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As a partner of the Special Matters \u0026amp; Government Investigations practice group, he represents corporations, boards of directors, and senior executives in a broad array of government investigations, internal reviews, white-collar and civil litigation.\nHis experience spans matters involving alleged corporate financial fraud, bribery and corruption, false claims and statements, obstruction, cyber crime, and other enforcement risks across the financial services, energy, life sciences, accounting, defense, chemical, construction, technology \u0026amp; trade secrets, and public sectors. He regularly advises clients facing scrutiny from DOJ and state Attorneys General, congressional committees, Inspectors General, and domestic and international enforcement authorities. \nCorey has more than two decades of public service as a career official at DOJ under multiple administrations, both in the field trying cases and leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Louisiana, and in Washington, D.C. as chief of multiple offices. He has tried over 20 federal jury trials, primarily involving complex corporate fraud and bribery \u0026amp; corruption, along with supervising more than 100 trials in over 20 federal districts throughout the U.S. across a wide range of industries.  \nIn Washington, D.C. at Main Justice, Corey served with distinction for over six years in two roles, first as the Director and Chief Counsel of DOJ’s internal affairs department, the Office of Professional Responsibility, and then as Chief of DOJ’s Public Integrity Section across multiple administrations. He previously served in leadership roles while at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Middle District of Louisiana for more than fifteen years, including overseeing all civil and criminal litigation for four years as Acting United States Attorney and First Assistant United States Attorney, and leading all criminal matters as Criminal Chief, including as DOJ’s Fifth Circuit representative advising on national criminal policies.\nIn these capacities he led multiple crisis response efforts and implemented or developed a variety of proactive enforcement initiatives consistent with DOJ priorities, including one of the first healthcare fraud strike forces in the country, the Criminal Division Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program, a financial fraud task force focused on data-mining, a lauded multi-agency initiative with the state AG to combat the online sexual exploitation of children, and a violent criminal enterprises strike force targeting gangs and other violent groups.\nHe also led, as Executive Director, the National Center for Disaster Fraud, a multi-agency entity responsible for coordinating nationwide disaster fraud enforcement, recovery and policies, many of which still are deployed today to address disaster-related fraud. 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Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537.{{ FIELD }}Appeared for Radio 2UE in a case in which the High Court clarified that the common law test for defamation applies to an imputation concerning any aspect of a person's reputation, including the person's professional or business reputation (led by R McHugh SC (as his Honour then was)); Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Chesterton (2009) 238 CLR 460.{{ FIELD }}Represented several medical practitioners who challenged the Constitutional validity of the Medicare scheme (led by David Jackson AM KC and Mark Robinson); Wong v Commonwealth of Australia; Selim v Lele (2009) 236 CLR 573.{{ FIELD }}Jennifer Chambers is a strategic commercial litigator with extensive experience advising multinational and major Australian corporations and boards across a wide variety of commercial matters. Her practice spans both complex domestic and cross-border disputes, as well as high-stakes regulatory investigations and proceedings, particularly in the energy, resources, and financial services sectors. Jennifer is also a trusted adviser to boards and individual company officers in respect of director and officer duties and corporate governance issues. \nJennifer has significant experience both in private practice and at the commercial bar, representing major corporates and directors in high stakes commercial arbitration and litigation matters throughout the superior courts of Australia (including the High Court). Such matters include multibillion-dollar claims alleging misleading or deceptive conduct, breach of director and trustee duties, complex cross-border disputes, class action defence, and contentious members’ schemes of arrangements.\nAdditionally, Jennifer advises global energy, resources, and financial services clients  with respect to regulatory developments and associated litigation risks. Jennifer handles high-profile regulatory investigations and advises clients with respect to corporate and director liability, including civil penalties and criminal liability arising out of corporate crises and investigations, including workplace misconduct, incidents and fatalities.