus a certain contingency payment.

Representation of a large integrated international energy company in multiple divestitures of its producing assets in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Representation of Tall City Exploration LLC in an agreement with Moss Creek Resources, LLC to sell its Howard and Borden counties assets for $803 million.

Representation of Three Rivers Operating Company III LLC in connection with all acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas assets.

Representation of Newfield Exploration Company in divestment of producing properties in the Maverick Basin (South Texas) covering approximately 146,000 acres and 127 wells.

Representation of Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. in the acquisition of a package of producing and undeveloped properties in the liquids window of the Anadarko Basin covering approximately 13,675 acres and 9 producing wells.

Represented Manti Equity Partners, LP in the $141 million joint sale of Eagle Ford acreage and production to a subsidiary of the Chinese company, MeiDu Holding Co., Ltd.

Represented an undisclosed private equity backed seller in the sale of Permian acreage and production to an undisclosed buyer for $1.24 billion.

Representation of Tall City Exploration LLC in the sale of $440 million in assets to American Energy – Permian Basin, LLC.

Represented Eni Petroleum in the $4.83 billion acquisition of Dominion's OCS Gulf of Mexico Assets.

Represented Covey Park in the purchase of Encana’s East Texas package for approximately $425 million.

Represented an undisclosed private equity backed seller in the sale of Permian acreage and production to an undisclosed buyer for $410 million.

Represented Kinder Morgan, as co-counsel, in connection with the $7.15 billion sale of El Paso's exploration and production business unit which included assets in the Eagle Ford Shale, Permian Basin, Haynesville Shale, Black Warrior Basin, Uintah Basin, Raton Basin, Powder River Basin, Gulf of Mexico, and in Egypt and Brazil.

Represented SWEPI LP, a unit of Shell, in connection with the $1.9 billion acquisition from Chesapeake Energy Corporation of approximately 618,000 net acres of oil and gas properties in the Southern Delaware region of the Permian Basin.

Represented Three Rivers Acquisition LLC and Three Rivers Operating Company LLC in their sale of all their Permian Basin oil and gas producing assets to Concho Resources for $1 billion.

Represented a large and integrated multi-national petroleum company in the $280 million acquisition of Barnett Shale leasehold interests from Quicksilver Resources Inc. as well as the joint development arrangements for the exploration and development of the acreage.

Represented the majority working interest owner in the acquisition and documentation of oil and gas leases (35,000+ acres) in an east Texas gas play, the negotiation and documentation of various exploration and development agreements involving those oil and gas leases, the negotiation and documentation of various service provider contracts including drilling contracts and field services contracts and the negotiation and documentation of a JV for the ownership and operation of a gathering system related to the discovered field.

Represented a Fortune 100, non-E&P industry company with respect to various joint ventures with industry players in the wolfbone, niobrara and bakken shale plays.

Represented large, integrated multi-national oil and gas company in various Gulf of Mexico OCS transactions from 2001 to the present, including the formation and documentation of a joint venture to drill five prospects with another industry player and the acquisition of all the stock of a publicly-traded E&P company.

Represented subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company in various upstream acquisitions since 2000, including the $240 million purchase of oil and gas working interest and gathering pipeline assets from Marathon in the Permian Basin in Texas.

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PUBLICATIONS AND SPEECHES “A&D Buyside,” Oil & Gas Investor, May 2016.

"New Twists On An Old Structure," Oil and Gas Investor, August 1, 2015.

"Coming to America: Commercial and Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in U.S. Oil and Gas Projects," 60th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, July 2014.

"Recent Legal Developments in the Roaring Utica Shale," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, May 8, 2014.

"Overview of Trades: Joint Exploration and Joint Venture Agreements," Meeting of the American Association of Professional Landmen, June 2012.

"Unconventional Resources: Lessons Learned in Buying, Selling & Joint Venturing Shale Assets," Texas Energy Law Symposium, January 20, 2011.

"How to Form a Joint Venture," Energy Capital Forum, June 2010.

"Purchase and Sale Agreements in Hard Times," 35th Annual University of Texas School of Law Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institute, March 2009.

"Careers in Oil and Gas," University of Texas Law School Journal of Oil Gas & Energy Law, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

"Capital Perspectives: Eni Acquires Dominion Offshore Gulf of Mexico Assets," Oil & Gas Financial Journal, August 2007.

EDUCATION J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 1993 B.B.A., with honors, The University of Texas at Austin, 1990

NOTEWORTHY Chambers & Partners, Chambers Global, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), 2011-2016 Chambers & Partners, Chambers USA, Energy: Oil & Gas (Transactional), 2010-2016; Energy & Natural Resources, 2009 American City Business Journals, Houston Business Journal, Who’s Who in Energy, 2013-2016 Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, Expert Guides to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers, 2013 Legalease, The Legal 500 United States, Energy: Transactions, 2012-2013 Thomson Reuters, Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2005, 2013-2016

AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Texas, Oil and Gas Section Institute for Energy Law, Co-Chair – 68th Annual Oil & Gas Conference; Advisory Board Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Texas Journal of Oil, Gas and Energy Law, Board of Advisors University of Texas Energy Center, Advisory Council

BAR ADMISSIONS Texas

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Laura Robertson is Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Arbitration for ConocoPhillips.

Robertson came to ConocoPhillips in 2007 as senior counsel of commercial litigation and arbitration. In 2010 , she became managing counsel of arbitration,

with responsibility for managing the company’s domestic and international arbitration and advising on international investment structuring.

Prior to joining ConocoPhillips in 2007, Robertson was a counsel at Chevron, where she handled royalty Laura M. Robertson Deputy General litigation and compliance. Robertson was also a senior Counsel, Litigation and litigation associate at King & Spalding, LLP in Houston, Arbitration Texas, handling complex commercial litigation matters, primarily for international energy companies.

Robertson serves on the Boards of the Houston Arboretum, and The Catholic Charities of Galveston- Houston and the Board of Trustees for The Fay School in Houston.

She has also received several awards, including the Texas Executive Women, Woman on the Move, Class of 2016, as well as, Houston Business Journal’s 2016 Women in Energy Leadership “Women to Watch” Honoree and 2013 Best Corporate Counsel, Good Samaritan, Finalist.

Robertson earned her juris doctorate with honors from University of Texas in 1998. Robertson graduated from Loyola University in 1995, with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and business administration (accounting).

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John S. Watson Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

John S. Watson, 59, is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2010.

Previously Watson served as vice chairman of the board from 2009 to 2010 and was responsible for business development; mergers and acquisitions; strategic planning; corporate compliance; policy, government and public affairs; procurement; and the Project Resources Company. In 2008, he was elected executive vice president for strategy and development. In 2005, Watson was elected president of Chevron International Exploration and Production Company. In 2000, he led the company’s integration effort following the Chevron-Texaco merger and then became the corporation’s chief financial officer. In 1998, he was elected a vice president of the corporation, with responsibility for strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to being elected president of Chevron Canada Limited in 1996, he held financial, analytical and supervisory positions.

Watson serves on the board of directors and the executive committee of the American Petroleum Institute. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, The Business Council, the Business Roundtable, the J.P. Morgan International Council, the American Society of Corporate Executives and the University of California Davis Chancellor’s Board of Advisors.

Watson joined Chevron in 1980 as a financial analyst. He earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of California, Davis, in 1978 and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Chicago in 1980.

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Policy, Government and Public Affairs Chevron Corporation 6101 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA 94583-5177 www.chevron.com Jacqueline L. Weaver University of Houston Law Center

Jacqueline L. Weaver is the A.A. White Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center. Her teaching and research interests cover oil and gas law, energy law and policy, international petroleum, and environmental and natural resources law. She has lectured on topics in international petroleum transactions in Africa (Uganda, Namibia, and Angola), Kazakhstan (as a Fulbright scholar), Lisbon, China and Bangkok. She is a co-author of Smith and Weaver, The Texas Law of Oil and Gas; a national casebook titled Energy, Economics and the Environment; another casebook titled International Petroleum Transactions (Rocky Mtn. Min. L. Fd. Press) and the treatise International Petroleum Exploration & Exploitation Agreements (Barrows 2009). She has written articles on offshore safety after the Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, energy markets, sustainable development in the international petroleum industry, comparative unitization laws, energy policy, and traditional oil and gas law topics. Professor Weaver holds a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and a J.D. degree from the University of Houston. She worked as an economist in the Corporate Planning Department of Exxon Co. USA before joining the University of Houston Law Center.

Michol Ecklund Marathon Oil Corporation Michol Ecklund is Deputy General Counsel – Operations Services & Corporate Communications at Marathon Oil Company, a global energy company producing 400,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. In this role Michol oversees a team of eleven lawyers who support all phases of exploration and production activities including day-to-day operations and M&A activity. She also oversees the Corporate Communications function, including internal and external relations and philanthropy During her time at Marathon Oil, she has held various roles within and outside of the Law Organization including Assistant General Counsel – International, Senior Counsel for Equatorial Guinea operations, Litigation Counsel, Human Resources Manager and Investor Relations Manager. Prior to joining Marathon Oil in 2002, Ms. Ecklund practiced at Baker Botts LLP. She has a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA in Economics, Political Science, and Managerial Studies from Rice University. Ms. Ecklund is a current board member of the Association of Rice University Alumni, the World Affairs Council-Houston, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gulf Coast chapter. She is a past board member of the Rice University Annual Fund Steering Committee (including Chairperson) and the State Bar of Texas International Law Section. She is a three-time Finalist for the Houston Business Journal “Best Corporate Counsel” awards and a recipient of the Rice University “Builder’s Award” for outstanding young alumni.

Julie A. Hardin

Partner

Julie is a founding partner of Reed Smith’s Houston office and also serves Houston on the firm's Executive Committee. Julie’s national practice focuses on the +1 713 469 3813 energy and life science sectors, for which she leads a broad spectrum of [email protected] high-risk disputes, ranging from complex commercial litigation to significant product liability matters. Julie’s experience includes serving as Education lead counsel to exploration and production companies, oilfield service University of Texas School of Law, 1999, providers, and oilfield product manufacturers. J.D., honors

Julie's litigation practice takes her to courtrooms from coast-to-coast. She is Texas Christian University, 1995, B.S., magna cum laude, Political Science & relied on to lead complex matters and has tried multiple cases. She also Philosophy has led successful appeals to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and Texas appellate courts. Julie has earned the trust of her clients and their senior Court Admissions management due to her extensive experience preparing company U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit executives to give testimony, developing and cross-examining expert U.S. District Court - Eastern District of witnesses, and deposing and defending key witnesses. Texas Julie understands that a client's business should not be driven by its U.S. District Court - Southern District of litigation. Her commitment to early risk analysis leads to cost-effective Texas dispute resolution — inside or outside the courtroom. When avoiding trial U.S. District Court - Western District of is her client's priority, Julie is called upon to design and negotiate innovative Texas strategies to resolve disputes and allow her clients to maximize their U.S. District Court - Northern District of business objectives. Texas

Beyond the courtroom, Julie acts as lead counsel assisting clients in Professional Admissions evaluating the litigation risks associated with proposed acquisitions or Texas product offerings. She relies on her vast experience litigating high-profile matters to assess and value potential litigation and regulatory exposure.

In addition to her legal practice, Julie is committed to empowering women in the Houston community. Julie serves on the Board of Directors for Girls Inc. of Greater Houston and the Women's Resource of Greater Houston, and on the Advisory Council for Dress for Success Houston. Julie is a graduate of Leadership Houston and is in the Circle of Leaders for the Center for Women in Law. Julie is also a proud Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Representative Matters Business / Energy Disputes • Trial counsel for real estate investment company in arbitration over financing for and management of apartment complex; prevailed on all claims and counter-claims • Trial counsel for broker of oil & gas properties in breach-of-contract dispute; obtained favorable verdict at trial • Trial counsel for oil company facing nuisance claims arising out of refinery operations; obtained favorable verdict at trial • Lead counsel to exploration and production company facing copyright infringement claims brought by Canadian seismic company; obtained dismissal of multiple claims • Lead counsel to crude producer and crude marketer in claims arising out of train derailment in Lac Megantic, Quebec • Lead counsel to well operator in contract dispute over well failure and workover efforts in the Bakken shale; successfully defeated restraining order • Lead counsel to oilfield services provider in AAA arbitration arising out of construction of saltwater disposal facility • Lead counsel to oilfield services client in real estate dispute over purchase of facility; obtained complete dismissal under Rule 91a • Lead counsel to injection well operator in various disputes arising out of operations in Eagle Ford shale, including nuisance, property damage, and various contract claims • Obtained summary judgment on eve of trial for energy trading company in multimillion-dollar breach of contract dispute; led appeal that resulted in judgment being affirmed • Obtained summary judgment on eve of trial for commercial truck dealership in breach-of-warranty and fraud case involving fleet of trucks and alleged failure of plaintiff's trucking business • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of oilfield services client in breach-of-contract dispute involving purchase of chemicals • Represented major exploration and production company as plaintiff in multimillion-dollar indemnity dispute regarding remediation of legacy properties in Louisiana; obtained favorable settlement • Represented pipeline company in wrongful death suit based on claims of inadequate supervision; reached favorable settlement • Represented auction house in breach-of-contract dispute regarding sale of famous artist's personal artifacts; obtained dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction and led successful appeal to Fifth Circuit Life Sciences • Lead counsel to global medical device manufacturer in complex commercial litigation and product liability disputes • Represented multi-national pharmaceutical company in hundreds of product liability cases alleging defect in prescription anti- inflammatory drug; part of team defending company at first case tried in nation, ultimately resulting in take-nothing judgment • Represented leading pharmaceutical company in hundreds of product liability cases alleging defect in prescription anti- cholesterol drug; part of team defending company at first case tried in nation, a complete defense verdict • Represented medical device company in nationwide litigation alleging defect in pelvic mesh products; key member of national counsel team leading defense of 22,000 claims • Represented international pharmaceutical company in product liability cases alleging defect in prescription oral contraceptive; emphasis on FDA regulations for direct-to-consumer marketing and promotions to health care providers • Represented leading medical device company in product liability cases alleging defect in defibrillation lead; emphasis on research and development issues • Represented international medical device company in multi-jurisdictional product liability claims alleging defect in design of radiation-emitting computed tomography device • Represented leading pharmaceutical company in nationwide product liability cases alleging defect in prescription protease inhibitor drug • Represented medical device manufacturer in product liability claims alleging marketing defect resulting in injuries from latex gloves • Represented pharmaceutical company in class action based on claim of defective over-the-counter lice product; summary judgment granted based on preemption

Honors and Awards • Selected to Texas Executive Women's 2015 Class of Women on the Move • Houston Business Journal “40 Under 40” 2013 Honoree • Houston Woman Magazine's "Houston's 50 Most Influential Women of 2013" Honoree • Selected to 2013-2016 Texas Super Lawyers list - General Litigation, Energy & Natural Resources • Selected to Texas Rising Stars list, 2005-2012 - Civil Litigation

Publications • Fall 2016 “Crosstex North Texas Pipeline, L.P. v. Gardiner: The Texas Supreme Court Attempts to Make Nuisance Claims less of a Nuisance to Texas Courts” Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas , Co-Authors: Stephan D. Selinidis, Nicole S. Soussan • 9 May 2016 "Texas Attorney Fee Decision Will Transform Contract Disputes" Law360; Co-Author: Nicole S. Soussan • 15 October 2015 "Texas Appellate Court Sides with Energy Industry by Requiring Personal Injury Plaintiffs to Submit Expert Testimony in Nuisance Cases" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Nicole S. Soussan • 12 May 2015 "Reed Smith’s “Crude by Rail” Series, DOT Publishes Amended Regulations for Rail Transport" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Leah Rudnicki, Jeffrey Orenstein, Benjamin D. West

Julie A. Hardin Partner reedsmith.com • 7 June 2013 "Texas Opens Door to Captive Insurance Options" Reed Smith Client Alert; Co-Authors: Luke E. Debevec, John N. Ellison • 6 December 2012 "Landmark 2nd Circ. Decision Means Victory for Pharm Cos." Law360; Co-Authors: Darren Lindamood, Marcy Greer • 22 June 2012 "In Texas, The Learned Intermediary Doctrine Holds Steady" Law360; Co-Author: Darren Lindamood • 18 June 2012 "Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Apply Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Exception to the Learned Intermediary Doctrine" Fulbright Briefing; Co-Author: Darren Lindamood • May 2009 "Despite Levine, Section 82.007 - and its Limitations on Pharmaceutical Warnings Claims - Remains Alive and Well in Texas" Texas Bar Journal; Co-Author: Katherine Mackillop • 2007 "SEC Filing Requirements: Do You Risk Waiving a Privilege?" IADC Newsletter

Speaking Engagements • 13 May 2016 Confidential Client Presentation, Houston, Texas "E-Discovery Update: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know" • 3 June 2015 Reed Smith’s “Crude by Rail” Series - Understanding the Amended Regulations for Rail Transport, • 3 September 2014 Confidential Client Presentation, "Medical Device Litigation: A Familiar Journey" • 9-11 December 2013 American Conference Institute’s 18th Annual Litigation Conference, New York City, New York "Best Practices for Case Management" • 6 November 2013 Reed Smith University, Houston, Texas "Products Liability 101: Plaintiffs' Liability Theories" • 28 September 2010 Fulbright Breakfast Seminar, Houston, Texas "Intersection of the Media and the Law" • 15 April 2009 Confidential Client Presentation, Houston, Texas "Negotiating and Drafting Contracts" • 7 October 2008 Fulbright Breakfast Seminar, Houston, Texas "Recent Developments in Attorney-Client Privilege" • 22 August 2008 Confidential Client Presentation, "SEC Disclosures, Proposed Amendments to FAS 5, and the Impact on Privilege" • 20 March 2006 Confidential Client Presentation, Houston, Texas "Indemnity and Anti-Indemnity in the Gulf Coast Region" • 2 November 2005 Confidential Client Presentation, Houston, Texas "Trends in Energy Litigation: Indemnification Agreements"

In the News • 13 May 2016 "Texas Judge Nixes Trade Secrets Suit Against ConocoPhillips" Law360 • 26 October 2015 "Energy Industry's Victory in Personal Injury Case Could Have Far Reaching Effects" SETexasRecord.com • 31 August 2015 "Texas Executive Women Announces 2015 Women on the Move Award Winners" Business Wire • 1 October 2013 "Meet HBJ's 40 Under 40 Class of 2013" Houston Business Journal

Professional and Community Affiliations • The Institute for Energy Law • Women's Energy Network • The Center for Women in Law • Circle of Leaders • Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation • Houston Bar Association – Litigation and Oil & Gas Sections

Julie A. Hardin Partner reedsmith.com Omer F. ''Rick'' Kuebel III

Practices Partner Bankruptcy, New Orleans Restructuring & T: 504-558-5155 Insolvency Energy [email protected] Energy Litigation Energy/Environmental Oil & Gas

Overview Industry Groups

Rick Kuebel has extensive experience in oil, gas, and energy related bankruptcies and corporate Energy restructuring solutions. Rick has represented numerous energy companies in business litigation, arbitration matters and regulatory disputes involving oil and gas exploration, development, Education transportation, refining and marketing. Rick has acted as counsel in numerous commercial disputes arising from offshore exploration projects including Macondo (Deepwater Horizon), Atlantis, Thunder J.D., Loyola University Horse, Petronius, Mad Dog, West Delta and the Cook Inlet. Rick has represented numerous School of Law, New Orleans, 1992 exploration and production companies with respect to regulatory disputes with BOEM, BSEE, and numerous state regulatory agencies. B.A., Economics, Tulane University, 1986 He has represented major energy companies in a number of energy or energy-related industry restructurings and bankruptcies, including Lyondell Basell, SemCrude, Flying J, Enron (North America), Getty Petroleum Marketing, ATP, Black Elk Energy, Dune Energy, EOTT, Panaco, Contour Admissions Energy, TDC Energy, Virgin Oil/Offshore, Watson Energy, TransTexas Oil and Gas, Forcenergy, WRT, Louisiana, 1992 Alma and Equinox, Rand Energy, NARCO, AP Green, Farmland Industries, PG&E, Babcock and Wilcox, Bethlehem Steel, and Friede Goldman Halter. In addition, he has formed or represented unsecured creditor committees in a number of reorganizations including: Evans Industries, the Fairgrounds, Admitted To Practice WRT Energy, Jitney Jungle, Delchamps, Forcenergy, Friede Goldman Halter, Orion Refining, Lundy U.S. District Court for Enterprises, Valentine Paper and WFA (West Feliciana Paper Mill). the Southern District of Texas Rick also provides counseling for distressed transactions, including distressed asset acquisitions and divestitures, joint operations, regulatory implications, and other financial risks. Additionally, he U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of represents creditors in commercial collection litigation, property litigation, enforcement of security Louisiana rights and bankruptcy litigation. U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Professional Affiliations Louisiana Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine (2008-2016) U.S. District Court for Advisory Board Member, Institute for Energy Law the Western District of Member, American Bankruptcy Institute Louisiana Member, Turnaround Management Association U.S. Court of Appeals for Named, The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law the Fih Circuit Recognized for Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for U.S. District Court for Business (2010-2016) the Northern District of Named, Top Lawyer in New Orleans, Bankruptcy Section, New Orleans Magazine (2009-2014) Texas U.S. District Court for Notable Matters the Southern District of New York (pro hac vice) U.S. District Court for Align Midstream Partners the District of Delaware A Locke Lord team led by Robert Eickenroht (Houston) advised Align Midstream Partners in the (pro hac vice) acquisition of a natural gas processing facility, gathering and trunk line assets in East Texas from U.S. District Court for Azure Midstream Partners LP for approximately $45 million. the Southern District of Mississippi (pro hac vice) Recent News

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Susan Lindberg Eni US Operating Co. Inc.

Susan Lindberg is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Eni US Operating Co. Inc. (the U.S. subsidiary of Eni SpA), and also manages the company’s Americas Region legal department. Eni is a major integrated energy company, committed to growth in the activities of finding, producing, transforming, trading and marketing oil and gas. The company, headquartered in Italy, has global operations in 66 countries. At Eni, Susan has provided leadership for significant asset acquisitions and other company transforming projects. Previously, Susan worked in the midstream business in the legal departments of Duke Energy and Enron. She began her career in the Energy Section at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. She earned her law degree from The University of Texas and her B.A. (Plan II) also from UT.

Kristi H. McCarthy

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Kristi McCarthy is a Managing Counsel for Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company (CNAEP). In that role, she manages CNAEP Headquarters Law, the group that supports CNAEP’s major acquisitions and divestitures, provides royalty and compliance advice, and handles critical regulatory issues. She also remotely manages the lawyers that support CNAEP’s Appalachian Mountain Business Unit, located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. She has 13 attorneys and staff on her team between the Houston and Moon Township offices. Kristi McCarthy Managing Counsel Chevron North America Exploration McCarthy began her Chevron career in 2008, when she and Production Company (CNAEP) joined the Litigation Management Group. In that role, ______she managed a multitude of complex litigation matters for Chevron. Prior to that, McCarthy was in private

practice at King & Spalding in Houston, where Chevron

was her primary client.

She is currently working on a pro bono case for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), representing an eight year old child in an immigration case and volunteers with The Posse Foundation, an organization committed to helping underprivileged, academically gifted children go to and graduate from college. She is also a fellow of the Texas

Bar Foundation.

McCarthy received a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas School of Law in 2002 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication from Baylor University in 1998.

Janet McQuaid Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010-3095 +1 724-416-0427 [email protected]

Janet McQuaid is an experienced Of Counsel attorney with Norton Rose Fulbright. She has a national practice in environmental, energy, and water law. Her environmental practice includes compliance counseling, transactions, rulemaking, contested permitting, enforcement defense, and environmental litigation.

Janet graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 with a degree in chemical engineering and worked as an engineer for eleven years for Exxon before attending The University of Texas School of Law. She was admitted to the bar in Texas in 1992, and subsequently in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Colorado. She has offices in Texas and Western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh.

