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He\u0026nbsp;also completed\u0026nbsp;an 18-month secondment to\u0026nbsp;the energy legal department of a major Japanese trading company\u0026nbsp;in Tokyo and, prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, spent several years working in-house for a US\u0026nbsp;upstream oil \u0026amp; gas company, in Houston and Kuala Lumpur.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael is admitted to practice law in Texas and is qualified as a\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e(Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association). He\u0026nbsp;is fluent in Japanese (JLPT N1).\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eMODEC, Inc. (MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. 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(MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as sponsors on the USD 205 million sale of the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operating offshore Ghana to Tullow Oil.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 969 million project financing of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 offshore Brazil and related 25-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.35 billion project financing of the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 offshore Brazil and related 21-year charter contract with Petrobras.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.13 billion project financing of the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 offshore Brazil and related 20-year charter contact with TotalEnergies.{{ FIELD }}MODEC, Mitsui, and MOL as sponsors on the project financing of the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 offshore Mexico and related 15-year charter contract with ENI - the first project financing of an FPSO in Mexico.{{ FIELD }}Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui on the development of the 1 mtpa TA'ZIZ low-carbon ammonia plant with ADNOC in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its investment in Project Yuri, a solar PV powered renewable hydrogen to ammonia project in Western Australia with ENGIE.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its participation in the 9.6 mmtpa Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi, the first LNG export facility in the MENA region to run on clean power.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui in connection with its 20% investment in Xurya Ptd. Ltd., a distributed solar power generation operator in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) as sponsor on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Videsh Limited, KOGAS, and Gail (India) Limited on the development of the Shwe Gas Project offshore Myanmar.{{ FIELD }}Summit Oil and Shipping Company on commercial agreements with Petrobangla relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh.{{ FIELD }}BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy.{{ FIELD }}Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA).{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy.{{ FIELD }}ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron.{{ FIELD }}Kuwait Petroleum, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan and PetroVietnam in connection with the development of the USD 9 billion Nghi Son Refinery \u0026amp; Petrochemical Project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, including construction, procurement, and product offtake arrangements relating to the project.{{ FIELD }}Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on the USD 10 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam encompassing the development of an offshore gas field and pipeline linking the field to a gas-fired power plant complex.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam from PetroVietnam and SK.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the sale of a 30% stake in all of its offshore Malaysia oil and gas assets to PT Pertamina for USD 2 billion.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in offshore Block 13/03 PSC in Vietnam from Santos.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in Deepwater Block 2A PSC in Malaysia from BHP.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its farm-in to a 50% participating interest and operatorship in the Deepwater Block 2C PSC in Malaysia from SapuraKencana, Mitsubishi Corporation and PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its operations and pre-emption rights in the CA-1 and CA-2 Production Sharing Agreements in Brunei.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with the 50% sale of its participating interest in Block 48 offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration block in Suriname to PETRONAS Carigali and the corresponding Joint Operating Agreement entered into between Murphy Oil and PETRONAS Carigali.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil in connection with its divestment of three offshore oil \u0026amp; gas exploration blocks in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Murphy Oil on the negotiation and drafting of two Joint Operating Agreements with Mitsui E\u0026amp;P Australia in connection with two offshore Australia oil and gas exploration permits.{{ FIELD }}Michael is an energy lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding's Tokyo office. He advises Japanese trading houses, Korean utilities, and international oil companies on commercial transactions across the global energy sector, with a focus on oil \u0026amp; gas, LNG, and FPSO project finance. His practice also covers hydrogen, ammonia, solar, and CCS. \nMichael regularly handles EPC, terminal use, vessel charter, and product offtake matters across the conventional and new energy space. He also completed an 18-month secondment to the energy legal department of a major Japanese trading company in Tokyo and, prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, spent several years working in-house for a US upstream oil \u0026amp; gas company, in Houston and Kuala Lumpur.