\nJennifer is a driver of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion initiatives and, over the course of her career, has provided pro bono legal services to a diverse client base, including asylum seekers and First Nations people. Jennifer Chambers lawyer Partner Doyles Guide 2025: Leading Arbitration Lawyers, Australia – Recommended Doyles Guide 2025 Best Lawyers in Australia: Recognized in Litigation Best Lawyers in Australia, 2020-2024 University of Technology Sydney  University of New South Wales  High Court of Australia Supreme Court of New South Wales Federal Court of Australia Corporations Law Committee, Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia Graduate of the Yale School of Management Executive Education Program Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration - South Pacific Taskforce Commercial litigation and arbitration \nRepresenting a prominent oil and gas company in a significant ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration relating to the recovery of project costs under a production sharing contract. Represented the board of a major resources company in defense of multibillion-dollar claims in the Supreme Court of NSW and Court of Appeal alleging breach of director’s duties, trustee duties and oppression of the minority shareholders. Represented the Western Australian government in Supreme Court of WA proceedings concerning the distribution to creditors of over $1.8 billion in the liquidations of the Bell Group. The matter raised complex issues concerning the rights of bond holders and the proper construction of funding agreements and trust deeds. Represented a global telecommunications company in connection with significant national security and cybersecurity matters. Represented a former State Solicitor in Federal Court proceedings in which it was alleged that the State engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct to deprive the applicant of multimillion-dollar iron ore assets. Represented the board of a major resources company in a commercial arbitration concerning a multibillion-dollar dividend dispute. Advised an oil and gas major in relation to matters relevant to its participation in the Australian retail fuel market including long term fuel supply agreements, licensing and assignment agreements. Acted for a director and shareholder in complex litigation before the Victorian Supreme Court regarding the receivership and multibillion-dollar sale by a major Australian bank of Burrup Fertilisers, the world’s largest ammonia plant. Represented the Pepper Group Limited on the $675M acquisition by KKR of a controlling interest in Pepper by way of a members’ scheme of arrangement. Represented GetSwift Limited in its \"top hat\" scheme of arrangement to create a new holding company and re-domicile to Canada which was opposed by the corporate regulator, ASIC. Regulatory Investigations and Proceedings \nRepresented a global professional services firm in connection with its participation in a Commonwealth investigation into government procurement and probity issues and work health and safety matters on a multimillion-dollar project. Represented a former banking executive in connection with a case brought by the corporate regulator in which it was alleged that a major Australian bank had engaged in insider trading and unconscionable conduct in executing a $12 billion interest rate swap transaction. Represented a global financial services client in connection with potential exposure in ASIC, AUSTRAC and gaming regulator AML/CTF investigations into a major casino operator. Represented a significant investment manager in investigating allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption claims involving the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission and successfully resolved subsequent court proceedings involving the same parties. Acted for an executive director of a property developer in connection with the corporate regulator’s investigation into alleged unfair lending practices, including the negotiation of an enforceable undertaking. Class Actions\nRepresented a global ride sharing company in its defense of a class action brought on behalf of taxi, hire-car, limousine, and charter vehicle industry participants in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Advised the Australian board of a public company in connection with the settlement of multibillion-dollar litigation, including a securities class action, relating to statements in a project prospectus which were alleged to be misleading or deceptive. Energy Transition and Sustainability \nAdvised a superannuation fund in respect of a greenwashing investigation conducted by the corporate regulator ASIC. As part of a global team, advised major energy companies and other clients in relation to Australian and global ESG regulatory frameworks, laws, policies and trends, including litigation and reputational risks such as greenwashing. Human Capital and Compliance \nActed for the board of directors of an ASX-listed entity in connection with multiple fatalities at an Australian theme park, including representation at a high-profile coronial inquest and related investigations conducted by the work health and safety regulator. Represented a multinational manufacturing company in defending claims of unlawful discrimination and sexual harassment before the Australian Human Rights Commission and subsequent proceedings before the Federal Circuit Court. Represented an agricultural asset manager in regulatory investigations and a criminal prosecution in connection with a workplace fatality. Advised a global payments company in relation to allegations of workplace bullying and harassment and psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Select Experience at the Bar \nAppeared in a landmark case before the High Court of Australia concerning the loss of a chance and damages claim for loss of opportunity (led by B Walker AO SC and J Lonergan (as her Honour then was)); Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537. Appeared for Radio 2UE in a case in which the High Court clarified that the common law test for defamation applies to an imputation concerning any aspect of a person's reputation, including the person's professional or business reputation (led by R McHugh SC (as his Honour then was)); Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd v Chesterton (2009) 238 CLR 460. Represented several medical practitioners who challenged the Constitutional validity of the Medicare scheme (led by David Jackson AM KC and Mark Robinson); Wong v Commonwealth of Australia; Selim v Lele (2009) 236 CLR 573.","searchable_name":"Jennifer Chambers","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":420337,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":6924,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eMatt Hardwick advises on complex, high-value and often first-of-their-kind energy, energy transition \u0026amp; infrastructure projects globally. This includes concession, construction, operation, financing, supply and offtake arrangements across the full range of energy \u0026amp; infrastructure asset classes.