Janet has been recognized for excellence in environmental law by Texas Superlawers, Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers & Partners. Her peer-reviewed publications include chapters in The RCRA Practice Manual (ABA 3rd ed. 2014); Essentials of Texas Water Resources (TexasBarBooks 2015 and forthcoming 2017); “Trade Secrets and the Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing: Toward a Global Perspective,” [2013] Int'l Energy L. R. 154-167 & 203- 213 (Issues 4 & 5 2013); and "Trading Spaces: Common Law, Statutory, and Contractual Allocations of Environmental Liability in Commercial Transactions," 35 Texas Environmental Law Journal 5, Fall 2004.

(January 4, 2017).

Francisco Rivero

Partner

Francisco is Co-Practice Leader of Reed Smith’s International Arbitration Houston Group and Global Co-Chair of the firm's Latin America Business Team. He +1 713 469 3817 practices international arbitration and commercial litigation. Francisco has [email protected] served as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center, co- teaching the course, International Risk Management in Oilfield Services and Education has lectured at the University of Alabama School of Law. Columbia Law School, 2003, J.D., Managing Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Francisco has served as arbitrator and party representative in administered Review; Spanish JLM; President Latino Law proceedings under all major international rules (including the AAA, ICC, Student Association ICDR, LCIA, and the SCC) as well as in ad hoc arbitral disputes. He has Rice University, 2000, B.A., cum laude extensive experience in all phases of the international dispute cycle from the drafting of tailored arbitration clauses to confirming and enforcing Professional Admissions arbitral awards through existing conventions and multilateral investment Texas treaties. Francisco has obtained certification in Advanced Arbitration Skills from the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center. Languages Spoken English, Spanish Francisco has advised clients around the world in complex commercial, commodities, construction, energy, mining, oil and gas, and joint venture disputes. He has counseled clients in pre- and post-judgment garnishment proceedings, the pursuit and application of interim and injunctive measures, and in the obtaining of evidence for use in domestic and foreign proceedings. Francisco has likewise served as coordinating counsel to companies with assets, controversies, or interests in Latin America.

Francisco serves as Houston Co-Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee and has overseen and participated in tens of asylum cases through the Human Rights Initiative (“HRI”).

Representative Matters Recent Domestic Representations • Representation of international sustainable resources company in fraud and breach of contract arbitration. • Representation of a former airline in a breach of contract case. • Representation of international financial institution in litigation, enforcement, and collection action. • Representation of healthcare provider in litigation. • Representation of a multinational aviation corporation in a breach of contract case involving trade secret infringement. • Representing a domestic service provider before the AAA in multiple contract execution and fulfillment arbitrations. • Representation of a Latin American company related to the termination of a share subscription agreement. • Representation of a Mexican steel manufacturer in U.S.-based litigation • Representation of international power machinery manufacturer at arbitration regarding the production of electricity. Recent International Representations • Representation of a European multinational contractor in a billion dollar ICC construction law arbitration proceeding adverse to a state petroleum company arising from the revamping, modernization, and expansion of an oil refinery and pipelines. • Representation of a large international oil field services provider in an ad hoc international arbitration related to agency services in Azerbaijan. • Representation of an oil and gas exploration company in an LCIA arbitration arising from the breach of a drilling contract and the recovery of spread costs. • Representation of a multinational corporation in an ICC arbitration relating to a retail sales dispute arising out of an international joint venture dispute in Latin America. • Representation of a U.S. production company regarding ongoing LNG plant gas allocation dispute in West Africa. • Representation of Latin American multinational maritime corporation in an ICC course of dealing arbitration. • Representation of an international corporation in the enforcement of a multimillion dollar arbitral award under the Inter- American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration ("Panama Convention"). • Representation of a European power plant manufacturer at ICC arbitration regarding ongoing dispute with state-owned electricity commission regarding performance of multimillion dollar joint venture electricity project. • Representation of a multinational commodities trading and logistics company in an ICDR arbitration regarding contaminated bunker fuel oil. • Obtained a successful jury verdict defending a steel manufacturer against a $40 million claim that its product was defectively manufactured resulting in the failure of an oil well casing system.

Honors and Awards • Texas Super Lawyer - Rising Stars Edition by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 • Selected by Latinvex as one of Top 100 Foreign Attorneys in Latin America, 2015 and 2016 • Selected as one of "Houston's Top Attorneys" by H Magazine • Named as one of H Texas Magazine's "Professionals on the Fast Track 2009," January 2009

Publications • 15 December 2016 "Emergency Relief in Arbitration" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Casey D. Laffey, Nana Japaridze • 8 August 2016 "Making Arbitration Easier: AAA Launches ‘À La Carte’ Services" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Casey D. Laffey, Nana Japaridze, Ian M. Turetsky • 29 April 2016 "Q&A with Reed Smith's Francisco Rivero" Law360 • 4 September 2015 "Guatemalan President Resigns" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Armando Cuevas Brun • 15 December 2014 "Pemex’s Makeover: What You Need to Know About Pemex’s Changing Corporate Structure" Oil and Gas Monitor; Co-Author(s): Mariano Ornelas, Counsel, Ministry of Communications and Transportation (Mexico) • 9 January 2014 "New Reforms Impact Business Interests in Venezuela" Reed Smith Client Alert; Co-Author: Arturo Muñoz Holguin • 20 November 2013 "New Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law Will Soon Take Effect" Reed Smith Client Alert; Co-Author: Arturo Muñoz Holguin • 17 October 2013 "New Mexican Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Take Effect" Reed Smith Client Alert; Co-Author: Kenneth E. Broughton • 2 July 2012 "Powers of Attorney in Mexico: A Double-Edged Sword" Texas Lawyer; Co-Author(s): Antonio Salazar Escobar • April 2011 "Debt Collection in Mexico: A Fear of Attachment" Latin American Law & Business Report, Volume 19, Number 4; Co-Author(s): Antonio Salazar Escobar • March 2011 "Interim Measures and Arbitral Clauses" International Law Section of Law360.com; Co-Author(s): Sashe D. Dimitroff • Winter / Spring 2011 "Depositions in Mexico for U.S. Litigation" International Litigation Quarterly, Volume 27, Number 2; Co-Author(s): Antonio Salazar Escobar • 9 September 2010 "Perils and Pitfalls for Foreign Law Practitioners in Mexico" Latin Lawyer; Co-Author(s): Antonio Salazar Escobar

Speaking Engagements • Seminario de Arbitraje Internacional Convocado por El Consejo de Posgraduados en Derecho de Yucatán, A.C. y La Cámara Nacional de Comercio de la Ciudad de México: “Procedimiento Arbitral”, Mérida, 3 October 2015 • "Perspectives on International Law," The International Law Section, State Bar of Texas and International Law Society Panel, 2 September 2015 • "Structuring Oil and Gas Investments in Mexico," Oil and Gas Investment Arbitrations: Protecting Oil & Gas Projects Against Political Risk, Houston, Texas, 31 October 2014

Francisco Rivero Partner reedsmith.com • "Managing an International Arbitration and Recent Developments in Investor-State Arbitration," 2014 Hispanic National Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., 11 September 2014 • "Obtaining Admissible Evidence for Domestic and International Proceedings," University of Alabama School of Law, 8 March 2014 • "Cross Examination in International Arbitration," CAM/CANACO Arbitral Forum, Mexico City, 26 September 2013 • "Entering the Mexican Market and Due Diligence/Risk Litigation Issues," Doing Business in Mexico, Houston, Texas, 13 August 2013 • "Pre-Award Attachment in the United States," Mexican Bar Association, International Arbitration Section (Barra Mexicana, Colegio de Abogados, Comité de Arbitraje Comercial), 3 October 2012 • "Recent Developments in the Alien Tort Claims Act and Other Sources of Corporate Liability Abroad," Roundtable CLE, April 2012 • "Enforcement Mechanisms in International Arbitration: The New York Convention," Qatar University College of Law webcast, 15 March 2012 • "Perspectives on International Law," The International Law Section, State Bar of Texas and International Law Society Panel, October 2011 • International Summit and Business Expo: Bilateral Opportunities with Latin America, 27 April 2011 • "International Law," The International Law Section, State Bar of Texas and International Law Society of the University of Houston Law Center Panel, February 2011 • "Saving The International Project From Catastrophe," Seminar Panel, November 2009 • "Advanced Evidence and Discovery: Requests for Production and Requests for Disclosure - Getting the 'Hard Data'," University of Houston Law Center, Continuing Legal Education, May 2009 • "Perspectives on International Law," The International Law Section, State Bar of Texas and International Law Society Panel, March 2009

Professional and Community Affiliations • International Law Section (ILS) of the State Bar of Texas, Council Member • International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, CPR Arbitration Committee • Leadership Houston Class XXX • United Way Young Leader • State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section) • Houston Bar Association (Litigation and International Law Sections) • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow • Houston International Arbitration Club (HIAC) • Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (HHCC) • U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Committee • Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, Pro Bono Attorneys Committee • Hispanic Lawyers Network of Houston

Francisco Rivero Partner reedsmith.com Kelli Chism Jones ConocoPhillips Company

I am a litigation attorney with 20 years of legal experience, 10 years working in senior in-house legal positions in litigation. I am currently Lead Counsel, General Litigation and LHOs, for ConocoPhillips Company, headquartered in Houston, Texas. I handle various areas of litigation ranging from:

 Commercial litigation, including indemnity/contribution actions under joint operating agreements, litigation involving gas purchases, tortious interference claims, and shareholder disputes

 Personal injury litigation, including personal injuries arising from drilling and completions and production operations, burn injuries, vehicle accidents, and train derailment

 Employment and ERISA litigation, including wage and hour class actions, race, national origin, and age discrimination, and retaliation claims

 Environmental litigation, including disputes regarding apportionment of clean-up costs, preliminary injunctions to halt permitting and drilling due to alleged environmental impacts of development, etc.  Civil and criminal investigations and third-party subpoenas

 Intellectual property litigation alleging patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark misappropriation/theft, breach of licensing agreements, unjust enrichment and trade secrets violations

 I serve on the company Crisis Management and Emergency Response functional support team for litigation

 I am responsible for legal hold order compliance

Previous Employment

 Continental Airlines, Inc., Senior Counsel, Litigation, from 2006-2010  Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, from 1995-2006

Education

 University of Houston Law Center, JD with honors, 2000  University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, BBA, 1995 Ryan J. Morgan | Member PHONE (304) 353-8144 EMAIL [email protected] LICENSURE WV EDUCATION J.D. West Virginia University

Ryan J. Morgan’s practice involves representation of upstream exploration and production companies, investors and private equity clients in negotiating complex transactions and conducting asset due diligence on major property acquisitions. Mr. Morgan’s practice focuses on acquisitions and divestitures of upstream energy assets, regulatory guidance and oil and gas transactions, including joint ventures, participation agreements, joint operating agreements, exploration and development agreements, private equity financing transactions and related industry contracts. Mr. Morgan is the leader of the firm’s Energy Transactions Practice Group.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Represented Fortune 500 energy client before regulatory agencies and provided key guidance in developing process to establish pooling units for largest active coalbed methane production program in state Assisted in multi-million dollar sale and purchase of coal assets and related facility, sales and distribution contracts Developed guidelines, led due diligence teams, and prepared transactional documents for several multi-million dollar acquisitions of upstream oil and gas assets, involving review of title, environmental issues, property rights, liability and litigation matters, negotiation of contract terms and drafting of necessary documents Represented Fortune 500 energy client in negotiating significant asset acquisitions in Marcellus shale Provided guidance in developing major title and asset development projects for upstream E&P companies, managing project timelines, budget and delivery goals Litigated complex real estate and mineral ownership cases to allow clients to achieve development goals Litigated "missing and unknown owners" case to allow client to lease and produce oil and gas Lead counsel responsible for negotiating transactions involving over 100,000 net mineral acres in Appalachia's unconventional resource plays Local counsel responsible for providing guidance on applicable law and analysis of complex title issues as well as lead counsel on asset due diligence for acquisitions, JV and joint development agreements involving over one million net mineral acres in the Appalachian Basin Handled acquisition by foreign-based investment group of U.S. on-shore assets

www.steptoe-johnson.com • Ryan J. Morgan, Member Provided policy and implementation guidance for new legislation to clarify notice requirements in connection with development of coalbed methane

WORK EXPERIENCE 2008 Steptoe & Johnson PLLC 1998-2008 Solo practitioner 1999-2007 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Tyler County

RECENT PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Overview of Pooling and Unitization Affecting Appalachian Shale Development WV Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of "Surface" Deeds “When Worlds Collide: Results of the Rise of Private Equity as the Funding Source of Choice for American Oil and Gas Developers” "An Update on Appalachian Shale Transactions," TerraLex Global Meeting, Energy Practice Group, October 2012 "Shale Transactions in Appalachia: Key Transactional Documents," EMLF Annual Institute, July 2012 "Overview of Pooling Affecting Appalachian Shale Development," EMLF Annual Institute, May 2011 "Lease Maintenance Challenges," Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation/Energy & Mineral Law Foundation Joint Conference on Development Issues in Major Shale Plays, 2010 "East Meets West: An Overview of Operational Differences in Appalachia," NALTA Annual Conference 2010 "Special Provisions for Pooling and Horizontal Drilling," Michael Late Benedum Chapter, AAPL, Spring Meeting 2010 "Degasification of Coal Seams in Advance of Mining: Technical & Legal Issues," WV Coal Mining Institute Fall Meeting 2009 "Coalbed Methane Gas & WV Law," WV Desk & Derrick 2009 AIMEE Award of Merit "Basics of Oil & Gas Leasing," Michael Late Benedum Chapter, AAPL, Spring Meeting 2009 "Legal Issues on the Horizon," North American Coalbed Methane Forum Annual Meeting 2009 "Due Diligence Transactions: Energy Acquisitions and Divestitures," WV Desk & Derrick Annual Meeting 2009 Recent Developments in the Oil & Gas Industry An Overview of Industry and Legal Issues Affecting the Coal Industry Pooling Under West Virginia's Coalbed Methane Act Legal Issues with Leasing and Drilling Horizontal Wells Legal Issues Associated with Coalbed Methane Development Update on Pennsylvania Royalty Cases and Legislative Issues

www.steptoe-johnson.com • Ryan J. Morgan, Member | Page 2 MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS PROFESSIONAL The Best Lawyers in America® Mountain Honorary The State Journal, Generation Next 2010 Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use Committee, West Virginia State Bar West Virginia Law Review Order of the Coif St. George Tucker Brooke, Fellow

INDUSTRY/CIVIC Lions Club Chair, Sistersville Heritage Foundation West Virginia Governor's School Advisory Committee WV Independent Oil & Gas Association Energy & Mineral Law Foundation NALTA UTEC Member, Corporate Board, HOBY State Leadership Program Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

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Kenneth E. Broughton Partner [email protected]

Houston

T: +1 713 469 3819 F: +1 713 469 3899

Education Overview Baylor University School of Ken is the managing partner of the Houston office and a member of the Complex Litigation Law, J.D., Associate Editor, Group. He has many years of experience as a commercial litigator focused upon financial Baylor Law Review institution litigation, commercial and transactional litigation, shipping/commodities disputes Baylor University, B.A., cum regarding contract and cargo claims, oil and gas, healthcare, technology, and construction laude litigation, and debtor/creditor disputes. Professional Admissions / During his career, Ken has acted as lead counsel in numerous trials and arbitrations and his Qualifications practice has taken him to a large number of federal, state and bankruptcy court venues and Texas arbitration panels all over Texas and throughout the United States, as well as proceedings in foreign countries including Canada, Mexico, the UK, and Hong Kong. California Representative Matters Court Admissions  U.S. District Court - Eastern Obtained a successful jury verdict defending a steel manufacturer against a $40 million District of Texas claim that its product was defectively manufactured resulting in the failure of an oil well casing system. U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas  Successfully prosecuted a dispute with the owner of a gas storage facility resulting in a $400 million dollar judgment. U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas  Lead trial team in a breach of contract case where jury awarded $65.9 million. The U.S. District Court - Western National Law Journal ranked the verdict number 27 in its Top 100 Verdicts in 2010 District of Texas  Gas pipeline construction dispute in Mexican arbitration obtaining a $1 billion dollar U.S. District Court - Southern award from the tribunal. District of New York  Representing financial institutions in major litigation involving natural gas contracts. U.S. District Court - Southern District of Indiana  Representing companies in breach of contract cases. U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth  Unanimous jury verdict in defending against $3 million breach of contract, fraud and Circuit breach of fiduciary duty claims in Texas state court. U.S. Court of Appeals -  Obtained multi-million dollar judgment in securities fraud litigation in Texas and Seventh Circuit Delaware.  Multi-million dollar fraud and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against a large Mexican bank.  Successfully defended a multi-million dollar fraud claim against an international aviation company.  Representing commercial clients on claims involving fraudulent transfers, fraud, tortious interference, breach of contract, aiding and abetting fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty.  Successfully prosecuted a multi-million dollar fraud and breach of fiduciary duty suit against Mexican agent.  Numerous lawsuits related to real estate disputes.  Representing management in employee disputes including Title VII and ADA.

 Defending lender liability claims.  Representing lending institution and trustee in defending against attempts by borrower to obtain injunctive relief and pursuing counterclaims related thereto.  Representing hospitals and healthcare organizations in disputes with a variety of third persons.  Representing construction companies in disputes with subcontractors.  Representing shareholders in disputes with other shareholders.  Representing banks on derivatives claims.  Successfully defended lender on multi-million dollar usury claims in a unanimous jury verdict.  Representing companies in securities litigation disputes.  Representing lending institutions and lending syndicates in disputes including derivatives litigation, loan and guaranty agreements, debt collection, debt restructurings, prosecutions to avoid fraudulent transfers, claims of equitable subordination and the defense of lender-liability claims.  Successfully defended against consumer class action lawsuits in several Texas venues.  Representation of a lending institution in various forums in the United States and the Channel Islands in prosecutions to avoid fraudulent transfers.  Obtained a federal court judgment for a lender against a large insurance company regarding funds claimed to be covered by ERISA.  Arbitration regarding a large multi-million dollar contract dispute for a power plant in Illinois involving claims of lack of performance and failure to deliver power Honors & Awards  Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list - Business Litigation (2004-2012, 2014-2016), Employment & Labor (2011-2012)  Martindale Hubbell® Law Directory with a Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™ Publications  "New Mexican Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Take Effect," Reed Smith Client Alert, 17 October 2013 Co-Author(s): Francisco Rivero Employment History  2013 - Reed Smith  Houston Office Managing Partner  Haynes and Boone LLP Professional Affiliations  American Bar Association  Houston Bar Association  State Bar of Texas  Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation  California State Bar

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Bruce A. Blefeld Houston T +1 713 469 3854 Partner F +1 713 469 3899

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Practice Areas Overview Global Regulatory Enforcement Bruce is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice on antitrust litigation and other complex commercial litigation matters.

Education Bruce successfully defended a major global health care device and supply company in a $1 billion antitrust suit; he also defended the University of Texas at largest health care group purchasing organization (GPO) in a $600 Austin, School of Law, J.D. million antitrust suit. Bruce was a key member of the trial team that University of Texas at prevented Hexion Specialty Chemicals from terminating its $6.5 Austin, B.B.A. billion agreement to acquire his client’s company; after trial, the case settled when Hexion and its majority owner paid the client $1 Professional billion.

Admissions / Bruce has also defended ERISA cases involving putative class Qualifications action claims and represented companies in connection with breach of contract, tortious interference, and patent infringement claims Texas arising out of domestic and international transactions. He also regularly provides antitrust counseling and guidance to health care providers, major pharmaceutical companies, and joint ventures involving competitor collaborations.

Employment History 2016 – Reed Smith LLP K&L Gates Vinson & Elkins Jackson Walker

Honors & Awards Recognized by Best Lawyers as among “The Best Lawyers in America” for Commercial Litigation in 2017 Recognized by Chambers USA in the field of Antitrust – Texas (2013, 2014, 2015) Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list – antitrust litigation (2012-2015); and included on the Texas Rising Stars list for antitrust in 2004, 2006, and 2007 Selected as a member of the “BTI Client Service All-Star Team” (2009) Identified as one of Houston’s “Lawyers on the Fast Track” by a Texas magazine (2004)

Professional Affiliations Council: Antitrust and Business Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas Member: Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, 2010-2011

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Vice Chair: ABA Antitrust Section’s Business Torts and Civil RICO Committee, 2011-2012 Member: Editorial Board of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section, 2010 Member: American Bar Association, Antitrust Section Member: Houston Bar Association, Antitrust Section Council

Experience

Antitrust Defended the largest health care GPO in an antitrust case in which the plaintiff claimed damages in excess of $600 million relating to the allegedly exclusive dealing contracts between the GPO and suppliers of urinary catheters; on the eve of jury selection, and without having to pay any money, the GPO was dismissed from the suit in exchange for a contract with the plaintiff in which the plaintiff sells its products to the member- hospitals of the GPO; two co-defendants settled the claims against them for cash payments of $49 million and $8.75 million, respectively

Defended a large medical device manufacturer in an antitrust case in which plaintiff claimed damages in excess of $1 billion relating to the allegedly exclusive dealing contracts between it and Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) concerning the sale of needles and syringes; shortly before trial, the case settled on very favorable terms for his client; the other defendant manufacturer agreed to settle for $100 million

Defended joint venture of three international manufacturers against federal antitrust claims; the court dismissed all of plaintiff’s claims on the pleadings

Defended a startup maker of personal computer microprocessors in antitrust, tortious interference, and patent litigation against Intel; during trial, his client obtained a multimillion dollar settlement

Defended hotel and entertainment complex against federal and state antitrust claims asserted by a competing Galveston, Texas hotel owner; the court dismissed all of plaintiff’s claims

Business Litigation Successfully defended a specialty chemical company against breach of contract and warranty claims asserted against it by a provider of chemical cleaning solution products to semiconductor companies. After extensive discovery, the plaintiff dismissed all its claims with prejudice

Obtained, after trial in Delaware Chancery Court, a judgment for a major specialty chemical company that prevented Hexion Specialty Chemicals from terminating its $6.5 billion agreement to acquire his client (2008 WL 409466); after trial, the case settled when Hexion and its majority owner paid his client $1 billion

Defended international insurers in the trial of an $850 million insurance coverage claim arising from the Exxon Valdez oil spill (one of the largest coverage cases ever tried); also

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represented the insurers in related arbitration proceedings in New York; the case was settled after the jury trial and before the arbitration hearing commenced

Defended a computer manufacturer in a class action suit in Beaumont, Texas relating to allegations of a defective computer component; his client was dismissed from the suit; co-defendant Toshiba settled for more than $2 billion

Represented a major engineering and construction company in a breach of contract and fraud suit against Westlake relating to the construction of a polyethylene plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana; obtained a multimillion dollar settlement for his client

Defended a national bank against class action allegations concerning its processing of its customers’ checks; plaintiffs non-suited their claims after the court granted his client special exceptions to all of plaintiffs’ claims

Represented family members in successfully obtaining mineral rights to valuable oil and gas property in Louisiana that had wrongfully been appropriated from them through breaches of fiduciary duty by other family members; the mineral rights obtained are potentially worth tens of millions of dollars

Represented an independent oil and gas company in indemnification litigation regarding preference rights to oil and gas properties; successfully obtained full indemnification from a co-defendant

ERISA Defended telecommunications company and its pension plan against a putative class action ERISA case alleging that pension plan participants’ benefits were improperly computed; plaintiffs sought damages for themselves and putative class of several hundred million dollars; the district court denied class certification and granted his client’s motion for summary judgment; the Fifth Circuit affirmed (272 F.3d 722)

Defended telecommunication company’s pension plan against ERISA claim for additional benefits which, if successful, would have required additional benefits to be paid to plaintiff and other similarly situated plan participants; the district court granted the Plan summary judgment; the Fifth Circuit affirmed (2004 WL 1774794)

News & Publications News

3 October Reed Smith’s Houston Office Continues 2016 Expansion New Arrivals, News Releases

15 August Eight Reed Smith Lawyers Named “Lawyer 2016 of the Year” by Best Lawyers Individual Award, News Releases

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23 May 2016 Reed Smith’s Houston Office Adds Antitrust Pro New Arrivals, News Releases

Speaking Engagements

27 September Reed Smith's U.S. Energy and Commodities 2016 Conference "Hot Topics in Energy Litigation – Focus on Class Actions" J.W. Marriott Downtown Houston, TX Seminar

26 July 2016 Preventing Price-Fixing Allegations, Document Drafting Tips, and Key Considerations for Antitrust Compliance Programs Webinar

7 June 2016 Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel Reed Smith LLP Reed Smith Centre Pittsburgh, PA Seminar

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https://www.reedsmith.com/people/detailprint.aspx?attorney=4831&pdf=yes&p=all§io... 1/4/2017 James Keith Couvillion Deepwater Land Manager Deepwater Exploration & Projects Business Unit – Gulf of Mexico Chevron U. S. A. Inc.

