Independent Commercial Arbitrator specializing in oil and gas sector disputes that may benefit from an arbitrator with both (i) over 30 years commercial and legal    experience in the international oil and gas industry, and (ii) over 5 years operational experience as a petroleum and drilling engineer.

Attorney with over 30 years experience handling transactional matters as both in-house and outside counsel. Experience includes vessel sales, charters and financing; international and domestic joint ventures; vessel construction and repair contracts; offshore and land drilling and service contracts; acquisitions and divestitures of assets and companies; commercial real estate transactions; mergers and acquisitions; and general corporate and partnership matters. Other areas of practice include corporate general counsel services. Experience also includes representation of both borrowers and lenders as maritime counsel in lending transactions, including    preparation and negotiation of mortgages under the laws of the U.S., Liberia, Panama, Vanuatu, Bahamas, Marshall Islands and other vessel flagging jurisdictions. Also advises vessel owners, charterers and lenders concerning citizenship and documentation issues, marine insurance, and other maritime matters.

Petroleum Engineer with over 5 years operational experience as drilling, production and reservoir engineer and drilling foreman, including responsibility for operation of all types of offshore drilling rigs. Responsibilities included well design and supervision of (i) drilling, completion and simultaneous production on producing platforms in    the US GOM; (ii) drilling operations from jackups, drillships, and semi-submersibles in the UK and Dutch North Sea, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Gulf and the US GOM; and (iii) drilling relief wells for a H2S blowout in the Arabian Gulf.

HMAA Arbitration Training
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LCIA B.S. Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1972
J.D., University of Texas, 1979
Experience: Solo attorney in private practice from 2010 to present
Attorney - Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams from 1999 - 2010
VP and General Counsel - National Oilwell, 1998/99
VP and General Counsel - Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. 1992 - 1998
Attorney - Lionberger & Associates from 1985 to 1992
VP, Legal and VP Contracts and Marketing - Diamond M Company
Attorney - Kaneb Services 1980/85
Drilling Engineer - Conoco, Inc. 1975-1977
Petroleum Engineer - Pennzoil Company, 1972-1975
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