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatt advises on all international forms of construction contracts, including FIDIC and NEC. 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Extremely knowledgeable and practical on how he'll manage the litigation.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"\\\"He's absolutely amazing, it's a personalized service, his devotion to timeliness and attention to detail is wonderful.\\\"\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Chambers, 2024\"}{{ FIELD }}Successfully defended Mattel, Inc. before U.S. Supreme Court in case arising from contaminated property dispute in Beaverton, Oregon at site of former View Master facility.{{ FIELD }}Represented IMC Corporation in defending criminal action regarding alleged illegal take of migratory birds from exposure to process ponds. Negotiated settlement and first-ever wildlife mitigation plan with California Department of Fish and Game under Fish and Game Code Section 3007.{{ FIELD }}Represented Kano Laboratories in an enforcement action by the California Air Resources Board regarding emissive content and labeling of adhesive coatings. {{ FIELD }}Represented Mattel, Inc. in relation to volatile organic compound control measures and spray booth issues before South Coast Air Quality Management District.{{ FIELD }}Served as Port's lead trial counsel in federal court action against citizens group challenging validity of Clean Water Act Section 404 permit and NEPA process for China Shipping Terminal.{{ FIELD }}Obtained court ordered dismissal of all charges against Thomas Crane Trucking Company in a felony action alleging violations of federal and state law from oil production and servicing operations in the Bolsa Chica area.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead outside counsel for Shea Homes for stormwater enforcement actions by RWQCB and municipal agencies. Assisted in preparation of SWPPPs and provided counseling and training on wide range of compliance issues and negotiated with citizens' group regarding alleged stormwater releases to Malibu Creek.{{ FIELD }}Provided legal counsel to the Port of Los Angeles regarding storm water pollution control issues, including advising on the development of new wharf facilities at Pier 100.{{ FIELD }}Represented Key Energy Services in toxic tort litigation for alleged contamination from TPH and other chemicals in residential neighborhood development in Santa Maria, California. Represented client on appeals to State Water Resources Control Board of orders regarding responsible party status.{{ FIELD }}Obtained dismissal of criminal charges against Lodi Memorial Hospital related to alleged asbestos removal practices.{{ FIELD }}Represented the East Bay Regional Park District in a CERCLA case involving a former landfill. Obtained a ruling allocating 95% of the costs to Waste Management, the former owner of the landfill, and only 5% to the Park District, as the site’s current owner.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead trial counsel in federal court action City and County of San Francisco v. Atlantic Richfield, et al., to clean up historical contamination by numerous tenants at airport. The over $140 million settlement was the largest environmental settlement in California in 2006.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead trial counsel for the nation's leading diesel engine manufacturers Cummins Engine Company, Inc., John Deere Construction Equipment Company, Detroit Diesel Corp., and Caterpillar, Inc., in the first defense judgment achieved after trial in a Proposition 65 action. {{ FIELD }}Served as lead trial counsel to address the nation's largest source of particulate air emissions, the Owens Dry Lake Bed.  Obtained judgment after trial against Department of Water and Power, and settlement in administrative adjudication before California Air Resources Board.  The resulting settlement led to a new State Implementation Plan and shallow flooding of the lake bed. This settlement had a total value in excess of $100 million.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead counsel for Union Pacific Corporation for the cleanup of the McCormick and Baxter Superfund site due to contamination.  Negotiated a favorable settlement of past cost and future work under a consent decree with U.S. EPA and California Department of Toxic Substances Control.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead trial counsel for 3M Corporation to defend against Superfund action by the State of California regarding the Cal Compact landfill site in Long Beach, California (State of California v. Atlantic Richfield).  Case resulted in favorable settlement for 3M.{{ FIELD }}Peter Hsiao has 40 years of experience as a first-chair trial lawyer.  He was named Environmental Litigation Attorney of the Year in Los Angeles by Best Lawyers in America, and one of 16 lawyers named as a Distinguished Environmental Advocate by the American Bar Association.  He is one of seven lawyers in the U.S. designated as a Global Leader in Environmental Law by Who's Who Legal.  The National Law Journal identifies him as a Trailblazer in Energy and Environmental Law, and he is named by Chambers (in its highest Tier 1), Legal 500, Lawdragon and Super Lawyers as one of the nation’s best environmental lawyers. \nMr. Hsiao is head of the West Coast Environmental, Health \u0026amp; Safety Practice, awarded Environmental Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners in 2024.  