J. Keith Couvillion is the Deepwater Land Manager supporting Chevron's Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Exploration and Projects Business Unit located in Houston, Texas. Mr. Couvillion originally joined Texaco in early 1980 and has worked either onshore or offshore for over 37 years in many capacities supporting Texaco's, and now Chevron’s, exploration and production operations in the Gulf of Mexico region. He has held the positions of Landman, District Landman, Offshore Land Manager, New Orleans Production Operations Land Manager and Land Consultant. Mr. Couvillion has been involved in the offshore portion of the land profession since late 1985 when he transferred from Houston to Texaco's Southern Exploration Division in New Orleans. In 1997, Mr. Couvillion assumed the responsibility of Offshore Land Manager for Texaco's New Orleans based business unit. In November of 2001, he accepted a position with the newly formed ChevronTexaco organization (now Chevron) as an in-house Land Consultant. In 2004, Mr. Couvillion returned to Houston where he has continued to serve Chevron as the Deepwater Land Manager for the Gulf of Mexico.

Mr. Couvillion has been and is currently active in many industry trade and professional associations supporting Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activities. He has served as co-Chairman of the API led Marine Wildlife Issues Group and Chairman of the OCS Issues Group. Mr. Couvillion has also served as a Vice President of AAPL, the Chairman of the Petroleum Landman’s Association of New Orleans OCS/Public Lands Committee, the Chairman of the OCS Advisory Board (formerly the AAPL OCS Committee), the Chairman of the API Offshore Issues Subcommittee, and numerous other leadership and membership positions in many ad hoc industry committees. Mr. Couvillion is a frequent presenter in industry, academic and government forums both in the United States and aboard addressing offshore issues. Over the past several years Mr. Couvillion has served as a guest professor at the University of Oklahoma, University of Tulsa and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he teaches Petroleum Land Management and Energy Commerce students about offshore oil and gas activities. He has given lectures on offshore topics during multiple AAPL Annual Meetings, at AAPL, HAPL and PLANO educational forums, to the OCS Policy Committee in Washington DC, to members of the American Legislative Exchange Council, representatives from the Department of Defense, the Department of Interior, Department of Commerce, the Department of State, NASA, COPAS Accounting Association and numerous other government and industry organizations both domestically and internationally. Mr. Couvillion has testified before Congress on issues related to offshore leasing. Mr. Couvillion has published numerous articles on topics of interest to the offshore industry in various industry publications.

1 Mr. Couvillion received the AAPL Outstanding Committee Member Award in 2003, the Minerals Management Service’s Corporate Leadership Award in 2006 and the Petroleum Landman’s Association of New Orleans Landman of the Year Award in 2006 and 2013.

Mr. Couvillion graduated from Lamar University in 1978 and 1979 where he obtained both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business. He enjoys volunteering in the community and has spent many years as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts of America, a coach for young sports and numerous other community activities. Mr. Couvillion also enjoys outdoor activities especially hiking, motorcycle riding, snorkeling, sailing and gardening. He has been married for over 37 years and has two adult children.

2 Carolyn Covault EOG Resources, Inc.

Carolyn Covault is a senior attorney consulting with EOG Resources, Inc., where she is responsible for managing environmental, health and safety regulatory matters for the company in addition to advising management on environmental, health and safety issues. Prior to joining EOG, she was the Senior Attorney – Environmental, Health and Safety for Burlington Resources Inc., and Senior Counsel at Texaco Inc. She is admitted to the bar in California and Texas.

Ms. Covault has written and lectured on various environmental, health and safety topics as well as litigation management issues, including national programs sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and the American Bar Association.

She has served on the Executive Committee of the Environmental Section of the Houston Bar Association, on the Board of Directors for the Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter, as Chair of the American Petroleum Institute Subcommittee on Environmental and Health Law, as Vice Chair of Programs for the In-House Counsel Committee of the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, and on behalf of several nonprofit entities.

Randall M. Ebner

Randall (Randy) M. Ebner is the Vice President and General Counsel of Exxon Mobil Corporation. He has been with ExxonMobil’s law department since graduating Tulane Law School in 1980. He received his undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 1977. During his career, he has held numerous positions in the law department including litigation, transactional and management related assignments. Most recently, Mr. Ebner was Assistant General Counsel for Compliance and Corporate Law. He was elected to his current position effective November 1, 2016.

Mr. Ebner serves on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Legal Reform of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Center for State Courts. He is a member of the Steering Committee for the Civil Justice Reform Group and the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee for the Center for American and International Law. Mr. Ebner also serves on the Law Committee for the American Petroleum Institute and is co-chair of the ABA Business Law Section, Corporate Governance Committee, Corporate Counsel Perspectives Subcommittee and is a member of the Tulane Law School Dean’s Advisory Board. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

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Philip Eisenberg

Practices Partner Admiralty & Maritime Houston T: 713-226-1304 Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency [email protected] Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Energy Energy Litigation Overview Energy Trading/Marketing A leader in the Firm's energy, commercial and maritime litigation, creditors rights and bankruptcy Environmental groups, Philip Eisenberg represents major corporate clients focused on high profile offshore and oil International Admiralty and gas and energy-related matters both domestically and internationally involving all aspects of & Maritime offshore matters, commercial dealings and regulatory agency work. Philip relies on his many years of experience in the offshore and energy industry at ChevronTexaco, where he served in various International Energy capacities including senior counsel. International Energy & Project Finance Representative Experience LNG Counsel to several major energy company and offshore Deepwater groups for all aspects of contractual and liability matters; including first response to major offshore casualties such as Industry Groups Petronius, Thunderhorse and Typhoon; and joint interest matters related to the Macondo Oil Energy Spill Incident, dra쇛ing and negotiating drilling, exploration and construction contracts; joint venture, partnership and other transaction structures; insurance and indemnity matters; and dispute resolution, including international arbitration. Education Extensive involvement in representing various creditor interests in numerous oil and gas and energy related bankruptcies and reorganizations including counsel to creditors or participation J.D., Louisiana State University Law Center, with Unsecured Creditors Committees in such matters as Panaco, TriUnion, Contour Energy, 1984 Kodiak, Cronus, Golden Oil, TDC Energy, Watson Energy, Babcock and Wilcox, Forceenergy, WRT, BT Operating, Sun Drilling, Reichmann Oil and Gas, Heritage Standard, ATP Oil and Gas, B.S., Accounting, Delta Petroleum and Capco Inc. Brooklyn College, 1981 Extensive involvement in representing various creditor interests in marine company bankruptcies and restructurings including related to Friede Goldman Halter, Superior Offshore, Admissions Deep Marine, Torch, Inc., the Macondo Oil Spill Incident, GoodCrane Inc., MPF Inc. and ODS International Inc. Texas, 2002 Recent involvement in several lawsuits and disputes arising from property transactions; New York, 1986 including the handling of preferential purchase rights, areas of mutual interest, volumetric production payments, determining responsibility for and securing funding of plugging and Louisiana, 1984 abandonment obligations, insurance and indemnity provisions, and production handling.

Professional History

Of Counsel, Locke Liddell Sapp LLP (2002-2003) Senior Counsel, ChevronTexaco (2001-2002) Senior Counsel, Texaco (1999-2001) Senior Attorney, Texaco (1993-1999) Attorney, Texaco (1986-1993)

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http://www.lockelord.com/professionals/e/eisenberg­philip?lang=en 2/2 Saamir Elshihabi Associate General Counsel – Oil and Gas Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Saamir Elshihabi is Associate General Counsel – Oil and Gas at Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, and one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies based on equity market capitalization

Mr. Elshihabi is the senior lawyer responsible for legal matters affecting the company’s worldwide oil and gas business. His scope includes operations, government and private-sector partnerships, international business development and procurement and contracting. Mr. Elshihabi also supports the company’s compliance program.

Previously, Mr. Elshihabi was Vice President and General Counsel for Occidental’s Middle East and North Africa operations. Based in the United Arab Emirates, he was the principal lawyer for Occidental’s negotiations and transactions with state-owned and international oil companies. He also oversaw the legal teams accountable for Occidental’s operations in the region. As Segment Compliance officer, he was responsible for regional implementation of applicable laws and regulations affecting international business, as well as Occidental’s Code of Business Conduct.

Before joining Occidental in 2004, Mr. Elshihabi was as associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York and Abu Dhabi.

Mr. Elshihabi holds a Bachelor of Science from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and a J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was a James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He was also the recipient of the Parker School Achievement Award for Excellence in International and Comparative Law, and a note editor for the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Mr. Elshihabi was a U.S. Fulbright Fellow to the United Arab Emirates, where he focused on regional economics and legal systems.

February 2017 Charles J Engel III (Tim) PARTNER CONTACT

WASHINGTON, D.C. 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, DC 20006-4707 T: +1 202 661 7800 F: +1 202 626 3737

[email protected]

PROFILE PRACTICES

Tim Engel's practice focuses on energy, antitrust and complex commercial litigation. Antitrust Energy He is a partner in King & Spalding’s Business Litigation and Energy Practice Groups in Civil Antitrust Litigation Washington, D.C. North America Energy False Claims Act / Qui Tam Recognized by Legal 500 in both its “First Tier” ranking of “Energy: Litigation” and Energy & Natural Resources “Second Tier” ranking of “Energy: Regulatory” matters, Mr. Engel represents clients in litigation and investigations ranging from upstream oil and gas royalty matters to Power downstream refined product antitrust matters. Mr. Engel’s regulatory practice includes Environmental Litigation advising clients on royalty, E&P permitting and leasing matters. He regularly represents clients before the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. He was EDUCATION lead counsel for a major oil and gas producer in environmental and permitting litigation seeking to halt offshore exploration and production following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. J.D., magna cum laude & Order of the Coif, Syracuse University Mr. Engel represents clients across numerous industries in class actions, multidistrict B.A., Georgetown University and civil litigation involving allegations of price fixing, price discrimination, monopolization, unfair trade practices, patent misuse, breach of contract, and False ADMISSIONS Claims Act and RICO violations. He has represented clients in the natural gas, petroleum products and electric power industries in connection with investigations of market manipulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Commodity District of Columbia Futures Trading Commission and state agencies. He is antitrust counsel to a major Supreme Court of the United States energy trade association and represents clients in investigations before the Department U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit of Justice and Federal Trade Commission. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Mr. Engel was Co-Chair (2014 and 2015) of the Institute for Energy Law’s Annual Energy Circuit Litigation Conference in Houston, Texas. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Mr. Engel received his B.A. in Economics from Georgetown University and his J.D., U.S. Court of Federal Claims magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Syracuse University. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Publications

Š Flaring Litigation in North Dakota is Capped, Energy Law Exchange (June 2014).

Š As Coal Exports Hit Record Highs, Interior Inspector General Questions Lease Valuations, Lexology, J.D. Supra (July 2013)

Š A Decade’s Worth of Coal Sales to be Scrutinized by Interior, Senate, Lexology, J.D. Supra (March 2013)

Š Oil, Gas, and Mining Companies Encouraged to Submit Nominations by August 27 for U.S. extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Advisory Committee, Lexology (August 2012)

Š Courts Reject Post-Deepwater Horizon Environmental Challenges, Energy Newsletter (June 2012)

Š Oil & Gas Royalties: ONRR seeks to employ Dodd-Frank's oil, gas and minerals payment disclosure provision to ‘cross-check’ royalty, rent, and bonus payments, Lexology, J.D. Supra (September 2011)

Š U.S. State Department Issues Statement on Dodd-Frank's Conflict Minerals Provision, Energy Newsletter (August 2011) Š Reforming Oil & Gas Valuation Regulations, Law 360 (July 2011)

Š Oil & Gas Royalties: Major Changes Contemplated in U.S. Federal Oil and Gas Valuation Regulations, Martindale (July 2011)

Š CFTC Adopts More Aggressive Approach to Market Manipulation in the Wake of Dodd-Frank Act and Rise in Energy Prices, Martindale (July 2011)

Š Recent Twists in Federal Royalty Law, Institute for Energy Law (February 2010)

Š FERC’s Market Manipulation Investigatory and Enforcement Process, Financial Law Fraud Report (January 2010)

Š FTC’s Guide to Complying with Petroleum Market Manipulation Regulations Alert (November 2009)

Š Recent Developments in the False Claims Act/Qui Tam Field Alert (June 2009)

Š FERC Considers Market Manipulation, Oil & Gas Financial Journal (March 2008)

MATTERS

Representative Experience

Š Chevron Corporation—Class action involving California lease royalty owners

Š ConocoPhillips—Lead counsel in appeals of various federal lease gas royalty matters to D.N.Mex., Interior Board of Land Appeals and Office of Natural Resources

Š Chevron Corporation—Lead counsel in litigation matters seeking to enjoin federal approvals of offshore exploration and production

Š Chevron Corporation—Various oil and natural gas royalties and E&P operations matters involving BOEM and ONRR, Interior Board of Land Appeals, DOI Inspector General and private litigants

Š Market manipulation investigations—Representing distillate and natural gas trading companies in FERC/CFTC investigations

Š Tengizchevroil LLC—Regulatory and Antitrust counseling

Š Maxus Energy—Dispute involving royalties deductions before ONRR

Š Chevron Corporation and Texaco Inc.—Numerous False Claims Act and related multidistrict litigation matters

Š The Coca-Cola Company—Contract and fraud litigation in state and federal courts

Š Merchant electric generating companies—Antitrust advice regarding electric power and capacity bidding markets

Š Electric Power Supply Association—Antitrust counseling

Š The Home Depot—Federal Trade Commission and state consumer regulatory matters

Š Duke Energy—Breach of contract, fraud, RICO litigation involving replacement costs for nuclear plant equipment

Jennifer Ferratt Senior Counsel, Litigation Management Unit Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

As Senior Counsel for Chevron, Jennifer Ferratt manages a variety of significant litigation matters in North America, including a large docket of environmental lawsuits in Louisiana. Prior to joining Chevron, Ms. Ferratt served as Chief Counsel, Litigation/Labor & Employment for Cameron International Company. Throughout her in-house career, Ms. Ferratt has advised clients on a wide variety of issues, including complex litigation, labor & employment, mergers & acquisitions, risk management, and internal investigations. In September 2012, Ms. Ferratt was honored as Outstanding Associate General Counsel for a mid-size to large corporation by the Houston Business Journal.

Prior to moving in-house, Ms. Ferratt was in private practice where she defended labor & employment lawsuits in state and federal court, arbitration, and before government agencies, representing clients in various industries including oil & gas, healthcare, finance, and technology.

Ms. Ferratt holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Austin College, where she graduated with honors. She received her Juris Doctor Degree from The University of Texas School of Law. She regularly participates in community theatre as an actress, singer, and director.

Veronica Foley Precision Drilling Corporation

Veronica Foley serves as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Foley joined Precision in 2010. She is responsible for managing Precision’s legal department, including developing and directing the corporate legal function, selecting and supervising outside counsel and providing strategic legal and business planning, such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, securities and corporate financial transactions.

Ms. Foley has over a decade of experience in the energy business. Prior to joining Precision, Ms. Foley spent over seven years working at Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP. In private practice, she represented several international companies in internal investigations and handling litigations and international arbitration matters, including class action suits, oil and gas disputes, toxic tort cases, securities issues, environmental, products liability and breach of contract cases.

Ms. Foley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and French from Baylor University, and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law. She serves on the boards of various educational and professional institutions, including the Houston Bar Foundation – the charitable arm of the Houston Bar and of Girls Inc.

Jessel Gair Marathon Oil Corporation

Jessel is a corporate solicitor who is qualified in both Scotland and England and Wales with postgraduate and industry qualifications in Finance and Marketing and a clear focus on energy and environment. He is a valued deal maker and trusted project manager securing numerous high-value transactions and significant projects delivered successfully. He acts as primary Legal Counsel for Marathon’s UK E&P and midstream operations providing legal and commercial advice to the business and its assets on such matters as JVs and operational issues, oil and gas agreements, procurement, decommissioning planning, corporate governance, employment law, health and safety law matters and disputes.

David Gerger Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP Houston, Texas

David loves practicing law and getting things done for clients. After law school, he clerked for two federal judges and served as a federal public defender, and then practiced over 20 years in his own small firms (including 10 years with Mike DeGeurin). In 2014, he opened the Houston office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan -- a large, international litigation firm that still is run like a "boutique."

David has handled every kind of federal white collar matter: Enron; FCPA; Iran Sanctions; SEC; CFTC; BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill; and cases and investigations involving health care fraud; taxes; price fixing; international money laundering; wire and mail fraud; conspiracy; pollution; government contracting; political bribery and gratuities; and others. David has represented companies and individuals; domestic and foreign; private and public. He is known for winning strategies in court, but his biggest victories come from stopping charges from being filed in the first place.

David's a frequent speaker about criminal law and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Criminal Law, and "Best Lawyers" voted him Best White Collar Lawyer in Houston for 2015-2016.

DEWEY J. GONSOULIN JR. Partner Houston T: +1.713.221.1110 F: +1.713.221.2121 E: [email protected]

For more than 25 years, Dewey Gonsoulin has effectively and efficiently represented clients in all types of financing transactions. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to energy financing, and is a frequent speaker and writer on topics related to upstream oil and gas reserve-based financings. He represents commercial lenders, mezzanine lenders, corporate borrowers and other financial institutions in all types of financing transactions. In addition to his client responsibilities, Dewey serves as co-chair of the firm’s finance group, and has previously served as a member of the firm’s management and finance committees.

Dewey focuses primarily on credit facilities in the upstream energy sector, including traditional borrowing base credit facilities provided by senior bank lenders to independent producers as well as more complex mezzanine and development financing transactions. Along with senior partner Jason Fox, Dewey co-authored “Reserve Based Finance – A Tale of Two Markets” for Oil and Gas Financial Journal (2014). This four-part series is a testament to both Dewey’s and the firm’s knowledge of this sector of the industry. In addition to working on upstream financings, Dewey also has extensive experience in oilfield service and midstream pipeline financings.

In periods of economic downturn, Dewey works alongside the firm’s restructuring practice, serving as lead transaction counsel on numerous workouts and restructurings involving energy companies. Partnering with his major banking clients, he has been instrumental in assisting clients with reserved based loans, senior secured revolving credit facilities and other financing arrangements pertaining to both foreign and domestic assets.

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Steven G. Gyeszly Marathon Oil Corporation

Steven G. Gyeszly is Group Counsel for Litigation, Compliance & HR in Marathon Oil’s Law Organization. In this role, Steven leads a team that focuses on Marathon Oil’s global litigation docket, compliance issues, and employment claims. Prior to joining Marathon Oil, Steven was a Director in the Office of Global Compliance for a multi-national energy services company and an Associate in the International Litigation & Arbitration Section at a large international law firm.

Leigh T. Hansson Partner [email protected]

London Washington, D.C.

T: +44 (0)20 3116 3394 T: +1 202 414 9394 F: +44 (0)20 3116 3999 F: +1 202 414 9299

Education Overview Pennsylvania State Leigh is a partner in the Global Regulatory Enforcement group and the leader of the University, The Dickinson International Trade & National Security team at Reed Smith. Leigh focuses her practice on School of Law, J.D., Recipient two main areas: International Trade and Government Contracts. of the Comparative Law Award; Member of the Leigh has significant experience representing multi-national corporations in a wide range of Woolsack Honor Society; industries, including financial services, defense and aerospace, shipping and maritime, Student at the University of education, manufacturing, life sciences, and energy and natural resources. She counsels Oslo, Norway clients in the legal regimes that govern international trade including the Export Hollins University, B.A., Administration Regulations (“EAR”), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), History and Political Science Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and European Union sanctions, money Professional Admissions / laundering, and anti-boycott issues. Her work in these areas also involves practice before Qualifications the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and advising companies on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”). District of Columbia Leigh provides solutions for clients in a variety of contexts, including: Maryland  Performing audits and internal investigations Court Admissions  U.S. Court of Appeals - Government enforcement and investigation matters District of Columbia Circuit  Conducting merger and acquisition due diligence reviews U.S. Court of Appeals -  Supply chain management Federal Circuit  Designing and implementing trade compliance programs U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit  Conducting compliance training U.S. Court of Federal Claims She routinely represents clients in enforcement matters before OFAC, the Directorate of U.S. Court of Appeals - Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), U.S. Maryland Customs and Boarder Protection (“CBP”), and other federal agencies. During the last several years, Leigh and her international team have represented clients in hundreds of enforcement matters, including voluntary disclosures and agency-led investigations (subpoenas, directed disclosures, seizures and detentions). Leigh's government contracts experience includes representing protesters and intervenors in bid protests before the Court of Federal Claims, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Government Accountability Office, and various state and local procurement entities; representing clients in matters before the Small Business Administration (“SBA”); resolution of suspension and debarment issues; handling claims against the government before various Boards of Contract Appeal; and defending qui tam actions. Leigh also routinely counsels her government contracting clients on subcontracting and teaming issues and assists them with mergers and acquisitions. Publications  19 October 2016 "OFAC Provides Further Guidance On Iranian Sanctions" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Jeffrey Orenstein, David Myers  18 October 2016 "U.S. Authorities Amend Cuba Sanctions Regulations"

Reed Smith Client Services; Co-Author: Jeffrey Orenstein  17 October 2016 "U.S. Authorities Roll Back the ‘180-Day Ban’ for Vessels Calling at Cuban Ports" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: David Myers, Jeffrey Orenstein  17 October 2016 "U.S. Authorities Roll Back the ‘180-Day Ban’ for Vessels Calling at Cuban Ports" Ship Law Log; Co-Authors: David Myers, Jeffrey Orenstein  August 2016 "Government Contractors - Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action" Virginia Lawyers Practice Handbook, Employment Law in Virginia Ch. 7 (6th ed. 2016); Co-Authors: Peter H. Vogel, Elizabeth Leavy  7 July 2016 "Brexit, Export Controls, Preferential Trade and Sanctions Programmes – Strategies and Tactics for Success Post-Brexit" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Peter Teare, Brett Hillis, David Myers, Julianne K. Nowicki, Andrzej Janiszewski  15 March 2016 "Free Internet, Free Cuba: How Easing U.S. Sanctions and a Havana Google Internet Café May Transform Cuba’s Telecommunications and Internet Industries" The Florida Bar Journal; Co-Author: Julianne K. Nowicki  17 May 2016 "New sanctions impose further restrictions on North Korea" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: David Myers, Julianne K. Nowicki, Chloé Rogers, Brett Hillis, Philippa Rowe  22 March 2016 "Recent Amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Ease Restrictions for Travel and Shipping Sectors" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers, Brett Hillis, Julianne K. Nowicki  2 February 2016 "Cuba and the United States: A Continuing Shift in Export and Travel Policy" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Julianne K. Nowicki  19 January 2016 "Implementation Day - 16 January 2016" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Jane Sarma, Julianne K. Nowicki, David Myers, Brett Hillis  22 October 2015 "News on Iran Sanctions: Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers, Brett Hillis  15 July 2015 "Iran: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed, but no immediate sanctions relief" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, Michael J. Lowell, David Myers  3 December 2015 "State Department Discusses Whether to Add 'Cyber Products' to the USML" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Julianne K. Nowicki  21 October 2015 "Iran: Adoption Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers, Brett Hillis  21 September 2015 "White House Announces Next Steps in Easing of Cuban Embargo But Broad Restrictions Remain in Place" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers, Paula A. Salamoun  15 July 2015 "Iran: Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed on 14 July 2015, but no

immediate sanctions relief" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, Michael J. Lowell, David Myers  10 July 2015 "Iran: Further extension of limited sanctions relief to 13 July 2015" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, Michael J. Lowell, David Myers  8 July 2015 "Iran: Further extension of limited sanctions relief to 10 July 2015" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, Michael J. Lowell, David Myers  1 July 2015 "Iran: No decision reached; further extension of limited sanctions relief until 7 July 2015" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, Michael J. Lowell, David Myers  16 June 2015 "Congress Revives The Generalized System Of Preferences" Law360; Co-Authors: David Adelman, John P. Donohue, Michael J. Lowell  26 May 2015 "Congress Revives the Generalized System of Preferences and Makes Benefits Retroactive to August 1, 2013 but Requires Affirmative Applications for Refund by U.S. Importers." Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: John P. Donohue, Michael J. Lowell, David Adelman  3 April 2015 "P5+1 and Iran Agree on Framework for Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, Sanctions Easing Expected June 2015" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Paula A. Salamoun, Paula A. Salamoun  26 March 2015 "Schlumberger Faces More Than $232.7 Million in Penalties and Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Violations of U.S. Sanctions" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog  19 February 2015 "New Authorizations to Export Personal Communications Items and Services to Sudan" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  17 February 2015 "The U.S. Complaint Against the Government of China in the WTO, Including the Targeting of Chinese Medical Device Manufacturers" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: John P. Donohue, Michael J. Lowell  5 January 2015 "U.S. Department of Treasury Imposes Sanctions Against the Government of The Democratic People’s Republic Of Korea" Reed Smith Client Alerts  29 December 2014 "Sanctions Update: the U.S. and the EU impose further measures against Russia" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Michael J. Lowell, Siân Fellows, David Myers, Paula A. Salamoun, Tom C. Evans  19 December 2014 "Normalizing U.S. Relations with Cuba: What is ahead?" Reed Smith Client Alerts  8 December 2014 "The Joint Plan of Action: A Recap of the Easing Of Sanctions Against Iran By The United States And European Union" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Michael J. Lowell, Siân Fellows, David Myers, Paula A. Salamoun, Tom C. Evans  28 November 2014 "Iran: limited sanctions relief extended to 30 June 2015" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers  9 October 2014 "OFAC Issues New General License Excepting Turkish Lender from Russian Sanctions" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  3 October 2014 "Overview of the U.S. and EU Sanctions on Russia" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Michael J. Lowell, Siân Fellows, David Myers,