\nMichael is admitted to practice law in Texas and is qualified as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi (Dai-Ichi Tokyo Bar Association). He is fluent in Japanese (JLPT N1). Michael Meade lawyer Senior Associate Randolph-Macon College  Keio University Keio University University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Law Center Texas Japan Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi Association of International Energy Negotiators Japan – Gaikokuhojimubengoshi (Admitted 12/25/2025; Reg. #G1387) MODEC, Inc. (MODEC), Mitsui \u0026amp; Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) as sponsors on the USD 205 million sale of the FPSO Prof. John Evans Atta Mills operating offshore Ghana to Tullow Oil. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 969 million project financing of the FPSO Anita Garibaldi MV33 offshore Brazil and related 25-year charter contract with Petrobras. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.35 billion project financing of the FPSO Almirante Barroso MV32 offshore Brazil and related 21-year charter contract with Petrobras. MODEC, Mitsui, Marubeni, and MOL as sponsors on the USD 1.13 billion project financing of the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba MV27 offshore Brazil and related 20-year charter contact with TotalEnergies. MODEC, Mitsui, and MOL as sponsors on the project financing of the FPSO MIAMTE MV34 offshore Mexico and related 15-year charter contract with ENI - the first project financing of an FPSO in Mexico. Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) on a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Woodside Energy. Mitsui on the development of the 1 mtpa TA'ZIZ low-carbon ammonia plant with ADNOC in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Abu Dhabi. Mitsui in connection with its investment in Project Yuri, a solar PV powered renewable hydrogen to ammonia project in Western Australia with ENGIE. Mitsui in connection with its participation in the 9.6 mmtpa Ruwais LNG Project in Abu Dhabi, the first LNG export facility in the MENA region to run on clean power. Mitsui in connection with its 20% investment in Xurya Ptd. Ltd., a distributed solar power generation operator in Indonesia. Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) as sponsor on the development of the Jafurah cogeneration independent steam and power producer (ISPP) project in Saudi Arabia. POSCO International Corporation, ONGC Videsh Limited, KOGAS, and Gail (India) Limited on the development of the Shwe Gas Project offshore Myanmar. Summit Oil and Shipping Company on commercial agreements with Petrobangla relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Bangladesh. BW Maritime on commercial agreements with Italy’s Snam Group relating to the development and operation of a floating LNG import terminal in Italy. Chevron in connection with its operations in the Chuandongbei sour gas field in Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality, China. A Japanese trading house on the corporate restructuring of its fuels trading business in the US. A Japanese trading house on the drafting of its template form Master LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG MSPA). A Japanese trading house on a a long-term LNG SPA with a Korean utility company. A Japanese trading house on an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with a Japanese utility company for the sale and purchase of multiple LNG cargoes. A Japanese trading house on the negotiation and drafting of an LNG MSPA and Confirmation Notice with QatarEnergy. ENI on its acquisition of Chevron's interests, including operatorship, in the Indonesia Deepwater Development (IDD) gas project from Chevron. Kuwait Petroleum, Mitsui Chemicals, Idemitsu Kosan and PetroVietnam in connection with the development of the USD 9 billion Nghi Son Refinery \u0026amp; Petrochemical Project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, including construction, procurement, and product offtake arrangements relating to the project. Mitsui Oil Exploration Co., Ltd. (MOECO) and PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) on the USD 10 billion Block B gas project in Vietnam encompassing the development of an offshore gas field and pipeline linking the field to a gas-fired power plant complex. Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy Oil) in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in offshore Block 15-1/05 in Vietnam from PetroVietnam and SK. Murphy Oil in connection with the sale of a 30% stake in all of its offshore Malaysia oil and gas assets to PT Pertamina for USD 2 billion. Murphy Oil in connection with the acquisition of a 20% participating interest in offshore Block 13/03 PSC in Vietnam from Santos. Murphy Oil in connection with its acquisition of a 40% participating interest and operatorship in Deepwater Block 2A PSC in Malaysia from BHP. 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Murphy Oil on the negotiation and drafting of two Joint Operating Agreements with Mitsui E\u0026amp;P Australia in connection with two offshore Australia oil and gas exploration permits.","searchable_name":"Michael Meade","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":202,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":446963,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":5674,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eSam is a senior project development (PPP) and construction lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s Abu Dhabi office in the UAE. He advises sponsors, lenders, developers and procurers on large-scale, complex and first-of-a-kind infrastructure projects across the MENA region, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia. 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of the Diriyah Gate development in Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Advising the vendor/offtaker on the restructuring and concession agreement, CSA and lease arrangements of a district cooling project as part of an auction-sale transaction.