Tom C. Evans  24 September 2014 "Federal Appeals Court Holds Employee Directly Liable for Penalties and Duties Related to Negligently Declared Goods - What are the Implications?" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: John P. Donohue, Michael J. Lowell  15 September 2014 "Further U.S. Sanctions Target Russia's Energy, Defense and Financial Sectors" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: Michael J. Lowell, Paula A. Salamoun  15 August 2014 "OFAC REVISES SDN OWNERSHIP GUIDANCE" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  7 August 2014 "U.S. Expands Export Restrictions Targeting Russia's Oil and Gas Production" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  4 August 2014 "Sanctions Update: Ukraine, Crimea and Sevastopol—the Ukrainian Parliament, the EU and the U.S. impose further measures" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers  18 July 2014 "OFAC Targets Russia's Financial and Energy Sectors in New Sectoral Sanctions" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog  29 April 2014 "New Ukraine-related Sanctions Curb Exports to Russia and Occupied Crimea" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  29 April 2014 "Crisis in the Crimea: Sanctions Update" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Siân Fellows, David Myers  15 April 2014 "Ridiculous and Complicated: Proposed Changes to Support Documents for EAR Licenses" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog  21 March 2014 "Crisis in the Crimea: Sanctions Update 3" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: David Myers, Siân Fellows  21 March 2014 "Benefits for Business Travelers in the New Iran Personal Communications General License" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  21 March 2014 "OFAC Issues General License Authorizing Certain Academic Exchanges with Iran" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  18 March 2014 "Crisis in the Crimea: Sanctions Update" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: David Myers, Siân Fellows  3 March 2014 "Crisis in the Crimea: Are sanctions against Russia imminent?" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: David Myers  25 November 2013 "Smoke with No Fire: Despite Agreement in Geneva, U.S. Sanctions Continue To Prohibit Most Iran Transactions" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  4 November 2013 "It's 2013: Do You Know Where Your TSRA License Is?" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  21 October 2013 "Foreign Investment in the United States: Executive Order to Divest

Foreign Investors Withstands Judicial Review" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  11 October 2013 "Foreign Investment in the United States: Pork, National Security, and the CFIUS Tie that Binds" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  9 October 2013 "Singapore: Persian Gulf Money, Energy, and Non-Energy Export Risks" Reed Smith Client Alert; Co-Author: Gautam Bhattacharyya  8 October 2013 "Manhattan Office Building Would Be the Largest Terrorist-Related Forfeiture" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  13 September 2013 "U.S. Export Control Reform: Permanent Import Controls and the DOJ" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog  29 January 2013 "President Obama Enacts New Iran Sanctions" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog  29 January 2013 "New Iran Sanctions: Breaking Down the Breaking Points" Reed Smith Client Alert  1 October 2012 "The SEC's New Rules on Conflict Minerals" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Jeffrey Orenstein  13 July 2012 "U.S. Government's $619 Million Settlement With ING Bank and Increased Sanctions on Iran Present New Challenges for Non-U.S. Banks" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Authors: Michael J. Lowell, Leonard A. Bernstein  23 May 2012 "Senate Approves Revisions to the Iran Sanctions" Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog; Co-Author: Jeffrey Orenstein  2 May 2011 "California Divests Iranian Investors" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  27 April 2011 "New U.S. Sanctions Policies Provide for Libya Oil and Gas Licensing" Reed Smith Client Alerts  1 March 2010 "Pending Iranian Sanctions Could Significantly Impact European Entities" Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell  2010 "Export Controls: An Introduction" Association of Corporate Counsel Legal Resources; Co-Author: Michael J. Lowell Speaking Engagements  30 September 2016 Middle East Legal Update 2016, London, United Kingdom  8 September 2016 Sanctions Update 2016, Singapore  23-25 May 2016 EAR Boot Camp, Chicago, Illinois "Deciphering EAR’s Encryption Controls: Understanding Key Requirements, Exceptions and Complicated Changes that Affect your Technology"  26 April 2016 Sanctions Update, London, United Kingdom  19 April 2016 Legal breakfast briefing on Sanctions, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  17 September 2015 Reed Smith's U.S. Energy and Commodities Conference, Houston, Texas

 7 September 2015 Reed Smith Shipping Seminar, London International Shipping Week, London, United Kingdom  17 March 2015 Stormy Maritime Trends: Steering a Steady Course, Piraeus, Greece  4 December 2014 Sanctions Seminar, London, United Kingdom  8 May 2014 National Contract Management Association (NCMA), Washington, D.C. "Addressing the Government Contracting and Export Control Risks in Your Global Supply Chain"  5 May 2014 Society for International Affairs (SIA) 2014 Defense Trade Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana "Compliance and Enforcement- Export Control Reform Trends"  2 May 2014 Negotiation Institute Training Course, New York, New York "Sanctions, Bribery and Anti-Money Laundering"  24-26 June 2013 American Conference Institute's 8th National Forum on ITAR Compliance and Export Control Reform, Washington, D.C.  2 October 2012 The US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty (DTCT) Symposium 2012, London, United Kingdom "Getting the law on your side: US-UK Defence Trade Co-operation Treaty (DTCT) and ITAR Compliance"  16 September 2011 Upping the Ante: A Look at International Sanctions in Response to Iran's Continued Development of Nuclear Capabilities, London, UK  March 2011 SRA International 2011 Southern/Northeast Joint Section Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana "National Security Law for the Research Administrator and Recent Developments in U.S. Export Controls"  14 September 2010 Managing U.S. Export Control Compliance, London, UK  17 November 2009 Reed Smith's "Doing Business Globally - U.S. Export Controls" Teleseminar, United States of America  October 2009 TRACE Annual Forum, Washington, D.C. "OFAC Enforcement Issues Related to Third Parties"  May 2009 Society of International Affairs' (SIA) Spring Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana "Export compliance issues in mergers and acquisitions"  26 June 2008 Doing Business with the U.S. Government, London, United Kingdom  3 June 2008 ITAR Compliance in Europe Conference, Munich, Germany  21 February 2008 International Corporate Compliance Seminar on Regulatory Compliance, Washington, D.C. "Export Compliance Panelist"  April 2007 Centre Consulting's Seminar on the Fundamentals of Export Compliance, Washington, D.C.  January 2007 American Conference Institute's Program on Encryption Controls, San Francisco, CA, California  May 2006 U.S. Department of Justice National Advocacy Center's Seminar on Export Control Investigations and Prosecutions Countering the Proliferation Threat, Columbia, South Carolina Employment History

 1998 - Reed Smith Professional Affiliations  American Bar Association - (International Division, Planning Committee Member, London, 2007 Meeting) (Public Contract Law Division)  District of Columbia Bar Association  Maryland Bar Association  Society for International Affairs (SIA)  National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Client Seminars Various presentations to clients in France, the United Kingdom, the UAE, China, Denmark, Sweden, South America, Germany, the Netherlands, Turkey, and throughout the United States on a variety of topics, including:  OFAC and EU Sanctions  Export Controls  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act  Anti-Money Laundering  CFIUS  Anti-boycott  ATF Regulations  Encryption  Best Practices for Compliance Program Design and Implementation  Restricted Party Screening in the United States and Europe  Internal Investigations  Financial Transaction Due Diligence  Global Trade Compliance

Notable Quotes  3 August 2015 "The Chips Are Up. Chinese takeover of U.S. tech firms could prove beneficial to both countries, but will political concerns complicate things?" Beijing Review  14 July 2015 "Reported Chinese offer for Micron faces far too many hurdles" Reuters

Arnold J. Johnson Noble Energy, Inc.

Arnold J. (Arne) Johnson is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Noble Energy, Inc., overseeing the company’s Corporate Affairs including the legal, compliance, security and communications and government relations functions. He is a 1980 graduate of Creighton University School of Law, where he chairs the advisory board, and a 1977 graduate of Northwest Missouri State University, where he serves as president of the foundation board. Mr. Johnson is also a member of the boards of World Affairs Council of Houston, serving as president, and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. He has held leadership roles in a number of other professional organizations, including on the board of the Institute for Energy Law as well as chair of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, and the Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section of the Houston Bar Association. In 2013, Mr. Johnson was named “Best General Counsel for a Large Legal Department” by Houston Business Journal. He is a member of the Texas, Colorado and Nebraska bar associations, and has authored and presented numerous articles on ethics and other legal topics involving the oil and gas industry.

Jennifer Keane

Jennifer Keane represents industry groups and companies, focusing on the regulatory aspects of environmental law, particularly Clean Air Act issues. Her client base includes refineries, petrochemical plants, upstream oil and gas operations, secondary lead smelters, synthetic rubber producers, pulp and paper manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturing operations, utilities, pipelines, terminals, engine manufacturers and other types of heavy industrial manufacturing and operations. She counsels clients throughout the United States on permitting, auditing, enforcement and compliance matters and participates in state and

federal negotiations aimed at establishing equitable standards for industry. As a member of the firm’s global climate change practice group, PARTNER Ms. Keane regularly tracks state and federal developments related to 98 San Jacinto Boulevard climate change and advises clients on the potential impacts of climate Suite 1500 change legislation on business operations. Austin Texas 78701-4078 Ms. Keane also assists companies seeking to protect trade secret and United States of America +1.512.322.2594 confidential business information under the Texas Public Information Act +1.512.322.8394 fax and other state and federal freedom of information acts. [email protected] EXPERIENCE EDUCATION AND HONORS • Refiners – strategic counseling on permitting issues associated with J.D., The University of Texas School of refinery expansions and MACT compliance and enforcement defense Law, 1989 arising from unauthorized air releases and historical noncompliances Order of the Coif identified through inspections and audits; negotiations on behalf of Phi Delta Phi refiners include permits, state compliance agreements, agreed orders with honors and EPA consent decrees M.S., geology, University of South Carolina, 1986 • Oil and Gas – strategic counseling and CAA audit assistance, including obtaining appropriate permit authorizations, associated with B.S., geology, University of South upstream acquisitions in Texas. Carolina, 1984 • Oil and Gas – enforcement defense (EPA and State) of upstream and B.A., international studies, University of midstream emission events. South Carolina, 1984

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Jennifer Keane

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America • Petrochemical company – defended company in lawsuit brought by (Woodward White, Inc.), 2005-2017 state attorney general alleging widespread Clean Air Act violations at Recommended by Chambers USA, 2005- multiple chemical plants in Texas 2016 • Battery recycling company – strategic counseling on 2008 lead Recognized in The International Who's NAAQS and 2012 MACT implementation issues, including SIP Who of Environmental Lawyers (Law negotiations with EPA and state agency, permitting issues, compliance Business Research Ltd), 2011 & 2012 obligations and enforcement defense

COURT ADMISSIONS & • Fiberglass manufacturer – represented company’s interests in AFFILIATIONS rulemaking to prevent imposition of stringent NOx regulations on manufacturer’s Texas operations Licensed in Texas • Petrochemical company – provided legal assistance to obtain air State Bar of Texas permits for the construction and operation of the (then) world’s largest ethylene plant and associated chemical plants

• Insulation manufacturer – provided legal assistance to obtain permits in multiple states to authorize conversion of plants to use VOCs as blowing agent in lieu of ozone-depleting substances

• Forest products company – negotiation of a favorable compliance order to address historic state and federal Clean Air Act violations in Louisiana

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Charles H. Knauss Partner

PRACTICES Chuck Knauss is recognized as a “legend in the field” of climate change Environmental (Chambers USA 2015), having served US manufacturing and energy Air sectors for more than 30 years. Chemicals, Products and Hazardous Materials Chambers USA 2015 reports that clients say Chuck has “extraordinary Climate Change Law and strategic and analytical capabilities—he finds solutions others just cannot Policy Water see. He can focus on the key issues when it’s a blur of issues to Energy and Environmental others…and has great understanding of how government agencies work.” Litigation He is “an absolutely superb lawyer, top of the list, extraordinarily smart Land Use and very strategic in his thinking, he’s extremely creative, he develops practical solutions, and he understands business needs,” “has formidable CONTACT knowledge of the Clean Air Act and is one of the very few top air law [email protected] practitioners in the country.” Washington, DC p 202.419.2003 Chuck is recognized by peers and clients alike for his ability to craft and f 202.778.2201 negotiate effective regulatory and legislative solutions to previously intractable problems regardless of subject matter. As a result, clients often call upon him in crisis situations ranging from financial to energy or EDUCATION environmental matters, including such issues as tax, food safety, JD, University of Michigan Law School, 1981 pesticides, contaminated sediments or transportation. BA, Brown University, 1977 From 1987 to 1990, Chuck served as minority counsel to the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and was lead BAR ADMISSIONS negotiator for the landmark 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments. He was one District of Columbia of only three House staff required to sign off on every provision of these comprehensive amendments, the most significant environmental and economic legislation in the past 25 years.

In his book Washington at Work: Back Rooms and Clean Air, chronicling the 1990 Amendments, journalist Richard E. Cohen observed: “Chuck Knauss...was probably the most influential Republican on the legislation.”

Then-EPA administrator Michael Leavitt appointed Chuck to serve on the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, a senior-level policy committee established to advise EPA on issues related to implementing the Clean Air Act. Chuck founded and is counsel to the Air Permitting Forum, a group of Fortune 100 companies that develops practical and effective advice for all aspects of the permit process, including applications, negotiations, permit terms, certifications, appeals, revisions and remedies.

Chuck represents a wide variety of companies and trade associations in nearly every avenue of environmental law, helping them navigate complex federal, state and local regulations and manage high-stakes

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crises, negotiations, communication strategies and precedent-setting litigation. He provides strategic advice to achieve negotiated settlements with governmental regulatory and enforcement authorities and other stakeholders. His negotiation approach grounds legal and policy arguments on sound analysis of technical and engineering facts, coupled with a fair and principled recognition of the core goals of all parties.

For example, Chuck obtained a consensus among EPA headquarters, EPA regional officials, state regulators and community groups on plantwide, 10-year air permits recognized by many as the most innovative ever issued.

His clients include large corporations in the manufacturing and energy sectors, including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, chemical, paper, refinery, conventional and renewable power generation, and utility companies.

Chuck is admitted in the US Supreme Court; US Court of Appeals, Fourth and Seventh Circuits; and US Tax Court. Publications  Co-author, Managing Your Title V Permit, The Clean Air Act Handbook, Fourth Edition, American Bar Association, May 2, 2016

 Co-author, EPA’s Missed Opportunity to Ground Its GHG Tailoring Rule in the Statute: What the Situs Argument Would Mean for the Future of the PSD Program, ELR News & Analysis, May 2012

 Co-author, Managing Your Title V Permit, The Clean Air Act Handbook, American Bar Association, 3rd. ed., 2011

 Author, “Scope of the PSD Problem to Be Addressed: Why There Is No Automatic PSD Trigger or NAPT Simply Because GHGs Become Regulated Under the Clean Air Act,” White Paper for EPA Climate Change Workgroup, February 1, 2010

 Co-author, Life After Title V Permit Issuance: You’ve Received Your Permit, Now What Do You Do? The Clean Air Act Handbook, American Bar Association, 2nd. ed., 2004

 Co-author, The Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program: A Handbook for Counsel, Environmental Managers and Plant Managers, American Bar Association, 1993 Events  Moderator, Looking to a Trump Administration—What’s Coming in Environmental, Health & Safety Enforcement and Policy, November 29, 2016

 Moderator, The Supreme Court and Greenhouse Gases – What It All Means for Your Clients and Practice, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources' 22nd Fall Conference, Miami, Florida, October 8–11, 2014

 Presenter, New Proposed Rule to Reduce Power Plants Emissions:

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Evaluating the Legal and Policy Issues, Webinar, July 22, 2014

 Panelist, How Is Environmental & Safety Regulation of the Oil & Gas Industry Evolving?, 65th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference, Houston, Texas, February 19–20, 2014

 Panelist, Section 111(d) – Legislative History and Other Litigation Issues, EEI-ABA-ELI Climate Conference, Washington, DC, January 30, 2014

 Clean Air: Law Policy and Practice (Title V Permitting), Washington, DC, December 1, 2010

 Understanding the New Air Pollution Rules, Environmental Law Institutes Fall Practice Seminar, Washington, DC, October 1, 2010

 Senior Practitioners Forum on Climate Change Law, Cambridge International Forums, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 1, 2010

 Shaping a Secure Energy Future, NPRA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 2007

 Clearing the Air, 36th Annual Conference on Environmental Law, Keystone, Colorado, March 1, 2007

 Understanding the Renewable Fuels Standard Program and What it Means for You, National Ethanol Conference, Tucson, Arizona, February 1, 2007 Awards & Recognition  Nationwide, Climate Change, Chambers USA, 1996-2016

 District of Columbia, Environment, Chambers USA, 1996-2016

 Legal 500, 2012, 2015

 Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2016

 Environmental, Super Lawyers, 2008-2016

 AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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MARY W. KOKS Shareholder / Houston

P: 713.222.4030 E: [email protected]

With more than 26 years of legal experience, Mary focuses her practice on environmental compliance and litigation.

She regularly represents clients in administrative and civil enforcement cases before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH).

She also represents potentially responsible parties and landowners in environmental lawsuits including bankruptcy matters, toxic tort, property claims and suits brought under various environmental acts including Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Oil Pollution Act (OPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA) and comparable state statutes.

In addition, she assists and advises clients on environmental issues in real estate related transactions, corporate acquisitions and mergers, insurance claims as well as regulatory compliance, supervision of environmental compliance audits and the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) plans.

PRIMARY PRACTICES . Energy . Energy Litigation . Environmental . Environmental Litigation

EDUCATION . University of Houston Law Center, L.L.M. (1996) . South Texas College of Law, J.D. (1981) . University of South Carolina, M.A. . University of South Carolina, B.A.

ADMISSIONS . Texas . U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas . U.S. Supreme Court

MEMBERSHIPS . American Bar Association, Environment, Energy and Resources Section (Environmental Transactions and Brownfields Committee)

. Houston Bar Association, Environmental Section (Past Chair) . Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Board of Directors)

. Spondylitis Association of America (Volunteer) . State Bar of Texas, Environmental and Natural Resources Section (Past Chair) . Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Business Bankruptcy . University of St. Thomas — Center for Irish Studies (Board Member) . Women’s Energy Network, Houston Chapter

ACHIEVEMENTS . American Lawyer Media – Top Rated Lawyer for Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources (2013) . Chambers USA – Leaders in Their Field (2010-2012) . H Texas Magazine – Top Lawyers (2009-2011, 2014-2015) . Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated . Thomson Reuters – Super Lawyers, Environmental – Business Edition and Corporate Counsel Edition (2009); Super Lawyers (2006-2016)

. Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” (2017); Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law (2007-2013, 2017); Best Lawyers in America, Texas' Best Lawyers (2013-2016)

Deb is a Founding Partner of Kuchler Polk Schell Weiner & Richeson, L.L.C. She is admitted to practice in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and is a member of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas State Bar Associations, the Product Liability Advisory Council (“PLAC”), the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (“FDCC”) and the International Society of Barristers (“ISOB”). She is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt and puts the efficiency precepts of Six Sigma into practice in the administration of the Firm and the handling of client matters. She enjoys the scientific issues presented by her docket and typically handles the expert and Daubert issues associated with the Firm’s interesting caseload.

Deb has managed dockets of complex civil litigation in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama and Florida involving toxic tort and environmental litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, class actions, product liability, personal injury and commercial litigation.

Deb’s trial experience includes numerous state and federal actions, including multi-week trials in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida involving alleged chemical releases and toxic exposures, purported community asbestos, dioxin and NORM exposures, oil and gas operations involving alleged down-hole reserve losses, product liability actions, and admiralty.

Daniella D. Landers Partner [email protected] Houston p +1.713.270.3430

Practices Daniella Landers focuses her practice on a broad range of environmental compliance, FOCUS: transactional and litigation matters. She counsels energy companies, manufacturers, Environmental and industrial facilities, financial institutions, real estate interests and other businesses on Workplace Safety complex environmental and related land use issues, including environmental risk Energy Litigation assessment, environmental permitting and compliance, environmental due diligence in acquisitions and transactions, management of environmental issues affecting the Major Accident and Incident Response upstream, midstream, downstream, and renewables/alternative energy sectors, natural resources damages claims, climate change initiatives, and pollution exposure disputes. Workplace Safety and OSHA Daniella frequently counsels clients on corrective actions, brownfields redevelopment, Environmental environmental closures and groundwater remediation as well as assists in the review and Crimes and Internal audit of operations to address air, water and waste compliance issues for manufacturing, Investigations industrial or waste disposal facilities. She has been seconded by clients as in-house Environmental Civil counsel on several occasions to handle environmental issues. Litigation Daniella helps clients navigate environmental crises and develop legal response Environmental strategies tailored to each specific situation. She handles governmental investigations of Regulatory and environmental matters, environmental enforcement defense, responses to citizen protest Permitting actions, cost recovery claims and Superfund litigation. Environmental and Workplace Safety Additionally, she is a prolific speaker and writer on environmental and regulatory litigation Coalitions issues. She has been featured in Law360 articles and on National Public Radio (KUHF). She serves as an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law and the University of Industries Houston Law Center. Energy Insurance and Risk Memberships Management • Houston Volunteer Lawyers, Board of Directors Chemicals • State Bar of Texas, Legal Services to the Poor • Recognition Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Board of Directors Legal 500, 2015– • Houston Bar Association, Board of Directors 2016 • Texas Association of Environmental Professionals Super Lawyers • Rising Stars, 2005, Greater Houston Partnership, Environmental and Energy Policy Advisory 2007–2009 Committee

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Leadership Houston, • The City of Houston, Brownfields Program Land Redevelopment Committee Graduate, 2005 • American Bar Association, Section of the Environment, Energy, and Resources Center for Houston's • Future, Graduate, National Bar Association, Energy, Environmental and Public Utilities Section 2009 • Women in Energy Network, Houston Chapter State Bar of Texas, • Air & Waste Management Association , Gulf Coast Chapter African-American • Law Section, Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, Volunteer Mediator Outstanding • Center for Women in Law, Leaders Circle Achievement Award, 2016 Advisories • President Obama Signs TSCA Reform Bill Into Law (June 23, 2016) Education JD, The University of • Supreme Court Rules that Corps Section 404 Jurisdictional Determinations Can Texas at Austin Be Challenged (June 1, 2016) School of Law • Sixth Circuit Will Not Rehear WOTUS Jurisdiction Case (April 22, 2016) MPA, The University • Sixth Circuit Denies Motions to Dismiss Challenges to Waters of the US Rule of Southern California (February 23, 2016) • BA, Purdue Senate Passes TSCA Reform Legislation (December 21, 2015) University, with • EPA Agrees to Expand Scope of Toxic Release Reporting Requirements (October distinction 29, 2015)

Bar Admissions • Judicial Panel Rejects Request to Consolidate District Court Challenges to Waters Texas of the U.S. Rule (October 14, 2015)

• Sixth Circuit Issues Order Staying Waters of the United States Rule Nationwide (October 9, 2015)

Speaking Engagements & Presentations • Panelist | NBA Energy Forum, Energy Regulatory and Policy Update | St. Louis, Missouri (July 18, 2016) • Presenter | Key Environmental Issues in the Production of Energy | 46th Annual Advanced Course Environmental Law 2016 | Washington, DC (February 3–5, 2016) • Panelist | Managing Environmental Risks in Mergers Acquisitions, Spin-Offs and Reorganizations (January 28, 2016) • Presenter | Practical Considerations in the Intersection of Environmental Laws and Energy | EBA Primer: Environmental Law | Atlanta, Georgia (September 30, 2015) • Presenter | Oil & Gas Law: Opportunities in a Distressed Market | Annual Convention | Los Angeles, California (July 22, 2015)

Matt Leggett Deputy Chief Counsel U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

Matt Leggett serves as deputy chief counsel for the majority staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senator John Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon from Wyoming, serves as chairman of the committee and is the fourth ranking member of Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate.

Previously, Mr. Leggett served as policy counsel for the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee where he provided in-depth analysis on energy, environment, and agriculture issues, policy solutions and alternatives, and strategic guidance for all Republican members of the U.S. Senate. He has served as legislative counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives where he managed a Congressman’s Energy and Commerce Committee assignment, co-chairmanship of the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, and co- chairmanship of the Congressional Steel Caucus; as a legislative aide for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture; and as a legislative aide for a senior U.S. Senator. He has also practiced corporate law in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Leggett received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia and a juris doctorate degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar.

Edward Clark Lewis

Head of Environmental, United States, Houston Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP Tel +1 713 651 3760 [email protected]

Eddie Lewis, who joined in 1993, is a partner in the Houston office. He focuses his practice in the environmental law area, including environmental litigation, enforcement, compliance counseling, remediation, permitting, auditing, and transactional matters. Previously, Eddie worked as a chemical engineer. His practice frequently involves legal issues in which complex technical issues are at the forefront.

Practices Environmental Environmental disputes

Education 1992 - J.D., with honors, The University of Texas School of Law 1988 - B.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

While in law school, Eddie was a member of the Texas International Law Journal and Order of the Coif. He was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1993.

Admissions Texas State Bar License

Rankings and recognitions  Chambers USA, Texas: Environmental, Chambers & Partners, 2006 - 2016  Texas Top Rated Lawyer, LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 - 2014  Legal 500 US, Environment: transactional and regulatory, The Legal 500, 2012 - 2014  The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2007 - 2017  Texas Super Lawyer, Environmental, Thomson Reuters, 2008 - 2016  Texas Rising Star, environmental law, Thomson Reuters, 2004 - 2007  Who's Who in American Law, Marquis  Who's Who in America, Marquis

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Publications  Co-author with Bob Greenslade, "U.S. Supreme Court Rules on EPA GHG Permitting Requirements: Provides Partial Reprieve," Energy Law Report, September 2014

 Contributing author, Texas Environmental Law Handbook, 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions  Co-author with Paul C. Sarahan and Andrew J. Torrant, "TCEQ Revises Permit by Rule and Standard Permit Authorizations for Oil and Gas Facilities in the Barnett Shale," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, January 27, 2011

 Co-author with Andrew J. Torrant, "Green Is Lacking In Supreme Court's New Term," Environmental 360, October 27, 2010

 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock, Bob Greenslade and Jeffrey B. Margulies, "EPA Finalizes Tailoring Rule for Stationary Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, May 14, 2010

 Co-author with Les Lo Baugh, Rebecca Koch Skiba and Avery Emison Carson, "An Overview of the Carbon Capture and Sequestration and Cap-and-Trade Provisions of the American Power Act ," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, May 14, 2010

 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock and Paul C. Sarahan, "EPA Proposes Expanded Greenhouse Gas Reporting Requirements," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert, April 13, 2010

 Co-author with Paul C. Sarahan, Rebecca Koch Skiba and Andrew J. Torrant, "EPA Rejects Texas Air Pollution Permitting Rule; TCEQ Proposes Revised Rules," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert , April 1, 2010

 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock, Bob Greenslade and Jeffrey B. Margulies, "EPA Finalizes Endangerment and Cause and Contribute Findings—Regulation of GHG Emissions Appear Imminent," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert , December 8, 2009

 Co-author with Andrew J. Torrant, Patricia Finn Braddock and Jeffrey B. Margulies, "Following Second Circuit's Lead, Fifth Circuit Revives GHG Mass Tort Claims," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, October 26, 2009

 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock, Bob Greenslade and Jeffrey B. Margulies, "EPA Proposes PSD and Title V Thresholds for Greenhouse Gases—Expects Permitting Requirements to Trigger in March of 2010," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, October 2, 2009

 Co-author with Eva Fromm O'Brien and Heather M. Corken, "Supreme Court Narrows 'Arranger' Liability and Upholds Apportionment of Liability in CERCLA § 107 Action," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert , May 5, 2009

 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock, Bob Greenslade and Jeffrey B. Margulies, "EPA Announces Proposed Endangerment Finding for GHGs—Standards for Mobile Sources Expected," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert , April 20, 2009

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 Co-author with Patricia Finn Braddock and Bob Greenslade, "EPA Proposes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Alert , March 11, 2009

 Co-author Andrew J. Torrant and Avery Emison Carson, "Supreme Court Overturns Preliminary Injunction Against Navy's Use of Mid-Frequency Active Sonar," Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Briefing, November 14, 2008

Memberships and activities  Houston-Galveston Area Emission Reduction Credit Organization, Director  Houston Bar Association - Environmental Law Section, former Director  American Bar Association - Environmental, Energy and Resources Section  State Bar of Texas - Environmental Law Section

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Commission (the Gulf War claim tribunal). He maintains offices in London and Houston, and is admitted in Texas, in the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, and in the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Experience Highlights

• Representing consortia of international and domestic companies in two arbitrations arising out of a hugely successful oil field offshore India in connection with a series of profit sharing disputes with the Government of India; these are collectively valued at just short of $1 billion, and have spawned significant satellite litigation in the courts of both India and Malaysia • Successfully represented El Paso International Company defending against Argentina’s application to annul the ICSID award in El Paso’s favor; the annulment was JAMES LLOYD LOFTIS dismissed affirming our client's award PARTNER, INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE • Representing a Middle Eastern state in an ICC arbitration RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION against another state in relation to breaches of an oil pipeline agreement and a Treaty of Friendship; in a 1001 Fannin Street separate matter, represented Middle Eastern state in a Suite 2500 Texas court case against a political subdivision in relation Houston, TX 77002 to a dispute over an oil cargo T +1.713.758.1024 • Representing a Central American public authority in an ICC arbitration (Miami seat) over a dispute arising from a F +1.713.615.5143 contract [email protected] • Acting for the claimant insured in a suite of 11 ad-hoc arbitrations concerning a denial of coverage in a pharmaceutical-related insurance policy excess tower James heads our International Dispute Resolution (London Seat) practice, and focuses his practice on the arbitration and litigation of international commercial and International Arbitration - Construction/Infrastructure investor-state disputes, and counseling in matters Development involving public international law and treaties. He • Represented an EPC contractor in an ICC arbitration, seated in Singapore, arising out of a construction project acts both as counsel and as arbitrator. for a coal mining conveyer system in Indonesia; the His practice includes disputes involving all aspects of energy, arbitration primarily concerned changed site conditions in construction, and infrastructure development; disputes under the project area caused by an affiliate of the owner, investment laws and treaties; and boundary disputes, cross- which prevented project completion; the case settled border technology disputes, and sovereign debt. He also favorably represents and advises clients in reviews under U.S. national • Advising a power and water consortium over substantial security law. Since 2009, James has been an adjunct construction claims for liquidated damages and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, where he consequential losses under EPC in Saudi Arabia teaches investor-state and international commercial arbitration. • Represented a Middle Eastern-European joint venture company in connection with substantial disputed From 1997 to 2000, James served in Geneva, Switzerland, as construction claims under an EPC for an integrated chief counsel for the Oil Sector (E1) and Construction and power and water project in the Middle East and claims Engineering (E3) Panels of the United Nations Compensation under the offtake agreement with the government's Investor-State & Public International Law Disputes power and water agency • Representing a foreign investor in India’s 2G licensing • Represented a European client in ICC arbitration over round in connection with contractual and investor-state construction disputes over a Middle Eastern power and claims made under the relevant license and bilateral water project involving over $60 million of late-filed investment protection treaty resulting from the state’s change-order claims and liquidated damages cancellation post-award of 22 mobile telephony licenses counterclaims and failure to refund license fees or pay compensation • Representing a partner in a clean energy consortium in • Advising upstream investors in connection with three an arbitration arising under a contract for power maritime boundary disputes, including interface with equipment for a facility in the UAE competing sovereign over rights in field • Obtained a final award in favor of our client in excess of • Represented a North American investor in LCIA $120 million in an LCIA arbitration in connection with a arbitration against Armenia over breach of investment dispute over production rights in a Nigerian oil and gas agreement and BIT claims venture • Represented two upstream investors in Ecuador in connection with government attempts at forced International Energy Disputes conversion of PSAs on four blocks to service contracts, • Represented the owner of a power generation facility in and in relation to expropriatory tax legislation, and UNCITRAL arbitration with offtaker/guarantor over credit advising under production sharing agreements and support obligations for power sales involving claims in relevant bilateral investment treaties excess of $1 billion • Acted on behalf of two investors in Venezuela in • Represented a purchaser of interests in upstream connection with government demands for "migration" of investments in South America in LCIA arbitration with investor-controlled upstream operations to public- seller over claims for indemnity payments in excess of controlled entities, and advise under hydrocarbon venture $250 million due for the government's cancellation of agreement, foreign investment law, and relevant treaties licenses • Represented an oil and gas company in an ICSID • Advised investors in Kurdistan Regional Governate in arbitration brought under the bilateral investment treaty dispute with Regional Government over relinquishment of over the termination of an exploration and development oil and gas properties concession • Represented owners of power barges in arbitration with • Acted for the investor in an East European state in an the government of a Latin American state over violations UNCITRAL arbitration against that state under its of BIT bilateral investment treaty with the investor's home state • Represented investors in the power generation and • Represented a U.S. subsidiary of an UAE investor in a transmission sector of a South American state in ICSID dispute with a sovereign wealth fund in Libya in a Dubai- proceedings against the government for breach of legal seated arbitration over claims of breach of an investment stability guarantees contract • Acted for the operator of a power facility in Pakistan in • Advise American investors in Mexico on potential NAFTA arbitration against a state gas distribution facility over gas Chapter 11 claims arising from regulatory blocking of allocations and delivery priorities investor’s rights • Represented an oil and gas company in an ICSID • Advising an investor in Bangladesh in connection with arbitration brought under the bilateral investment treaty governmental interference in power project through over the termination of an exploration and development abusive investigations and acts of interference concession International Arbitration - Technology/Environment • Advised a major Indian conglomerate on its litigation strategy in a substantial dispute with its de-merged sister • Represented a Middle Eastern developer of energy company over alleged rights to confirmed allocations of technology in a dispute with a former agent over claims the client's natural gas production at preferential prices that the agent's competing technology was developed with the client's trade secrets and in violation of • Best Lawyers UK (Woodward/White, Inc.), Litigation, agreements 2014 • Acted for sponsors of major alternative fuels project in • Chambers UK, Energy & Natural Resources, 2014 LCIA arbitration against a fuel synthesis technology • Chambers UK, provider International Arbitration (London), 2014 • Chambers UK • Acted for an Asian oil and gas company in arbitration with , “Leaders in their Field,” International a service supplier over drilling and environmental costs Arbitration (London), 2014 • Chambers UK, • Represented the seller in an ICC arbitration involving a “Leaders in their Field,” Energy & Natural buyer's claims on environmental representations and Resources: Disputes (UK-Wide), 2014 warranties for a hazardous waste facility in Latin America • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Energy and • Acted for an international telecoms cable operator in a Projects: Disputes (London & UK-wide), 2013 dispute with a cable capacity lessee over expansion • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Dispute rights on cable Resolution: International Arbitration (UK-wide), 2013 • Acted for a U.S. medical products company in ICC • Best Lawyers UK (Woodward/White, Inc.), International arbitration with a German company over a long-term Arbitration and Litigation, 2013 purchase arrangement • Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide series, Energy, 2013 Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. • Legal 500: UK, Dispute Resolution: International Education Arbitration, 2013

• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1990 • Legal 500: UK, Projects, Energy and Natural Resources: Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables), • University of Texas, B.B.A., 1983 2013 • Admitted to practice: Texas, 1990; U.S. Courts of Appeal • Legal 500: Latin America, International Arbitration, 2013 for the Fifth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court for and 2014 the Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas • Named to the Energy Arbitrators List, The International • Elected Member of London Court of International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (American Arbitration Arbitration, 2016 Association), 2013 • Granted full rights of audience before the Dubai • India Business Law Journal, 2013 International Financial Centre Court, 2009 • Legal 500: EMEA, Dispute Resolution: International • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, Arbitration, 2012–2013 2013 • Legal 500: UK, Dispute Resolution: International • Other Languages: French (proficient), Russian, and Arbitration, 2012 Spanish (reading proficient) • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Energy and Recognition Projects: Disputes (London & UK-wide), 2012

• Selected to The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom, • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Dispute Litigation, 2017 Resolution: International Arbitration (London), 2012 • The Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward/White, Inc.), • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for “Lawyer of the Year,” International Arbitration– Business, Dispute Resolution Law (United Arab Commercial (Houston), 2017 Emirates), 2012 • Chambers USA, International Arbitration (Nationwide), • Chambers Global, “Leaders in their Field,” Arbitration 2005–2010 and 2012–2015 (International): Global, 2005–2013; International Arbitration (Latin America), 2009–2011; Dispute Resolution (UK), 2011–2013; Dispute Resolution: Regional Specialists (UK), 2011 and 2012; International Activities Arbitration: Europe-based, 2011; and Energy Disputes (UK), 2008–2013; Dispute Resolution: Experts Based • Co-Chair: Membership Committee – Institute for Abroad (UAE); International Arbitration (USA), 2013 Transnational Arbitration (2015-2017) • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Energy and • Advisory Board Member (founding): Global Center for Projects: Disputes (London & UK-wide), 2011 Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law, the University of Texas School of Law • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (London), 2011 • Member: Energy Arbitrators’ List (EAL), 2013 • Chambers UK, “Leaders in their Field,” Energy and • Adjunct Professor of Law, the University of Texas at Projects: Disputes, 2010 Austin School of Law (2009–present)

• Expert Guide’s: Best of the Best USA (Euromoney • U.S. Delegate: ICC Commission on Arbitration Institutional Investor plc), named one of the top thirty • commercial arbitration practitioners in the United States, Chair: International Law Section, State Bar of Texas, 2015 2005 and 2006 • The International Litigation Quarterly • Euromoney’s Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Co-Editor: (a Commercial Arbitration, Leading Commercial Arbitration publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of Lawyer, 2013 and 2016 Litigation), 2004–2011 • • Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Energy & Member: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; United States Natural Resources Lawyers, Leading Commercial Committee on International Business (ICC); London Arbitration Lawyer, 2010 Court of International Arbitration; International Bar Association, American Society of International Law; State • Legal 500: UK, Dispute Resolution: International Bar of Texas, International Law Section Arbitration, 2010 • Advisory Board: Institute for Transnational Arbitration, • Global Arbitration Review's GAR 100, “Partner to Know,” Center for American and International Law 2009 and 2010 Insights • Legal 500: UK, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, 2009 • “Q&A With Vinson & Elkins’ Jim Loftis,” Law 360, March 30, 2016 • International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Commercial Arbitration, 2008–2011 • “Political Volatility in the Middle East,” HIS Interview during CERA 2016, February 23, 2016 • Chambers UK: A Client's Guide to the U.K. Legal Profession, “Best of the UK,” Projects & Energy: • “TTIP and the Future of the EU’s BITs: Europe’s Disputes, 2009 Investment Dilemma over Protectionism, Centralized Regulation and Liberalizing Trade,” February 24, 2016 • Chambers UK: A Client's Guide to the U.K. Legal Profession, “Leaders in their Field,” Energy and Projects: • “Navigating the Changing Geopolitical Landscape,” 3rd Arbitration, 2008 Annual ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration, January 14, 2016 • Global Arbitration Review GAR 30, 2007 • “Complexity and Commercial Disputes In Production • The Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward/White, Inc.), Sharing Contracts,” The Leading Practitioners' Guide to International Arbitration, 2006—2016; Commercial International Oil & Gas Arbitration (James M. Gaitis ed., Litigation, 2013—2016 JURIS), August 2015 • Legal Media Group’s (Euromoney’s) Expert Guide to • “Selecting an Energy Arbitrator,” Dispute Resolution in Commercial Arbitration, 2004 the International Oil & Gas Business: An ICDR/AIPN • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers Conference, October 2014 (panelist) (Thomson Reuters), 2006, 2009–2014 • “Trends in Energy Disputes,” Beijing Seminar Series: • “Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in Iraq: The International Dispute Resolution Challenges and Global Legal Framework,” Dubai, UAE, In-House Legal Transactional Trends, May 2014 (panelist) Conference, February 2011 • “Developments and Trends Spotting in the International • “Boundary Disputes and Upstream Operations,” CAIL Energy Sector,” November 14, 2014 (speaker) 60th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference, Houston, February 2011 • “Selecting an Energy Arbitrator,” Dispute Resolution in the International Oil & Gas Business: An ICDR/AIPN • “Boundary Disputes and Upstream Operations: Key Conference, October 16–17, 2014 (speaker) Issues and Strategies for Addressing Boundary Dispute Risks,” CAIL 62nd Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference, • “Modern Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: ‘Show Me The Houston, November 17, 2010 Money’,” 26th Annual ITA Workshop, June 18–20, 2014 (speaker) • “Good Faith: Unethical Behaviour and Investor Protection,” ICC UK Arbitration and Public Policy • “Investor State Disputes Involving Energy Policies and Conference, London, April 2010 Regulations,” Emerging Trends in International Arbitration in Latin America Conference, June 5, 2014 • “Developing Legal Framework for Oil and Gas (speaker) Contracting in Iraq,” presentation, London, December 2009 • “Supreme Court Rebukes Oklahoma Supreme Court for Failing to Enforce Arbitration Agreement,” V&E’s • “Cautionary Tales for International Energy Projects: What Arbitration Update E-communication, December 10, 2012 Goes Wrong, and Why,” presentation at Succeeding in International Upstream JVs, London, November 2009 • “A Maritime Doughnut Hole in the Caribbean Sea: The International Court of Justice Establishes Maritime Boundary between Nicaragua and Colombia,” V&E’s International Dispute Resolution E-communication, November 27, 2012 • “Arctic Region: Boundaries, Resources and the Promise of Co-operation,” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, Special Issue, Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2012 (editor) • “Gaps in the Ice: Maritime Boundaries and Hydrocarbon Field Development in the Arctic,” Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence, Special Issue, “Arctic Region: Boundaries, Resources and the Promise of Co-operation,” Volume 10, Issue 2, February 2012 (co-author) • “Planning for Investment Protection Amidst Uncertainty of New Presidency,” V&E’s International Dispute Resolution E-communication, June 22, 2011 • “Corruption Issues in Brazil,” Avoiding Bribery in the BRICs: Best Practice Versus Realism, London, May 10, 2011 • “Efficiently and Effectively Managing International Arbitration,” AIPN Spring Conference, San Antonio, April 14, 2011 • “Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in Iraq: The Legal Framework,” Energy Industry Series, Houston, April 6, 2011

Bryan E. Loocke Vinson & Elkins LLP

Bryan Loocke is a partner with Vinson & Elkins’ Energy Transactions & Projects practice. Bryan focuses on complex oil and gas transactions on behalf of public and private clients in the domestic U.S., with a particular emphasis on acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures in unconventional oil resource plays and the Gulf of Mexico. Representative transactions include the negotiation of drilling participation agreements, farmouts, operating agreements, gathering and transportation agreements, rig agreements, production payments, preferred equity investments and traditional and mezzanine financings. Prior to joining Vinson and Elkins, Loocke practiced at Bracewell & Giuliani. Bryan received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law and holds a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from St. Edward's University.

NOIANA MARIGO Partner

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP New York

Noiana Marigo is a partner in the International Arbitration group and co-heads the Latin America practice at Freshfields. Ms. Marigo has been ranked as one of the top 100 female lawyers specializing in Latin America, among International firms. She has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 45 commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under the auspices of ICSID, ICC, PCA, ICDR, and UNCITRAL, both in English and Spanish, and across a variety of sectors including oil, mining, electricity, gas, water, sovereign debt, food imports, telecommunications, airlines, steel plants and airport services. Ms. Marigo currently represents several investors in claims against Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and the Republic of Guatemala. Ms. Marigo is a Member of the Latin American and Caribbean Users’ Council (LCIA); a Member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Drafting Committee on Protocols for Fair and Efficient Arbitration; and a member of the International Bar Association Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Subcommittee and International Bar Association Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee's Steering Group. Prior to joining Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the Paris office in 2002, Ms. Marigo was an attorney at the law firm of Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ms. Marigo received her law degree with Honors from Buenos Aires University, and her Masters with Honors from the Université Paris I Panthéon, and her Masters in International Legal Studies from New York University School of Law in New York. Ms. Marigo is admitted to practice in New York and in Argentina. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and German.

James B. Martin Beatty & Wozniak, P.C.

Jim Martin joined Beatty & Wozniak, P.C., in June of 2013. Beatty & Wozniak is a full-service energy law firm headquartered in Denver and with offices in New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah, and North Dakota. Jim brings to the team years of experience in environmental and natural resources law, the legislative and administrative process and the political arena, as well as in academia Jim most recently was the Regional Administrator for EPA’s Region VIII. This position entrusted Jim with the ultimate responsibility for all federal environmental laws in six western states and in 26 Indian reservations Previously, Jim was the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources under Governor Ritter, a Cabinet level position in which he supervised over 2,000 state employees, and has also been the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in which he managed an annual budget of over $470 million. In both capacities, he served on the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Previously, he served on the Air Quality Control Commission, as well as other boards and commissions. Earlier in his career, Jim worked for Congressman and then Senator Tim Wirth for seven years, both in the nation’s capitol and in the state, and was involved in a number of high-profile resource and energy issues. He has also worked with eNGOs and started his legal career advising four Columbia River treaty tribes on their treaty fishing and water claims. In his spare time, Jim enjoys hiking, camping, rafting, and pretty much anything that gets him outside in the Rocky Mountain West.

Chris McLindon New Orleans Geological Society Chris McLindon received a B.S. in Geology degree from L.S.U. in 1979. He has been employed as an exploration geologist in the oil and gas industry in New Orleans since graduation. Throughout the course of his career Mr. McLindon maintained a very strong interest in the processes of the Mississippi River and its current and historical delta. He has actively researched the subject throughout his career with periods of scientific investigation and evaluation. Mr. McLindon is currently chairman of the Special Projects Committee of the New Orleans Geological Society overseeing Society’s research initiative to promote university research utilizing oil and gas industry knowledge base. In addition to the New Orleans Geological Society Mr. McLindon is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America Kenneth B. Medlock III

Title: James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics | Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies

Email: [email protected]

Office Phone: (713) 348­3757

Current Project

Project updates coming soon.