{{ FIELD }}Advising the master developer of a mixed use development in Saudi Arabia on its procurement of a 46,000 TR district cooling project to be delivered on a BOT basis.{{ FIELD }}Advising Masdar on the negotiation of a concession agreement and cooling services agreements in respect of the disposal of its interest in a district cooling provider in Abu Dhabi.{{ FIELD }}Advising a global workplace provider on their suite of FIDIC-based construction contracts for entry into the Middle East market.{{ FIELD }}Advising a leading international shipping container port operator in the negotiation of two 25 year BOT concession agreements in the UAE.{{ FIELD }}Advising a UAE government entity on the procurement of a new Operations and Maintenance Contractor for mass transit system.{{ FIELD }}Advising a Middle Eastern Ministry of Higher Education on a multi-school PPP project on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain and Transfer model.{{ FIELD }}Advising a Saudi subsidiary of a leading international medical care provider, in negotiations with the Royal Commission of Al Ula for the exclusive concession rights to design, build and operate a USD100m health care centre in the historic Al Ula district, Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Advising an international bidder on a pioneer PPP Project to provide radiology services across seven hospitals in the Riyadh area, Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Sam is a senior project development (PPP) and construction lawyer based in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Abu Dhabi office in the UAE. He advises sponsors, lenders, developers and procurers on large-scale, complex and first-of-a-kind infrastructure projects across the MENA region, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia. His clients include sovereign wealth funds, giga and mega project developers and leading multi-national corporations.\nSam’s experience spans the spectrum of social and hard infrastructure – from schools and hospitals to rail and shipping; from solar and wind farms to green ammonia and hydrogen production; from district cooling to data centres. His practice covers the full project lifecycle, including conception, structuring, tendering, bidding, negotiation and contract and claims management; he is familiar with most commonly used contract forms in the region including PPA, PPP, BOT, BOOT, EPC, DBO, D\u0026amp;B and O\u0026amp;M contracts. Sam is known for translating technical complexity into bankable, balanced contracts and for guiding projects from conception through to execution with a pragmatic, commercially focused approach. Both Sam and the deals he has led have been recognised with leading industry awards. Senior Associate Rising Star, Energy and Infrastructure, Project Finance in the UAE IFLR 1000 EMEA 2025 BPP Law School BPP Law School London University of Cambridge, U.K University of Cambridge, U.K University of Nottingham, England  England and Wales Advising EDF and Masdar from bid stage through to financial close with respect to the financing, design, construction and operation of a multi-plant integrated utility system including Solar PV, BESS, RO and wastewater treatment plants and ancillary facilities and network systems in Amaala, Saudi Arabia. Advising a USD 500bn Giga Project on the development and implementation of a suite (40+) of construction contracts, including negotiating PMC, design services, marine dredging, tunnelling, O\u0026amp;M and EPC works for landmark construction projects in Saudi Arabia. Advising an international consortium on its bid for the 1GW Jafurah IWPP in Saudi Arabia. Advising an international consortium on its bid for a 14 plant waste, power and water Red Sea Utility PPP in Saudi Arabia. Advising a leading European utility provider on its bid for Jubail 3B - a 570,000 m3/day SWRO Plant greenfield IWP. Advising the International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank Group) on and EPC contract for a 10GWh solar rooftop project in the Gaza Strip. Advising a sponsor on an EPC contract for 35MW geothermal power station in Menengai, Kenya. Advising City Cool and ADC Energy on their successful bid to design, build, maintain and operate a 21,000TR district cooling facility as part of the Knowledge Economic City development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Advising City Cool and ADC Energy on their successful bid to design, build, finance, maintain and operate a 72,500TR district cooling facility as part of the Diriyah Gate development in Saudi Arabia. Advising the vendor/offtaker on the restructuring and concession agreement, CSA and lease arrangements of a district cooling project as part of an auction-sale transaction. Advising the master developer of a mixed use development in Saudi Arabia on its procurement of a 46,000 TR district cooling project to be delivered on a BOT basis. Advising Masdar on the negotiation of a concession agreement and cooling services agreements in respect of the disposal of its interest in a district cooling provider in Abu Dhabi. Advising a global workplace provider on their suite of FIDIC-based construction contracts for entry into the Middle East market. Advising a leading international shipping container port operator in the negotiation of two 25 year BOT concession agreements in the UAE. Advising a UAE government entity on the procurement of a new Operations and Maintenance Contractor for mass transit system. Advising a Middle Eastern Ministry of Higher Education on a multi-school PPP project on a Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain and Transfer model. Advising a Saudi subsidiary of a leading international medical care provider, in negotiations with the Royal Commission of Al Ula for the exclusive concession rights to design, build and operate a USD100m health care centre in the historic Al Ula district, Saudi Arabia. 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