Biography

Kenneth B. Medlock III, Ph.D., is the James A. Baker, III, and Susan G. Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute and the senior director of the Center for Energy Studies. He is also the director of the Masters of Energy Economics program, holds adjunct professor appointments in the Department of Economics and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and is the chair of the faculty advisory board at the Energy and Environment Initiative at Rice University. He teaches advanced courses in energy economics and supervises Ph.D. students in the energy economics field. Medlock is a principal in the development of the Rice World Natural Gas Trade Model, which is aimed at assessing the future of international natural gas trade. He has published numerous scholarly articles in his primary areas of interest: natural gas markets, energy commodity price relationships, gasoline markets, transportation, national oil company behavior, economic development and energy demand, and energy use and the environment. He has testified multiple times on Capitol Hill on U.S. oil and natural gas exports, has spoken at OPEC, and is frequently asked to speak about global and domestic energy issues.

Medlock is the past vice president for conferences for the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE), and previously served as vice president for academic affairs. In 2001, he won (joint with Ron Soligo) the International Association for Energy Economics Award for Best Paper of the Year in the Energy Journal. In 2011, he was given the USAEE’s Senior Fellow Award, and in 2013 he accepted on behalf of the Center for Energy Studies the USAEE’s Adelman­Frankel Award. In 2012, Medlock received the prestigious Haydn Williams Fellowship at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. He is also an active member of the American Economic Association and is an academic member of the National Petroleum Council. Medlock has served as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission in their respective energy modeling efforts.

Medlock received his Ph.D. in economics from Rice University in May 2000.

My Research And Publications

01/05/2017 ­ Assessing Shale Producers’ Ability to Scale­up Activity (/research/assessing­shale­ producers­ability­scale­activity/) 01/28/2014 ­ The American Energy Renaissance: Who is to Credit and What is the Future Direction? (/research/us­energy­renaissance/) 01/08/2014 ­ Environmental, Economic, and Energy Assessment of the Ultimate Analysis and Moisture Content of Municipal Solid Waste in a Parallel Co­combustion Process (/research/environmental­ economic­and­energy­assessment­ultimate­analysis­and­moisture­content­municipal­solid­/) 11/17/2013 ­ Global Natural Gas Markets: Recent Trends and Emerging Fundamentals (/research/global­ natural­gas­markets­recent­trends­and­emerging­fundamentals/) 11/01/2013 ­ Shale Gas in China: Prospects, Concerns, and Potential International Collaboration (/research/shale­gas­china­prospects­concerns­and­potential­international­collaboration/) 10/22/2013 ­ Barnett study develops decline analysis, geologic parameters for reserves, production forecast ­ Part 1 of 2 (/research/study­develops­decline­analysis­geologic­parameters­reserves­ production­forecast­part­1/) 10/22/2013 ­ Oil and Market Outlook: Recent Trends & Emerging Fundamentals (/research/oil­and­ market­outlook­recent­trends­emerging­fundamentals/) 03/08/2013 ­ U.S. Natural Gas Policy: Recommendations for the President (/research/us­natural­gas­ policy­recommendations­for­the­president/) 02/12/2013 ­ Testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (/research/testimony­before­us­senate­committee­on­energy­and­natural­resources/) 02/12/2013 ­ Opportunities for NatGas in the US: Testimony by Kenneth B. Medlock III (/research/opportunities­natgas­us­testimony­kenneth­b­medlock­iii/) 08/12/2012 ­ U.S. LNG Exports: Truth and Consequence (/research/us­lng­exports­truth­and­ consequence/) 05/15/2012 ­ Comparison of Vehicle Fuel and CO2 Footprints by Technology (/research/comparison­ vehicle­fuel­and­co2­footprints­technology/) 11/30/2011 ­ Quantitative Analysis of Scenarios for Chinese Domestic Unconventional Natural Gas Resources and Their Role in Global LNG Markets (/research/quantitative­analysis­of­scenarios­for­ chinese­domestic­unconventional­natural­gas­resources­and­the/) 11/30/2011 ­ Vehicle Stocks in China: Consequences for Oil Demand (/research/vehicle­stocks­in­china­ consequences­for­oil­demand/) 11/08/2011 ­ Testimony to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by Energy Fellow Kenneth B. Medlock III (/research/testimony­to­the­senate­committee­on­energy­and­natural­resources­ by­energy­fellow­kenneth­b­medlock/) 10/19/2011 ­ The Status of World Oil Reserves: Conventional and Unconventional Resources in the Future Supply Mix (/research/the­status­of­world­oil­reserves­conventional­and­unconventional­ resources­in­the­future­supply­mix/) 10/07/2011 ­ Baker Institute Policy Report 49: Shale Gas and U.S. National Security (/research/baker­ institute­policy­report­49­shale­gas­and­us­national­security/) 07/19/2011 ­ Shale Gas and U.S. National Security (/research/shale­gas­and­us­national­security/) 04/28/2011 ­ Scenarios for Oil Supply, Demand and Net Exports for Mexico (/research/scenarios­for­oil­ supply­demand­and­net­exports­for­mexico/) 04/28/2011 ­ The Revenue Efficiency of Pemex: A Comparative Approach (/research/the­revenue­ efficiency­of­pemex­a­comparative­approach/) 04/01/2011 ­ Impact of Shale Gas Development on Global Gas Markets (/research/impact­of­shale­gas­ development­on­global­gas­markets/) 09/24/2010 ­ Innovation, Renewable Energy, and Macroeconomic Growth (/research/innovation­ renewable­energy­and­macroeconomic­growth/) 09/24/2010 ­ Energy Market Consequences of Emerging Renewable Energy and Carbon Dioxide Abatement Policies in the United States (/research/energy­market­consequences­of­emerging­renewable­ energy­and­carbon­dioxide­abatement­policies­in­the/) 01/05/2010 ­ Fundamentals of a Sustainable U.S. Biofuels Policy (/research/fundamentals­of­a­ sustainable­us­biofuels­policy/) 10/06/2009 ­ Shale Gas: A Game­Changer with Global Implications (/research/shale­gas­a­game­ changer­with­global­implications/) 08/26/2009 ­ Who Is In the Oil Futures Market and How Has It Changed? (/research/who­is­in­the­oil­ futures­market­and­how­has­it­changed/) 05/06/2009 ­ Scenarios for Russian Natural Gas Exports: The Role of Domestic Investment, the Caspian and LNG (/research/scenarios­for­russian­natural­gas­exports­the­role­of­domestic­investment­the­ caspian­and­lng/) 05/02/2009 ­ Is U.S. Vulnerable to a Cyber Attack? (/research/is­us­vulnerable­to­a­cyber­attack/) 01/08/2009 ­ U.S. Gasoline Policy: Recommendations for the Next Administration (/research/us­gasoline­ policy­recommendations­for­the­next­administration/) 11/07/2008 ­ You, Your Car and Energy Policy: Sustaining Conservation on the Road (/research/you­your­ car­and­energy­policy­sustaining­conservation­on­the­road/) 09/17/2008 ­ Speculation: A Cause or Symptom? An Important Question for Designing a Policy Remedy (/research/speculation­a­cause­or­symptom­an­important­question­for­designing­a­policy­remedy/) 08/22/2008 ­ The Price of Gasoline: How High for How Long? (Revisited) (/research/the­price­of­gasoline­ how­high­for­how­long­revisited/) 07/13/2008 ­ Open outer continental shelf (/research/open­outer­continental­shelf/) 07/10/2008 ­ The OCS Leasing Moratorium: Which Way Forward? (/research/the­ocs­leasing­ moratorium­which­way­forward/) 05/21/2008 ­ Energy Security in a Context of Hyper­Social Mobilization: Insights from Bolivia (/research/energy­security­in­a­context­of­hyper­social­mobilization­insights­from­bolivia/) 05/21/2008 ­ U.S. Energy Policy and Transportation (/research/us­energy­policy­and­transportation/) 05/21/2008 ­ Climate Policy and Energy Security: Two Sides of the Same Coin? (/research/climate­policy­ and­energy­security­two­sides­of­the­same­coin/) 05/21/2008 ­ Iran, Energy and Geopolitics (/research/iran­energy­and­geopolitics/) 05/21/2008 ­ The Future of Russian Natural Gas Exports (/research/the­future­of­russian­natural­gas­ exports/) 02/01/2008 ­ U.S. Energy Policy FAQ: The U.S. Energy Mix, National Security and the Myths of Energy Independence (/research/us­energy­policy­faq­the­us­energy­mix­national­security­and­the­myths­of­ energy­independence/) 11/16/2007 ­ A Brief Narrative on the International Influences on the Link between U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices (/research/a­brief­narrative­on­the­international­influences­on­the­link­between­us­ crude­oil­and­natural­gas­p/) 11/16/2007 ­ Electricity Sector Demand for Natural Gas in the United States (/research/electricity­sector­ demand­for­natural­gas­in­the­united­states/) 11/16/2007 ­ The Relationship between Crude Oil and Natural Gas Prices (/research/the­relationship­ between­crude­oil­and­natural­gas­prices/) 11/01/2007 ­ Join the Energy Debate (/research/join­the­energy­debate/) 08/10/2007 ­ Gas FAQ Video Briefing Transcript: U.S. Gasoline Markets and U.S. Oil Import Dependence (/research/gas­faq­video­briefing­transcript­us­gasoline­markets­and­us­oil­import­dependence/) 07/26/2007 ­ Gas FAQ: U.S. Gasoline Markets and U.S. Oil Import Dependence (/research/gas­faq­us­ gasoline­markets­and­us­oil­import­dependence/) 07/19/2007 ­ The Price of Gasoline: How High for How Long? (/research/the­price­of­gasoline­how­high­ for­how­long/) 03/01/2007 ­ A Model of the Operation and Development of a National Oil Company (/research/a­model­ of­the­operation­and­development­of­a­national­oil­company/) 07/21/2005 ­ World Gas Trade Model: Some Implications for South Korea (/research/world­gas­trade­ model­some­implications­for­south­korea/) 07/18/2005 ­ Energy and Natural Gas in Northeast Asia: Options for the Future (/research/energy­and­ natural­gas­in­northeast­asia­options­for­the­future/) 07/17/2005 ­ Energy Security: Implications for U.S.­China­Middle East Relations (/research/energy­ security­implications­for­us­china­middle­east­relations/) 03/01/2005 ­ Political and Economic Influences on the Future World Market for Natural Gas (/research/political­and­economic­influences­on­the­future­world­market­for­natural­gas/) 03/01/2005 ­ The Baker Institute World Gas Trade Model (BIWGTM) (/research/the­baker­institute­world­ gas­trade­model­biwgtm/) 10/25/2004 ­ Russian Natural Gas Supply: Some Implications for Japan (/research/russian­natural­gas­ supply­some­implications­for­japan/) 10/01/2004 ­ Baker Institute Policy Report 26: The Role of Nuclear Power in Enhancing Japan's Energy Security (/research/baker­institute­policy­report­26­the­role­of­nuclear­power­in­enhancing­japans­ energy­security/) 09/30/2004 ­ Presentation: Russian Natural Gas Supply: Some Implications for Japan (/research/presentation­russian­natural­gas­supply­some­implications­for­japan/) 09/01/2004 ­ The Role of Nuclear Power in Enhancing Japan's Energy Security (/research/the­role­of­ nuclear­power­in­enhancing­japans­energy­security/) 05/01/2000 ­ Japanese Energy Demand To 2015 (/research/japanese­energy­demand­to­2015/) 04/01/1999 ­ First Things First: Development and Global Warming (/research/first­things­first­ development­and­global­warming/) 04/01/1999 ­ The Composition and Growth in Energy Demand in China (/research/the­composition­and­ growth­in­energy­demand­in­china/) 02/27/2014 ­ Are Global Natural Gas Markets in a Period of Transition? (/research/are­global­natural­gas­ markets­period­transition/) 03/10/2014 ­ A 'Credible Threat' Approach to Long Run Deterrence of Russian­European Hegemony (/research/us­lng­exports­weapon­against­russia/) 04/02/2014 ­ Medlock Testifies Before Congress (/research/testimony­committee­foreign­affairs/) 10/22/2013 ­ Barnett study determines full­field reserves, production forecast ­ Part 2 of 2 (/research/barnett­study­determines­full­field­reserves­production­forecast­part­2­2/) 05/22/2014 ­ Impact of Russia­China Gas Deal (/research/impact­russia­china­gas­deal/) 05/26/2016 ­ The Impact of the Shale Revolution (/research/impact­shale­revolution/) 01/11/2017 ­ U.S. Energy Policy: Guidance for the Next Administration (/research/us­energy­policy­ guidance­next­administration/) 01/17/2017 ­ Executive Summary: Employment Impacts of Upstream Oil and Gas Investment in the United States (/research/employment­impacts­upstream­oil­and­gas­investment­united­states­summary/) 02/18/2014 ­ Natural Gas Price in Asia: What to Expect and What It Means (/research/natural­gas­price­ asia­what­expect­and­what­it­means/) 06/02/2014 ­ The Land of Opportunity? Policy, Constraints, and Energy Security in North America (/research/land­opportunity­policy­constraints­and­energy­security­north­america/) 08/05/2013 ­ Speculation, Fundamentals, and the Price of Crude Oil (/research/speculation­fundamentals­ and­price­crude­oil/) 02/16/2015 ­ Natural Gas Policy & Market Impact (/research/market­impacts­new­natural­gas­directed­ policies­united­states/) 01/29/2015 ­ The Shale Revolution: What Do We Know and Where Are We Going? A Conference Report (/research/shale­revolution­what­do­we­know­and­where­are­we­going­conference­report/) 03/24/2015 ­ To Lift or Not to Lift? The U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban: Implications for Price and Energy Security (/research/lift­or­not­lift­us­crude­oil­export­ban­implications­price­and­energy­security/) 06/17/2015 ­ Medlock Testifies Before Congress (/research/medlock­testifies­congress/) 08/19/2015 ­ Pennsylvania And Truth In The Incidence Of State Severance Tax (/research/pennsylvania­ and­truth­incidence­state­severance­tax/) 02/12/2016 ­ Economic Impact of U.S. LNG Exports (/research/macroeconomic­impact­increasing­us­lng­ exports/) 02/04/2016 ­ Policies and Opportunities to Confront Climate Change (/research/policies­and­ opportunities­confront­climate­change/) 03/07/2016 ­ How Trade Leads to Energy Security (/research/could­trade­help­achieve­energy­security/) 03/25/2016 ­ Clinton, Sanders on Fracking (/research/hillary­bernie­hydraulic­fracturing­and­future­us­oil­ and­gas­production/) 03/31/2016 ­ On Clean Energy & Nuclear Power (/research/environmental­policy­nuclear­power­carbon­ tax­and­portfolio­approach­reduce­co2­emissions/) 09/29/2015 ­ Climate Lecture Series Summary (/research/climate­lecture­series­summary/) 08/22/2014 ­ Employment Impacts of Upstream Oil and Gas Investment in the United States (/research/employment­impacts­upstream­oil­and­gas­investment­united­states/) 02/04/2016 ­ Confronting Climate Change (/research/confronting­climate­change­policies­and­ opportunities/) 07/27/2016 ­ From the ‘What?’ to the ‘How?’ in the Water­Energy Nexus (/research/what­how­water­ energy­nexus/)

William Noble BP America Inc.

Bill Noble is a litigator and litigation manager. Currently, he is Assistant General Counsel, Litigation & Disputes for BP. In that role, he directly manages high-risk lawsuits, primarily in US, and manages a group of 40+ lawyers and other professionals in Houston, Chicago and London who are responsible for the balance of BP’s litigation, arbitration and other disputes. Prior to joining Amoco and then BP 26 years ago, Bill worked as a litigator for large national law firms in San Francisco and Chicago and as a litigation manager for a national bank in Chicago. Bill graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1980.

Constantine Partasides QC

Prior to founding Three Crowns LLP, Constantine led the international arbitration practice of a leading international law firm in London. He has appeared as counsel on some of the largest commercial arbitrations of the last decade, many of which relate to the energy sector. Most recently, Constantine has been lead counsel for commercial clients in claims arising under production sharing contracts against sovereigns and state entities in Algeria, Nigeria, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Kazakhstan. He has

recently led teams that obtained a monetary award for clients against the Kurdistan T +44 20 3530 7960 Regional Government for $1.98bn, and a final award for a consortium of clients against E constantine.partasides the Nigerian National Petroleum Company in excess of $2bn. Constantine has also @threecrownsllp.com advised and represented a variety of investors and states in relation to disputes under relevant bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, and was counsel of record in high profile ICSID successes for the Republic of Kenya in World Duty Free v. Republic of 'Constantine Partasides Kenya, and for the Republic of Lithuania in Parkerings v. Republic of Lithuania. is one of the most highly regarded practitioners in Constantine has been named as one of the “top 20” individuals in the world of arbitration the world and is in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 “Who’s Who” of Commercial Arbitration. He described as "world is a co-author of the fourth, fifth and sixth editions of the leading textbook on class" in the eyes of our international arbitration Redfern and Hunter on International Arbitration. He is a sources’ solicitor-advocate (Higher Courts Civil), and was recently appointed Queen’s Counsel. The International Who’s Who of Commercial Constantine was educated at King’s College, London and Cambridge University. Arbitration 2012

R. Hewitt Pate Vice President and General Counsel

R. Hewitt Pate, 54, is vice president and general counsel for Chevron Corporation, a position he has held since 2009. As Chevron’s chief legal officer, Pate directs the company’s worldwide legal affairs and serves on the company’s Executive Committee. Pate, a long-time partner at Hunton & Williams in Washington, D.C., headed the firm’s Global Competition practice prior to joining Chevron. From 2003 to 2005, Pate served as the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. He was a deputy assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division, responsible for energy, transportation and other regulatory matters, from 2001 to 2003. In 1999, Pate served as Ewald Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. Earlier in his career, Pate was a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, for retired Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. and for Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III. He is a member of the Washington, D.C., and Virginia bars, the American Law Institute, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Pate joined Chevron in 2009 in the position he currently holds. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and English from the University of North Carolina in 1984 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia in 1987. 06/16

Policy, Government and Public Affairs Chevron Corporation 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road San Ramon, CA 94583 www.chevron.com

BIOGRAPHY

Experience Highlights

• RAAM Global Energy and its subsidiaries, an offshore and onshore E&P company, in their chapter 11 restructuring of over $300 million in debt; credit bid sale approved and plan confirmed in the first 3 months of the chapter 11 case filed in Houston, Texas • Energy XXI Ltd, a public-traded offshore energy E&P company, in connection with its pre-negotiated chapter 11 restructuring case • Goodrich Petroleum, a publicly-traded exploration and production company, in connection with out-of-court restructuring efforts, and its chapter 11 cases • Co-counsel to the Houston Astros as owner and substantial creditor in connection with the involuntary HARRY A. PERRIN chapter 11 case commenced against the Houston PARTNER, RESTRUCTURING & Regional Sports Network REORGANIZATION • Co-counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of the holders of 1001 Fannin Street $1.5 billion in second lien notes in ATP Oil & Gas Suite 2500 Corporation’s chapter 11 case Houston, TX 77002 • Counsel to CDX Gas, LLC, an energy exploration and +1.713.758.2548 production company, as debtor in possession in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States +1.713.615.5016 Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; successful confirmed plan of reorganization for the CDX [email protected] debtors remaining in chapter 11 • Counsel to Spectrum Brands, Inc., a retail consumer Harry is a partner based out of the Houston office, goods company, as debtor in possession in its chapter 11 who focuses his practice on national restructuring bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas; plan confirmed and reorganization matters. He has extensive experience representing various parties in out-of- • Counsel to a secured lender group in the chapter 11 court restructurings and complex chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Heritage Consolidated LLC, et al., an energy exploration and production company, filed in the cases, both as an attorney and as an investment United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District banker/financial advisor. Harry has represented of Texas; plan confirmed clients in a range of industries, including Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. manufacturing; transportation; upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the energy industry; oil field services; power; petrochemicals; Harry’s Practices real estate; retail; sub-prime finance; professional • Bankruptcy Litigation sports; and mass media. • Complex Loan Workouts & Lender Representation

Prior to joining Vinson & Elkins in 2007, Harry was co-head of • Debtor & Court-Appointed Trustee Representation the restructuring arm of a Houston-based investment bank • Distressed Asset Acquisitions & Investments and financial advisory firm. He was also previously a partner in the Houston office of a national law firm, and a co-founding partner of a Houston-based business bankruptcy firm. Education

• University of Houston Bates College of Law, J.D. magna cum laude, 1980 (University of Houston Law Review) • University of Texas, B.B.A., Accounting with honors, 1975 (Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Honor Fraternity; Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Fraternity) • Admitted to practice: Texas; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeal for 5th, 9th, and 11th Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Western, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas

Recognition

• Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law (Texas), 2009–2016 • Legal 500 U.S., Corporate Restructuring, 2013 and 2014; Corporate Restructuring: Including Bankruptcy, 2015 • The Best Lawyers in America© (Woodward/White, Inc.), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2010–2017 • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2012–2013, 2015 and 2016

Activities

• Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy • Member: Houston Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Texas Longhorn Foundation 200 Horns Club & Littlefield Society; Dean’s Society, University of Houston Law Center; Houston Bar Foundation (Sustaining Member) • Director & Lifetime Vice President: Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Renee Phillips Partner New York T +1 212 506 5153 E [email protected] ...... Renee Phillips, partner in the New York office and Co-Head of Orrick’s Whistleblower Task Force, focuses her practice on Practice Areas employment litigation and counseling, with ● Whistleblower & Corporate particular emphasis on Sarbanes- Investigations Oxley/Dodd-Frank whistleblower issues and ● Employment Law & Litigation internal investigations. ● Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation Renee has successfully defended employers in federal and state court litigations as well as administrative proceedings and Honors arbitrations involving claims of discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblowing, trade secret misappropriation and ● Law360 Rising Star other employment-related claims. She regularly counsels ● New York Law Journal employers on a variety of employment-related issues and assists clients in creating and implementing human resources policies, Rising Star 2016 whistleblower policies, negotiating and drafting executive contracts, ● Employment Litigation restrictive covenants and other employment agreements, and Rising Star – New York, NY conducting internal investigations. Super Lawyers 2015 Renee is the co-author of the PLI treatise, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes-Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era ● American Society of Legal . She regularly writes and speaks on whistleblower and other Advocates Top 40 Under 40 employment topics. Labor/Employment Lawyer in New York State Representative Engagements ● The Recorder California Representative clients and matters: Labor & Employment Department of the Year • Broadcom. Obtained complete dismissal of a Dodd-Frank (2013-2015) whistleblower claim brought by a former in-house counsel. • Bank of America. Represented the bank in a high-profile ● The Recorder California Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower suit at the Department of Labor Litigation Department of the brought by the former head of its Fraud Investigations Unit. Year (2013-2014) • Credit Suisse. Obtained complete dismissal of a Sarbanes- Oxley whistleblower case at the Department of Labor, which was ● Legal Aid Society Pro Bono affirmed on appeal. Award (2005) • Wyeth. Successfully represented this client in several Sarbanes- Oxley whistleblower matters.

Orrick Biography: Renee Phillips 1 • Confidential Investigations. Conducted several internal Education investigations of alleged misconduct by CEOs, Board members, ● J.D., Industrial and Labor and other C-suite executives at major financial services Relations, Harvard Law institutions. School, 2002 • Carrols Corporation. Represented Carrols Corporation, the largest holder of Burger King franchises, in the largest pattern or ● B.S., Industrial and Labor practice systemic class action for sexual harassment ever Relations, Cornell University, brought by the EEOC, EEOC v. Carrols. 1998 • Sephora. Won a Second Circuit appeal in a national origin and religious discrimination case. • Clerkships/Externships Genentech. Won a Third Circuit appeal in a gender discrimination case. ● Hon. Robert L. Carter, United • Holland & Knight LLP. Obtained a seminal decision in Weir v. States District Court, Holland & Knight LLP, which held that law firm partners are not Southern District of New York covered by statutory discrimination protections. Publications ● Contributor, Orrick’s Employment Law & Litigation Blog ● Contributor, Orrick's Equal Pay Pulse Blog ● Co-author, Corporate Whistleblowing in the Sarbanes- Oxley/Dodd-Frank Era, PLI, 2012. ● Co-Author, "Avoiding the Risk of Cybersecurity Whistleblowers," Law360, April 27, 2016. ● “Foreign Whistleblower Awarded $30-$35 Million Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Bounty,” ABA International Labor & Employment Law Committee Newsletter, November 2014. ● “Corporate Whistleblowing - Key Issues in Responding to Possible Violations,” The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation, November 24, 2014. ● “U.S. Whistleblower Law Does Not Apply Extraterritorially According to Federal Court,” ABA International Labor & Employment Law Committee Newsletter, August 2014. ● “U.S. Whistleblower Laws’ Scope Narrowed to Complaints Arising in U.S. and Subjects under U.S. Law,” ABA International Labor & Employment Law Committee Newsletter, March 2014. ● "Corporate Whistleblowing in the U.S.," Japan Commercial Arbitration Journal, June 6, 2012. ● "What We Can Learn From the SEC's Office of the Whistleblower's Initial Report," International Financial Law Review, March 1, 2012.

Orrick Biography: Renee Phillips 2 ● "Corporate Whistleblowing in the U.S.," Employment & Industrial Relations Law, Vol. 22, No. 1, March 2012.

Speeches and Programs ● Webcast: Renee Phillips on SEC enforcement and its impact on internal investigations from Rossdale CLE (12/3/15) ● Webcast: Renee Phillips on Managing Internal Investigations & Corporate Compliance from Rossdale CLE (1/7/15) ● Podcast: Renee Phillips on SEC's 1st Whistleblower Anti- Retaliation Case (7/1/14)

Admissions ● New York

Court Admissions ● United States District Courts | Eastern District of New York ● United States District Courts | Northern District of New York ● United States District Courts | Southern District of New York ● United States Courts of Appeals | Second Circuit ● United States Courts of Appeals | Third Circuit ● United States Courts of Appeals | Fifth Circuit

Orrick Biography: Renee Phillips 3 Earl Pomeroy Alston & Bird LLP

Earl Pomeroy is an attorney at the Alston & Bird law firm in Washington D.C.

From 1993-2010, he served as North Dakota’s only member of the U.S. House of Representatives, having been elected following eight years as the state’s Insurance Commissioner and a term as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

During his years in Congress, North Dakota experienced the greatest economic change in the state’s history. The technological innovations in oil production, specifically, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, unlocked the recoverable oil reserves in the state. The state’s economy doubled in eleven years, as production reached 1.2 million barrels per day.

In Congress, Earl became a serious student of the industry. As a Member of the Ways and Means Committee, he helped preserve longstanding provisions of the federal tax code which support oil production, while fighting for reasonable regulatory provisions with significant deference to the states as primary regulators.

Earl has continued to work on oil and gas industry issues in his policy practice at Alston & Bird. He was part of the advocacy team which successfully convinced Congress to repeal the ban on U.S. crude oil exports, overturning a federal prohibition enacted more than 40 years earlier. Earl is a policy advisor to Conoco Phillips on oil and gas policy matters and represents other clients on issues ranging from tax policy to health reform.

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January 2017

Lucian Pugliaresi

Mr. Pugliaresi is President of the Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC), a public policy energy think tank founded in 1944. He has led the organization’s research effort on the scope and benefits of the North American petroleum renaissance. EPRINC’s programs are focused on the intersection of petroleum economics and public policy. EPRINC publications on developments in U.S. and international petroleum markets are made available at the foundation’s website, www.eprinc.org.

Mr.Pugliaresi has served in a wide range of government posts, including the National Security Council at the White House (Reagan Administration), Departments of State, Energy, and Interior, as well as the EPA. He has written extensively on energy and frequently testifies before various committees of the U.S. Congress. His career in the federal government included central policy roles in the development of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, decontrol of domestic crude oil and gasoline prices, nuclear nonproliferation, offshore oil and gas leasing on federal lands, U.S. trade policy, environmental regulations, energy security, and U.S./Soviet relations.

Mr. Pugliaresi has published extensively on petroleum topics and is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal. Among some of his recent publications are "Future Oil Supplies Can Lower Prices Today,” Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2011; "Lessons of the Shale Gas Revolution,” Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2011; "The Keystone Debacle,” Wall Street Journal, November 16, 2011; "North America’s Strategic Loss: Keystone XL Pipeline and the High Cost of the American Regulatory Regime," Geopolitics of Energy, Canadian Energy Research Institute, Dec – Nov 2011. “Keystone Can Help the Gulf—and the Northeast,” Wall Street Journal, January 31, 2012. “Ethanol’s hidden gasoline tax,” Washington Times, May 7, 2012. “Time to Rethink Renewable Fuel Rules,” CNBC online, April 18, 2013. “Repeal or reform the RFS,” The Hill, August 2, 2013. “ Obama’s Keystone pipe blockage, U.S. energy dependency is counter-progressive,” The Washington Times, August 13, 2013. “Don’t let protectionism strangle America’s energy renaissance,” The Hill, December 23, 2013. “American Perspective, Oil and Gas Development, Arctic in World Affairs, A North Pacific Dialogue, Korean Maritime Institute, 2013. “Will Latin America join petroleum’s new world order?” Forum, Oxford Energy Institute, November 2014, Issue 98. “Congress’ Bizarre idea to pay for health care (with L. Goldstein). Politico, July 2015. “The SPR Can Limit the Economic Harm from a Supply Disruption,” Wall Street Journal, November 15, 2015. “Pruitt will reform EPA's heavy-handed regulations,” The Hill, January 10, 2017.

Earlier publications include “EIS's versus the Real World,” The Public Interest, 1977. (with Gene Bardach). “Policy Analysis at the Department of State: The Policy Planning Staff,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Summer 1989 (with Diane Berliner).

Education: AB (with Great Distinction), 1970. Economics, University of California, Berkeley.

Alberto Ravell is a Senior Legal Counsel for arbitrations at ConocoPhillips and has more than 15 years of experience handling international disputes concerning both commercial and investment matters.

Before joining ConocoPhillips in 2012, Alberto was a Senior Associate at King & Spalding’s Houston office and a member of the firm’s international arbitration practice group. He also worked for more than eight years in the Caracas office of Macleod Dixon (now Norton Rose Fulbright).

Alberto F. Ravell Alberto was recently appointed co-chair of Y-ADR (CPR’s Senior Counsel, young attorneys group) and the Y-ADR Steering Arbitration Committee. He is also a member of the CPR Advisory

Council, the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s Users Council, and the YSIAC Committee.

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CHRISTOPHER L. RICHARDSON

Partner ▪ [email protected] ▪ 303.892.7420

EXPERTISE Corporate, Creditors’ Rights and Insolvency Matters, Mergers & Acquisitions, Coal and Oil & Gas Transactions, Oil & Gas Industry

EDUCATION University of Denver, M.A., 1983 University of Denver, J.D., 1983 Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976

ADMITTED IN Colorado and District of Columbia

Chris Richardson is a partner in the Finance & significant financing experience and has recently Acquisitions Department, with a focus on mergers and represented venture capital groups, institutional acquisitions and corporate financing and restructuring lenders and equity participants in loan and work. In connection with the restructuring work, Mr. restructuring matters. Richardson has substantial experience in Chapter 11 Mr. Richardson has represented western coal bankruptcy matters. He has worked with secured and producers in various aspects of their operations. He unsecured creditors, debtors, and creditors’ has represented Rio Tinto Energy, Cloud Peak Energy, committees in numerous Chapter 11 proceedings Anglo American Coal Company, Arch Coal, Colowyo (Standard Metals, MiniScribe, Kaiser Steel, The Shane Coal Company, Peabody Energy, Westmoreland Coal, Company, Colorado-Ute Electric Association, Formus Triton Coal Company, Vulcan Capital Management, and Communications, NII Holdings, Schwinn Bicycles, Montana Power in matters ranging from utility Gryphon Gold, American Eagle Energy, American bankruptcies and preparation of long term coal supply Standard Energy, Atna Resources, Boomerang Systems, agreements, to joint venture coal projects, major Linn Energy, III Exploration II, Battalion Resources, purchase and sale transactions, structured financings, among others). He has assisted clients and debtors in and leverage lease transactions. Additionally, Mr. buying and selling companies out of Chapter 11, as well Richardson has represented various oil and gas as reorganizing or liquidating debtor companies. He companies in acquisitions and financing, including has represented purchasers of oil and gas assets in Petro-Canada (USA), EnCana Oil & Gas, Resolute Chapter 11 Section 363 auctions in bankruptcy Energy, J.M. Huber, SM Energy, and Suncor. proceeding in Wyoming, Colorado and Delaware. Mr. Richardson has lectured on acquisition His corporate practice focuses on mergers and agreements, deal structures, debtor-creditor issues, acquisitions and financing work, primarily in the including the impact of bankruptcy on environmental purchase and sale of privately held companies. Many laws, lessor-lessee relationships in bankruptcy, of his transactions have been in connection with bankruptcy current developments, and asset sales in a leveraged buyouts and buildups of platform or bankruptcy. portfolio companies. In addition, he has substantial experience in transactions involving oil and gas and Mr. Richardson has been recognized by Chambers coal companies in both the context of purchase and USA as a “Leader in Their Field” in Corporate/M&A, has sale transactions as well as day-to-day operational been selected for inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers matters. Mr. Richardson and his team of DGS Lawyers by Thomson Reuters. He was also named by Best recently completed the sale of an oil and gas refinery Lawyers as the 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” for for a long-time client of the firm. He also has

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP ▪ 1550 17th Street, Suite 500 ▪ Denver, CO 80202 ▪ 303.892.9400 ▪ fax 303.893.1379 ▪ dgslaw.com CHRISTOPHER L. RICHARDSON

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Denver. SPEAKING TOPICS Mr. Richardson is a frequent speaker on topics involving business transactions, creditors’ rights and issues in the energy industry. He has recently spoken on the following topics: . Acquisition agreements . Acquisition of oil and gas assets from a distressed seller outside of bankruptcy . Deal structures . Debtor-creditor issues . Lessor-lessee relationships in bankruptcy . Sale of assets in a bankruptcy . Mergers and acquisitions . Board duties for financially distressed companies

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP ▪ 1550 17th Street, Suite 500 ▪ Denver, CO 80202 ▪ 303.892.9400 ▪ fax 303.893.1379 ▪ dgslaw.com

Alex Ritchie University of New Mexico School of Law

Alex Ritchie is an Associate Professor of Law and the Leon Karelitz Chair in Oil and Gas Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law where he teaches oil and gas law, advanced oil and gas law, property law, natural resources law, energy law, and business associations. Before joining the UNM law faculty, Alex was the Senior Corporate Counsel for Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc., based in Denver, Colorado. Alex joined Suncor in 2009 after almost 10 years in the Energy and Natural Resources and Corporate Transactions practice groups at Bryan Cave LLP (formerly Holme Roberts & Owen LLP). Alex is a co-author of the Tenth Edition of Cases and Materials: The Law of Oil and Gas (Foundation Press 2016) (with Martin, Kramer and Hall). Over the course of his career, Alex has represented clients in oil and gas, mining, corporate, securities, commercial, mergers and acquisitions, and environmental matters. Alex has taught and written on oil and gas, mining, environmental, and corporate legal issues.

BIOGRAPHY

Experience Highlights

• Obtained a take-nothing arbitration award in Denver related to claims that a CO2 producer improperly paid more than $50 million in royalties on carbon dioxide produced in Colorado and sold for injection into oil reservoirs in the Permian Basin to enhance the recovery of oil (lead)

• (N.D. Tex); (5th Cir.) — Won and upheld summary judgment in bankruptcy court, federal district court, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of an independent oil and gas company on title claims related to leases and wells in the Barnett Shale (lead)

• (Tex. Dist.) — Obtained summary judgment in South Texas state court on overriding royalty owners’ claims MARK C. RODRIGUEZ against operator for underpayment of royalties (lead) PARTNER, ENERGY LITIGATION • (Tex. Dist. – Crockett Cnty.) — Obtained a take-nothing 1001 Fannin Street jury verdict in a six-week trial involving royalty owners’ Suite 2500 claims for more than $70 million based on alleged failure Houston, TX 77002 to timely engage in enhanced recovery efforts and alleged royalty underpayment +1.713.758.3288 • (Tex. Dist. − Starr Cnty.) — Obtained summary judgment +1.713.615.5314 in South Texas state court on behalf of a multinational energy company against landowner’s trespass and [email protected] conversion claims seeking more than $100 million

• Representing an independent oil and gas producer in Mark is a trial attorney with nearly 20 years of appeals of ONRR Orders to Report and Pay additional experience representing energy industry clients in royalties on Wyoming oil and coalbed methane production (lead) a broad range of lawsuits and arbitrations, including royalty disputes, class actions, disputes • Representing multiple producers in various appeals to under operating agreements, and other energy- the Department of Interior Office of Hearings and related contract disputes. Appeals from ONRR Notices of Noncompliance and Civil Penalty In addition, he represents clients in administrative proceedings, audits, and investigations involving claims by • Represented an operator in administrative appeals of state agencies and the federal government concerning ONRR Orders to Report and Pay, and Notice of royalties, civil penalties, notices of noncompliance, and the Noncompliance, alleging underpayment of royalties, False Claims Act. Mark also counsels clients with regard to improper transportation allowance deductions, and the calculation of federal and private royalties, including issues seeking civil penalties; we successfully negotiated related to the handling of post-production costs. His favorable settlement of all claims nationwide energy practice includes lawsuits, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings in or involving Texas, Alaska, Energy Litigation Colorado, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, • (Tex. Dist.) — Obtained complete dismissal of South Utah, and Wyoming. Additionally, Mark represents clients in Texas state court action against an operator involving appeals before the Department of the Interior Office of claims for property damage and personal injury arising Hearings and Appeals, and the Office of Natural Resources out of a well explosion Revenue. • (D. Colo.); (10th Cir.) — Defended oil and gas operators • Obtained take-nothing settlement on behalf of lessee in and working interest owners in four putative class actions appeal of Wyoming state severance tax assessment and other individual actions filed in Colorado federal before the Wyoming State Board of Equalization district court for underpayment of carbon dioxide royalties, improper pricing, excessive transportation Education deductions, and antitrust violations; defeated class certification, and matters were successfully settled in • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1995 advance of trial; the settlement classes were then • Rice University, B.A., Psychology, 1992 approved by the district court and affirmed on appeal (lead) • Admitted to practice: Texas; all Texas courts; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; Fifth and • (Tex Dist.); (Tex. App.) — Represented an operator of Tenth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal carbon dioxide unit in competing Texas state class action lawsuits involving claims for underpayment of royalties, • Other Language: Fluent in Spanish breach of express and implied covenants, and improper pricing. Obtained dismissal of competing class action Recognition lawsuits, and dismissal affirmed on appeal (lead) • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyer list, Super • Obtained a take-nothing arbitration panel decision on Lawyers(Thomson Reuters), 2014 – 2016 behalf of an operator in arbitration filed by royalty interest The Best Lawyers in America© owners seeking more than $12 million for alleged • (Woodward/White, , underpayment of royalties due to alleged improper Inc.) Commercial Litigation, 2014—2017; Energy Law, calculation of pipeline transportation tariff and excessive 2014—2017 deduction of transportation charges (lead) • Legal 500 U.S., Energy Litigation Law, 2011 and 2012 • (Colo. Dist.) — Obtained favorable settlement in advance Activities of trial in the defense of an operator/working interest owner in Colorado state court action for underpayment of • State Bar of Texas Oil and Gas Pattern Jury Charge royalties on carbon dioxide, improper pricing, excessive Committee (2011–current) transportation deductions, failure to develop carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon reserves, violation of Colorado • State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law antitrust and civil theft statutes, and Colorado Organized Section Council (2011–2014) Crime Control Act (lead) • Institute of Energy Law Advisory Board • (Tex. Dist.) — Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of an operator/working interest owner in Texas state • Member: American Bar Association; Energy Litigation court title dispute filed by alleged interest owner seeking Committee, American Bar Association’s Section of payment/recognition of overriding royalties and after- Litigation; Houston Bar Association payout working interests (lead) Insights • (Tex. Dist.) — Obtained a favorable settlement on behalf of an operator/working interest owner in various South • “Litigation Update,” V&E Sixth Annual Hydraulic Texas state court actions filed by royalty owners for Fracturing Symposium, October 5, 2016 failure to protect against drainage and underpayment of • “Tenth Circuit's Grynberg Decision Gives Clarity in royalties (lead) Determining Citizenship of MLPs,” V&E Energy Series E- communication, November 9, 2015 State & Federal Administrative Proceedings, Audits, and Investigations • “Royalty Litigation Then and Now: The Good, The Bad • (Colo. Dist.) — Obtained a favorable settlement in and The Ugly.” 14th Annual Energy Litigation advance of trial on behalf of an operator of a carbon Conference, November 5, 2015 (speaker) dioxide unit in Colorado state court action involving • “House Bill 40: The Texas Legislature's Response to claims by Colorado taxing authority for underpayment of Denton's Fracking Ban,” Texas Lawyer, July 29, 2015(co- severance taxes on carbon dioxide production author) • “Sbsurface Trespass and Actual Harm,” Texas Lawyer, April 15, 2015 (co-author)

• “Tenth Circuit's Grynberg Decision Gives Clarity in Determining Citizenship of MLPs,” V&E Energy Series E- communication, November 9, 2015

• “Litigation Overview: Game Changers at the Courthouse,” V&E Fourth Annual Hydraulic Fracturing Symposium, October 15, 2014

• “Upstream of What? A Primer on Oil & Gas Law” V&E Continuing Legal Education Series, May 21, 2014 (co- presenter)

• “Litigating Royalty Disputes: Crafting Defense Strategies for Cases with Unsettled and Conflicting Laws,” American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Forum on Oil & Gas Litigation, September 12, 2013 (co-presenter)

• “Force Majeure: Legal and Practical Considerations,” 62nd Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference, February 17, 2011 (co-presenter)

• “Update on OCS Drilling Moratorium and Related Litigation,” Institute for Energy Law, August 18, 2010

• “Bolstering Defenses When Litigating Oil and Gas Agreement Disputes,” American Conference Institute’s Forum on Oil & Gas Litigation & Arbitration, June 24, 2010

• “Legal Update for the Mineral Owner,” American Association of Mineral Owners, Tenth Annual Conference, October 2009

• “Current Trends in Class Action Royalty Settlements,” Rocky Mountain Mineral Institute, January 12, 2009 (co- author)

• “Contractual Based Remedies in Oil and Gas Agreements,” 34th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Institute, April 2008

• “Royalty and Post-Production Costs: Keeping Track of It All,” 25th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course, October 2007

Catherine A. Rogers Penn State Law

Catherine A. Rogers is a Professor of Law at Penn State Law, with a dual appointment as Professor of Ethics, Regulation, and the Rule of Law at Queen Mary, University of London, where she is also Co-Director of the Institute of Regulation & Ethics. Professor Rogers is a Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the U.S. Law (Third) of International Commercial Arbitration, a Member of the Court of Arbitration for the Jerusalem Arbitration Center, and Co-Chair, together with William W. “Rusty” Park and Stavros Brekoulakis, of the ICCA-Queen Mary Task Force on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration. She is the founder and CEO of Arbitrator Intelligence, a non-profit, community sourced entity that aims to increase transparency, fairness, accountability and diversity in the arbitrator selection process. Professor Rogers is a frequent speaker on topics relating to fairness and professional responsibility in international arbitration and a regular contributor to arbitration-related capacity- building efforts around the world. Her book, Ethics in International Arbitration, was published by Oxford University Press in 2014.

J. Denmon Sigler Baker McKenzie

Ms. Sigler is a partner in Baker & McKenzie's Houston office. Her practice includes a diverse range of domestic and international energy-related transactions and projects, offering over 17 years of experience advising client in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, and project development. Ms. Sigler works with upstream and midstream oil and gas clients in transactions involving the ownership, development and operation of conventional and unconventional and onshore and offshore resources and infrastructure assets. Her practice includes the preparation and review of all types of oil and gas exploration and production related agreements and documents, including purchase and sale, production sharing, concession, joint operating, drilling contracts, and operating arrangements. Ms. Sigler has extensive experience representing exploration and production, refining, chemical, petrochemical and energy services clients in complex, frequently cross-border, transactions involving the purchase and sale of companies, business units and assets, spin-offs, the formation and governance of joint ventures and project development, as well as operating and maintenance, product feedstock and offtake arrangements.

Ms. Sigler is widely recognized for her transaction expertise, being named to the Houston Business Journal's Who's Who in Energy. Her expertise has also been recognized by Chambers USA, Nationwide: Energy, Oil and Gas (Transactional), Legal 500 United States and The International Who's Who for Energy Lawyers. She has previously been named a Texas Rising Star (2007-2008). She also was named one of "Houston's Top Lawyers" by H Texas for excellence in mergers and acquisitions (2008-2011).

Brent Snyder Deputy Assistant Attorney General United States Department of Justice

Brent Snyder serves as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement in the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. Mr. Snyder has served in the Antitrust Division since 2003. Mr. Snyder was a Trial Attorney in the Antitrust Division’s National Criminal Enforcement Section and in its San Francisco Office from 2003 until 2013. Mr. Snyder has been a Deputy Assistant Attorney General since November 2013.

Mr. Snyder has played a key role in some of the Antitrust Division’s most important recent investigations and trials, including thin-film transistor liquid crystal display panels, coastal water freight, and air transportation. Mr. Snyder twice has received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service for his work.

Mr. Snyder is a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, where he served on the Texas Law Review. Before joining the Antitrust Division in 2003, Mr. Snyder completed a federal judicial clerkship and practiced law at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in Los Angeles and Perkins Coie in Seattle.

Carlos A. Solé III

Carlos Solé serves as co-chair of the firm’s Latin America practice and concentrates his practice on domestic and international corporate and finance transactions, with a particular focus on the energy industry. Mr. Solé represents clients in the structuring, negotiation and documentation of a diverse range of energy-related project development, merger and acquisition, financing and commodity sales transactions in the natural gas, petroleum and power sectors. Mr. Solé is a native speaker of Spanish. EXPERIENCE

• Various entities in the negotiation, documentation and structuring of PARTNER domestic and international merger and acquisition and joint venture One Shell Plaza transactions, primarily involving energy infrastructure assets 910 Louisiana Street • Developers and lenders in non-recourse energy project financings, Houston Texas 77002-4995 including the negotiation, documentation and structuring of credit, United States of America +1.713.229.1574 loan and security agreements [email protected] • Independent power producers in the negotiation and drafting of such EDUCATION AND HONORS project-related documents as consortium, fuel supply, interconnection, joint development, project company, power sales and J.D., The University of Texas School of real estate agreements Law, 1994 • Sponsors of LNG projects in their underlying project agreements, M.P.A., The University of Texas, 1994 including their shipping arrangements

B.S., Georgetown University, 1990 • North American energy marketing and trading enterprises in natural gas and power sales transactions COURT ADMISSIONS & AFFILIATIONS • Various entities in the negotiation, documentation and structuring of major equipment and engineering, procurement and construction State Bar of Texas (EPC) contracts for power plant, natural gas and offshore petroleum projects in the United States and Latin America American Bar Association • Lenders in various cross-border financing transactions in Mexico, Houston Bar Association Argentina, Brazil and other Latin American countries

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Overview

Robert effects winning strategies for clients involved in complex natural resources and oil and gas litigation, in state and federal courts, and before administrative agencies. Robert represents oil and gas producers in claims involving all aspects of their business, including royalty underpayment, marketing and valuation, allocation and balancing, unit and joint operating agreements, tax, surface owner and split estate disputes, and environmental matters – both statutory and common law. Robert specializes in class actions, participating in almost every major New Mexico royalty class action in the last 15 years. He also regularly advises clients in royalty litigation venued outside of New Mexico, including in Texas and Oklahoma. Robert and his team have recently defeated class certification in two royalty underpayment cases. ROBERT J. Experience SUTPHIN, JR. Representative Cases Partner Robert has significant litigation experience, in particular with class actions Santa Fe and oil and gas valuation, including: 505.988.4421 . Defeated class certification of royalty underpayment claims on NGLs. [email protected] Abraham v. WPX Energy Production, LLC, 317 F.R.D. 169 (D.N.M. 2016). . Defeated class certification of royalty underpayment claims on post- Commercial Litigation production costs, NGLs and downstream pricing. Anderson Living Trust Natural Resources Law v. WPX Energy Production, LLC, 306 F.R.D. 312 (D.N.M. 2015). Environmental Law . Representing federal lessee against Office Natural Resources and Indian / Native American Law Revenue in federal court litigation involving federal royalties.

ConocoPhillips Co. v. ONRR, Civ. No. 16-486 (D.N.M. 2016).

. Won seminal case for producer/lessees involving meaning of oil and gas leases with the State of New Mexico. ConocoPhillips Co. & Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP v. Lyons, Commissioner of Public Lands, 299 P.3d 844 (2012).

. Obtained favorable settlement for taxpayer involving valuation of natural gas processed in non-arm’s length transaction. ConocoPhillips v. New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department, D-101-CV-2013-01893, First Judicial District Court, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

. Represented multiple natural gas producers in class action alleging existence and application of so-called Marketable Condition Rule under New Mexico law. Davis v. Devon Energy Corp., 218 P.3d 75 (2009); Ideal v. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP, 233 P.3d 362 (2010).

. Obtained Tenth Circuit ruling in favor of natural gas producers in royalty underpayment claims, resulting in the leading Tenth Circuit case on New Mexico private royalties. Elliott Industries, L.P. v. BP America Production Co., et al., 407 F.3d 1091 (10th Cir. 2005).

Robert J. Sutphin, Jr.

Memberships and Affiliations

. New Mexico State Bar, Member Education

University of New Mexico (J.D. 2000) cum laude

Austin College (B.A. 1994)

Robert J. Sutphin, Jr. Billy Tauzin Tauzin Consultants, LLC Washington, DC

From the small rural Cajun community of Chackbay, Louisiana, Billy Tauzin began his long 34- year career in elective office with a resounding first primary victory, winning his first four-year term in the Louisiana State House of Representatives. There he was recognized as one of “Louisiana’s Ten Best Legislators”, quickly rising to the position of Chief House (Majority) Leader and Chairman of the important Natural Resources Committee, with jurisdiction over both Energy and Environment.

In 1980, Congressman Tauzin sought and won election to the U.S. Congress seat being vacated by newly elected Governor David Treen, and there began a 25 year career representing Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, comprising the Cajun Parishes located between New Orleans, Lafayette and Baton Rouge. There he held Chairmanships of the U.S. Coast Guard Committee (where he conducted the hearings on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and authored the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 legislation); the Panama Canal Committee (where he helped manage the mandated transfer of the canal to the people of Panama); the Telecommunications Committee (where he authored the law providing for Satellite Television Competition, co-authored the historic broadcast deregulation and the laws managing the transition from analog to digital television and cellular telephone and internet broadband service provisions); and eventually the Chairmanship of the powerful, the oldest and most jurisdictionally diverse Committee of Congress, the Energy and Commerce Committee. There, Chairman Tauzin conducted the historic Enron hearings and others like it, the Ford Firestone hearings, which produced the first comprehensive reform of highway safety laws since the 1930’s, and floor managed the passage of the historic Medical Part D reform to Medicare, providing seniors with coverage for their vital medications.

Congressman Tauzin left his mark on natural gas, airline, trucking, and electricity deregulation, on the nation’s Clean Air Act, on Superfund, the historic Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996, on biomedical research, marine and natural resource acts, pipeline safety, finance and consumer protection laws. He was called, “knowledgeable and eloquent” by the Almanac of American Politics, and, “One of the House’s savviest members” by the National Journal magazine. Later, as PhRMA’s President and CEO, the Washingtonian magazine named him as one of the ten most powerful people in Washington, D.C.

Congressman Tauzin holds some extraordinary distinctions: the first and only U.S. Congressman in American history to hold leadership positions in both major political parties, serving fifteen years as a Conservative Democrat (without ever being challenged for re-election by a Republican), and then ten years as a Republican (never once challenged by a Democrat); the only member to ever change parties and receive no opposition from either party in that re-election campaign; the author of the only two major pieces of legislation to become law over a Presidential veto in over four decades (the Satellite Viewers Rights provisions—vetoed by President George H.W. Bush and the Security Litigation Reform Act—vetoed by President Clinton), and the longest serving Congressman for Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District in U.S. history.

In 2004, as he was being heavily courted to retire and assume the position of President of the Motion Picture Association to replace Jack Valenti, Congressman Tauzin was diagnosed with a rare form of intestinal cancer. Forced to leave Congress and his Chairmanship behind, he began a yearlong battle for his life. Given less than a 1% chance of survival, the Congressman not only overcame those great odds, but in January 2005 assumed the Presidency of PhRMA, the trade association representing the drug discoverers who had just saved his life. Over the next 5 ½ years, Congressman Tauzin helped shepherd the industry through the turbulent years of health care reform and left the important legacy of a new Patients’ Assistance Program, now providing over six million needy Americans with free medicines they could not otherwise afford, and a new program to help close the so-called “hole in the doughnut” of Medicare coverage.

Upon retirement from PhRMA in 2010, Congressman Tauzin and his son Thomas formed Tauzin Consultants. Congressman Tauzin also now serves on the Boards of Directors of Entergy Corporation, LHC Group, a multi-state provider of home health and hospice care, where he is Lead Independent Director, the Alliance for Aging Research, the Medicine Access and Compliance Coalition, CaptureRx, Resilient Network Systems, myNEXUS, Lenitiv Labs, and Wound Care, Inc.

JOSEPH G. THOMPSON III MANAGING PARTNER

Joe Thompson is a trial lawyer and founding attorney at WTH. For the last ten years, he has served as the firm’s managing partner. Prior to joining WTH, he was a trial lawyer in the Houston office of Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP.

Mr. Thompson handles complex commercial litigation and arbitration, with a primary emphasis on oil and gas related disputes. He is Board Certified in Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Thompson also has significant experience in insurance related matters, unfair competition and business related torts as well as personal injury and product liability matters.

Mr. Thompson has tried and arbitrated disputes ranging from prospect generation fights in the Eagle Ford Shale to disputes involving exploration joint ventures in the Middle East, and from significant personal injury matters to tortious inference claims involving military tactical vehicles. He has repeatedly Joseph G. Thompson III been named a Texas “Super Lawyer” in Civil Litigation Defense and “Top [email protected] Attorneys in Texas” by Thomson Reuters (published in Texas Monthly), “Best D: +1 713.333.9104 Attorneys in Texas” by Best Lawyers, Top Lawyers in Houston by Houstonia Magazine, and has been selected as "Best Lawyers in America" in the area of Oil

& Gas law by U.S. News and World Report. 1800 Pennzoil Place-South Tower

711 Louisiana Street Mr. Thompson is admitted to the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Houston, TX 77002 Circuit and the federal district courts and state courts of Texas. T: +1 713.650.8100 F: +1 713.650.8141

Practice Areas Business Litigation Contracts EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Trade Secrets and Non-Competes • 1993 - J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law Unfair Competition (Order of the Coif, Chancellor, Townes-Rice Scholar, Texas Law Review) Indemnity • 1990 - B.A., with honors, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Tort Litigation (Phi Beta Kappa) Catastrophic Accidents • 2012 – A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center, Advanced Arbitration Products Liability Skills, University of Houston Law Center Insurance-Collusion and Fraud • Mr. Thompson graduated from The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas in Oil & Gas 1987. He then completed his undergraduate work in three years at the Environmental University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he graduated in Insurance Coverage 1990 with honors, phi beta kappa and as a James B. Angell Scholar.

• Mr. Thompson attended the University of Texas Law School on full scholarship, where he graduated in 1993. While at law school, he was selected as a Chancellor, Order of the Coif and was a member of the Texas Law Review.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS • “Super Lawyer in Civil Litigation Defense,” 2005-2012 (recognized by Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly magazine). • “Super Lawyer in Business Litigation,” 2011-2015 (recognized by Thomson Reuters, published in Texas Monthly magazine). • “Best Lawyers in America,” U.S. News and World Report (Oil & Gas Law 2007, 2011-2015; Commercial Litigation 2012-2015). • “Top Lawyers,” Houstonia Magazine (Oil & Gas Law, 2013-2014). • “Best Attorneys in Texas, Best Lawyers (2014-2015). • AVVO “Superb” Rating. • Martindale-Hubbell Rating: “Preeminent”

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE With almost 20 years of legal experience, Mr. Thompson's practice has encompassed many areas of litigation. Below are some representative matters in different practice areas:

Oil and Gas • Representation of seller of $155 million in Barnett Shale assets in arbitration alleging fraud and title defects • Representation of E&P company in suit alleging misappropriation of trade secret in Pearsall Field, Texas • Representation of purchaser of Marcellus Shale assets in arbitration concerning scope of purchase agreement • Representation of major oil company in adverse possession/title disputes in Piceance Basin, Colorado • Representation of oil & gas company concerning joint venture/operatorship dispute arising of exploration concession in Dead Sea area of Jordan • Representation of oil & gas company in multiple matters arising out of operations in Deep Bossier in central Texas • Representation of operator in suit arising under Arkansas Prompt Payment statute in Fayetteville Shale, Arkansas. • Representation of non-operating working interest owners in matter involving drilling of a well in the wrong location, inland waters South Louisiana • Representation of oil & gas company in dispute concerning calculation of transportation charges for natural gas • Representation of mineral owners underlying national park in challenge to administrative authority of National Park Service to restrict exploration and development • Representation of major oil & gas company in suit alleging lease termination for cessation of production and/or failure to produce in paying quantities • Representation of geophysical company in variety of suits alleging surface damages and trespass • Representation of oil & gas company in suit to enforce preferential rights in the Permian Basin • Representation of oil & gas company in dispute concerning preferential rights and asset acquisition in Robertson County, Texas • Representation of an operator in suit alleging invalidity of unit in Brazoria County, Texas • Representation of operator in breach of contract suit involving alleged compensatory royalties in Brazoria County, Texas

• Representation of operator in blowout related insurance matters • Representation of exploration company in suit concerning alleged breach of lease acquisition agreement • Representation of general partner of exploration venture in injunction suit to remove it as general partner • Representation of party to participation agreement in suit concerning multiple agreements for acquisition of working and net profits interests • Representation of oil & gas company in alleged breach of confidentiality agreement for seismic data contained in lease agreement • Representation of landman in alleged fraud and breach of fiduciary duty suit • Representation of royalty trust in drainage suit concerning calculation of net proceeds from operations on the Outer Continental Shelf

Business Litigation Contracts • Representation of company in breach of contract case and bankruptcy proceeding arising out of contract to acquire chain of jewelry stores • Representation of pressure vessel manufacturer in breach of contract dispute and injunction matter • Representation of executives in suit with former healthcare employer alleging fraud and breach of fiduciary duty • Representation of commercial lessee in injunction matter involving easement • Representation of software company in suit alleging fraud and breach of contract • Representation of telediagnostics technology company in case alleging fraud, tortious interference and breach of contract • Representation of fraternal benefit organization in suits alleging liability for agents allegedly "selling away"

Intellectual Property • Representation of telediagnostic equipment manufacturer in suit alleging copyright infringement.

Class Actions • Representation of insurance company in a putative class action for its manner of issuing salvage titles after a total loss of vehicles

Tort Litigation Products Liability and Catastrophic Accidents • Representation of large pharmaceutical companies against hundreds of suits relating to withdrawn medicines • Representation of Japanese seat belt manufacturer in defense of product liability claims for alleged defects in several wrongful death and injury cases • Representation of hand tool manufacturer for allegedly defective awl • Representation of portable air conditioning manufacturer for allegedly defective unit • Representation of worker killed by defective automated palletizing equipment • Representation of medical device manufacturer in suit alleging defective manufacture of fingertip lancets • Representation of trucking company in multiple wrongful death lawsuits • Representation of relief agency in wrongful death lawsuit arising out of Tropical Storm Allison

Insurance • Representation of vessel classification bureau in coverage dispute involving defamation claims • Representation of insurer in coverage analysis concerning catastrophic vehicle accident • Representation of biosolids company in $20 million insurance coverage dispute involving liquidation of insurance company • Representation of operators in blowout-related insurance coverage matters • Representation of waste treatment company in insurance coverage dispute concerning operation/condition of treatment facility

SPEECHES & ARTICLES • Joseph G. Thompson, Audrey Hendricks. Buyer Beware: The Expanding Reach of Exculpatory Provisions and Releases in Asset Purchase and Joint Operation Agreements, 39th Annual Ernest Smith Oil, Gas, and Mineral Law Institute, March 2013. • Joseph G. Thompson, James Thompson. Discovery of Seismic & Geophysical Data: Issues and Opportunities. State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section Report. Volume 31, March 2011. • Joseph G. Thompson, James Thompson, Jennifer Moseley, Franklin Ballard. The Production of Seismic Data: E- Discovery, Trade Secrets, Confidentiality & Other Selected Issues. State Bar of Texas, 25th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law. October, 2007. • Quoted in Lawyers Log on to Big Changes with E-Discovery. Houston Business Journal. December 15, 2006. • Joseph G. Thompson. Understanding the Fine Points of Business Interruption Insurance. Houston Business Journal. June 16, 2006. • Joseph G. Thompson, Dick Watt, John B. Beckworth, Brad Moody. A Litigation Perspective: Selected Thoughts on the Express Negligence Doctrine, Exculpatory Clauses, and Indemnity in Joint Operating Agreements. State Bar of Texas Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section Report. Volume 26, Number 1. September 2001. • Joseph G. Thompson. Preparing the Defense Case for the Electronic Courtroom. Association of Defense Trial Attorneys. Tucson, Arizona. April, 2000. • Joseph G. Thompson. Computer 101 - Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks. Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Presentation. Dallas, Texas. 2000. • Joseph G. Thompson. Tort Reform and Entrenchment - Due Process and Punitive Damages: Protecting the Mass Tort Defendant. American Bar Association Section of Tort and Insurance Practice. 1994.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS • Houston Bar Association • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

George Tropiano Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

George Tropiano is the Program Manager for the Risk Operations Management Group at the Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM)

Mr. Tropiano is responsible for the National Risk Operations Programs covering the Gulf of Mexico, Pacific and Alaska regions that currently have decommissioning liabilities totaling $34.5 Billion. Prior to joining BOEM Mr. Tropiano was the Chief of the Financial Management Office at the National Finance Center.

Mr. Tropiano received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto in 1988 and is also a Chartered Accountant.

Sasha Vaikhman Linn Energy, LLC

Sasha Vaikhman is Associate General Counsel for Linn Energy, LLC in Houston, Texas. In her position, Ms. Vaikhman has responsibility for managing LINN’s litigation docket and assisting with labor and employment matters. She also works in various project management roles at Linn, including managing the Company’s ERM Committee. Most recently, Ms. Vaikhman has worked on LINN’s restructure by providing support on litigation, employment, and royalty matters.

Prior to joining Linn, Ms. Vaikhman was Corporate Counsel at Service Corporation International and an employment litigator at Haynes and Boone, LLP. She received her law degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her undergraduate degree from Rice University.

José Luis Vittor Partner, Houston

José Luis Vittor counsels and represents some of the T +1 713 632 1431 [email protected] world's largest banks, corporations, corporate boards, and top management in cross border transactions. He handles Practices commercial and corporate transactions, project Infrastructure, Energy, Resources, development and finance, cross-border multilateral and Projects financing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and direct foreign investments in and out of Latin America, Europe, Industries Asia, and the United States. Energy and Natural Resources

José Luis co-heads the Hogan Lovells Oil & Gas Global Areas of focus Practice Group, and is an officer and council member of Corporate and Commercial the Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Transactions Infrastructure Law Section of the International Bar Education and admissions Association. He is a former president and member of the board of the Instituto Argentino del Petróleo y Gas, Education Houston, an independent business relations trade LL.M, University of Houston Law organization comprising multinational energy companies. Center, 2003 José Luis is the past Chair of the Water Law Committee of Postgraduate Degree in International & U.S. Domestic Law, University of the International Bar Association and the Water Group at Texas at Dallas: The Center of Hogan Lovells. American and International Law, 1993 Representative experience J.D., University of Buenos Aires, 1989

 Represented a successful bidder in the association with a US Bar admissions junior for the CNH bidding Round 1 in Mexico. Argentina  Represented the successful bidder in two blocks corresponding to the Saline Basin in the Deepwater Memberships exploration bidding Round 1 in Mexico. Founder member, Society of British and Argentine Lawyers  Represented a foreign oil and gas company in the negotiation Member, Buenos Aires Bar of a US$3bn LPG supply arrangement with a US based Association producing group. Officer, International Bar Association  Representing a Chilean group in negotiations with the developer of an LNG terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas, and Languages in the development of LNG facilities in Chile. Portuguese  Represented a foreign refinery in the development and Spanish financing of a US$10bn oil refining complex in South America. German

 Represented an oil and gas company in the potential development of a pipeline between Colombia and Venezuela.  Represented Ecopetrol SA in the Barranca Bermeja Refinery Project.  Represented a Panamanian energy company in the negotiation of LPG supply arrangements with Trafigura AG in Houston, Texas.  Represented an independent oil and gas company in a potential investment in Angola including a production sharing agreement and joint operating agreement with Sonangol.  Represented a leading European energy trader in its successful international auction bid for supplying thermal mineral coal to Mexico's CFE.  Represented an international oil and gas services company in connection with its operations in Nigeria.  Represented a national oil and gas company in the sale process of Petrominerales Ltd.  Represented a US independent oil and gas company in exploration bidding rounds in Brazil and Mexico.  Represented Sinopec in trading matters in Argentina Awards and rankings Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts, Legal 500 US, 2012 Latest thinking and upcoming events Publications "U.S. Crude Oil Exports - Issue 3: International Impacts" Alert "Iran Deal – Implications for the Energy Sector" Energy and Natural Resources Alert "Impact of Declining Oil Prices – Issue 9: National Oil Companies" "Hogan Lovells Hosts Noteworthy Seminar in Houston on Mexican Energy Reform" Energy Alert "Historic Energy Reform in Mexico" Hogan Lovells Alert

"The Past, Present, and Future of Energy in Mexico: Prospects for Reform Under the Peña Nieto Administration." Houston Journal of International Law "Texas Transportation Update" Finance Alert "PPPs and Latin American Infrastructure Markets: Focus on Colombia" Volume 19, Number 9 "Houston and Brazil: Giant Partners" Opportunity Houston "PPPs and Latin American Infrastructure Markets: Brazil and Chile" Volume 19, Number 7

* José Luis is a foreign legal consultant with the state of Texas.

Wendy Huang Waszmer –Litigation Partner, King & Spalding

T+1 212 556 2124 (NY) | T+1 202 626 2995 (DC) 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 E [email protected]

Wendy Huang Waszmer is a litigation partner in King & Spalding’s New York and D.C. offices. A former federal prosecutor and Department of Justice official, she represents clients in cartel and other antitrust matters, government investigations, and complex civil litigation. Ms. Waszmer represents companies and individual clients facing investigations by the Department of Justice, State Attorneys General, and other federal and state agencies, including the successful defense of a U.S./Japan joint venture in a global cartel investigation. Her clients include companies in energy, automobile and auto parts, financial markets, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and other industries. She also represents clients in federal court litigation and other civil commercial disputes. Ms. Waszmer has served as a Non-Governmental Advisor (NGA) to the International Competition Network (ICN). Since joining the firm, she has been named to the Global Investigations Review “Women in Investigations 100,” and the Benchmark Litigation “Under 40 Hot List.” Before joining King & Spalding, Ms. Waszmer served in several leadership and trial counsel roles in the Department of Justice in New York and Washington, D.C. As the Assistant Chief of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, she supervised federal trials and both criminal and civil investigations, and has also litigated high profile matters. She was a liaison with federal and state enforcement and regulatory agencies in joint and parallel antitrust and fraud investigations. She previously served as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, advising on enforcement policy matters. She received both the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service and Assistant Attorney General’s Awards during her tenure. Earlier in her career, Ms. Waszmer served as assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. She appeared as lead counsel in trials and hearings in more than 50 federal district court cases and numerous appeals, as well as in False Claims Act and other investigations. At the start of her career, Ms. Waszmer was a law clerk to the Honorable Richard J. Leon, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia. She received her J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as an Executive Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal, and was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received a B.A., summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, degree from the College of William & Mary.

Jeff Weems Staff Weems LLP Jeff Weems is an energy litigator with the firm Staff Weems LLP. After years of working on rigs and as a landman, he has practiced energy law for over 26 years, concentrating on litigation. Jeff represents working interest owners, service companies, midstream participants and royalty owners in a wide range of energy-based disputes. He is a skilled trial lawyer with a record of success in courts across Texas. Jeff is a frequent lecturer and was the co-chair of the Oil and Gas Section of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s 60th Annual Institute. Jeff is a member of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners, and the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL). He was a member of the AAPL Task Force charged with rewriting the 2015 Model Form Operating Agreement. He is the section report editor for the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Section of the State Bar of Texas. Jeff is a Texas Super Lawyer in Energy Law1 and is an adjunct professor of Oil and Gas Law at the University of Houston Law Center. Jeff received his BBA in Petroleum Land Management with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1983. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Law in 1989, where he was a member of the Texas Law Review.

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Gavin Williams Partner Corporate, London T +44 20 7466 2153 M +44 78 5070 9435 [email protected]

Experience Gavin has broad experience of corporate transactions, ranging from public and private mergers and acquisitions to joint ventures, flotations, and secondary securities offerings, acting for both corporate clients and investment banks. Gavin has played a leading role in Herbert Smith Freehills' Brexit work since the EU referendum was first proposed. As well as advising clients on the implications of Brexit, he is spending considerable time participating in detailed discussions with various arms of the UK Government charged with handling Brexit.

Selected credentials  Bharti Airtel on the c. USD 1 billion disposal of its businesses in Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso to Orange  GIC on its acquisition of a 49% stake in Railpool from Oaktree Capital Management  IFM Investors on the English corporate law and structuring aspects of its sale of Pacific Hydro to China’s State Power Investment Corporation  InfraVia Capital Partners on its acquisition with Macquarie Capital a 39.39% equity interest in Metro de Malaga, the concessionaire of the tramway system of the city of Malaga, Spain  Allianz Capital Partners, Dalmore Capital, Amber Infrastructure and DIF in relation to their £4.3 billion bid to become the regulated infrastructure provider of the Thames Tideway Tunnel  GIC and EDF Invest on their consortium bid for a stake in a regulated operator of high-speed passenger train services  Goldman Sachs on its direct investment of late-stage venture capital in a leading European online retailer of furniture and homewares  EDF on its joint ventures in relation to the £35 billion development of new nuclear power plants in the UK  United Breweries on the sale of a stake in United Spirits to Diageo for £1.2 billion  Hibu on the corporate aspects of its £2.3 billion debt restricting and associated reorganisation and possible disposals  London and Continental Railways on the possible dual-track disposal of a major interest in a subsidiary  Hellman & Friedman on the $1.8 billion merger of portfolio company Datatel with SunGard higher education  VAE, the Lithuanian state-owned utility, on its plans to develop a €5 billion new nuclear power plant in Lithuania in joint venture with Hitachi and regional utilities  EDF on its £12.5 billion takeover of British Energy Group and the subsequent £2.3 billion sale of a 20% interest in its British Energy business to Centrica  Deutsche Bank on the monetisation of its investment in Alliance on its $6.7 billion disposal by funds controlled by KKR and Stefano Pessina to Walgreens  the bank sponsor to the demerger of Collins Stewart Tullett and simultaneous acquisition by Collins Stewart of Hawkpoint Partners  BAA on the £16 billion hostile bid by a consortium led by Ferrovial's infrastructure division which was subsequently recommended  Yell Group in relation to its acquisition of Telefónica Publicidad e Información (TPI) by way of a £2.13 billion cash offer  First Choice Holidays in relation to the sale of its corporate and leisure travel agency businesses in Spain, Portugal and Latin America to Barceló, itself a major shareholder in First Choice

 the Carlyle Group in relation to its €100 million acquisition from ConAgra Foods of certain nutrition businesses in Spain and Portugal  The sole selling shareholder of Saga on the £1.35 billion disposal to Charterhouse

Accolades  "an ideal combination of hard technical skills and soft commercial sensibilities" UK Legal 500 2014