Drawing upon his chemical engineering background, he is one of the nation’s leading attorneys in environmental, natural resources, climate change and toxic tort law.  He is a Fellow and former Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers.  He is also former Chair of the State Bar of California's Environmental Law Section and a former member of the ABA's Standing Committee on Environmental Law.  \nHe served as senior trial lawyer for the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles.  He was lead trial counsel for the EPA and other agencies, and received the Department of Justice’s Special Commendation Award, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Achievement Award, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Golden Eagle Award.  He was appointed as a judge pro tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court and served as a mediator for environmental cases.\nMr. Hsiao is the editor of the California Environmental and Natural Resources Law Handbook.  He is past-president of the Board of Directors for the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Counsel for Justice.   He is a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation, former chair of the State Bar of California Committee on Legal Services to the Poor, and recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award for pro bono legal services.\nHe graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Utah in 1982.  He received the Outstanding Student Award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He received a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985, where he won the McBaine Advocacy Award. Peter Hsiao lawyer Partner Distinguished Environmental Advocate American Bar Association Los Angeles Environmental Litigation Attorney of the Year Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Trailblazer in Energy and Environmental Law National Law Journal, 2015 One of the Nation’s Best Environmental Lawyers Chambers and Partners, 2013-2024 One of the Best Environmental Lawyers in the United States Legal 500 and PLC 3000 Leading Cross-Border Environmental Attorney International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers One of the Top Environmental Lawyers in Los Angeles Los Angeles Business Journal Awarded the U.S. Department of Justice’s Special Commendation Award U.S. Department of Justice Awarded the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Achievement Award U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California Awarded the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Golden Eagle Award U.S. Fish \u0026amp; Wildlife Service Recipient of the Wiley W. Manuel Award for pro bono legal services State Bar of California “Peter Hsiao impresses with his ‘extremely broad experience in all types of environmental issue,’ leveraging his experience as a chemical engineer when advising on disputes. His expert trial practice is particularly highlighted, with one client noting: ‘To hear him address a court is pure art.’” Chambers USA 2015 \"A standout for Proposition 65 work. Extremely knowledgeable and practical on how he'll manage the litigation.\" Chambers 2024 \"He's absolutely amazing, it's a personalized service, his devotion to timeliness and attention to detail is wonderful.\" Chambers, 2024 University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley, School of Law Supreme Court of the United States California Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation Member, Environmental Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association Member, ABA Section on Environment, Energy and Resources Former Chair, ABA Marine Resources Committee Fellow and Past Chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers Former Member, American Chemical Society Former President, Board of Directors of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Counsel for Justice Former Chair, State Bar of California Committee on Legal Services to the Poor Former Member and Newsletter Author, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Former Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Environmental Law Former Chair, Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California Former President of Board of Directors, Los Angeles County Bar Association's Counsel for Justice Successfully defended Mattel, Inc. before U.S. Supreme Court in case arising from contaminated property dispute in Beaverton, Oregon at site of former View Master facility. 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Obtained court ordered dismissal of all charges against Thomas Crane Trucking Company in a felony action alleging violations of federal and state law from oil production and servicing operations in the Bolsa Chica area. Served as lead outside counsel for Shea Homes for stormwater enforcement actions by RWQCB and municipal agencies. Assisted in preparation of SWPPPs and provided counseling and training on wide range of compliance issues and negotiated with citizens' group regarding alleged stormwater releases to Malibu Creek. Provided legal counsel to the Port of Los Angeles regarding storm water pollution control issues, including advising on the development of new wharf facilities at Pier 100. Represented Key Energy Services in toxic tort litigation for alleged contamination from TPH and other chemicals in residential neighborhood development in Santa Maria, California. Represented client on appeals to State Water Resources Control Board of orders regarding responsible party status. Obtained dismissal of criminal charges against Lodi Memorial Hospital related to alleged asbestos removal practices. Represented the East Bay Regional Park District in a CERCLA case involving a former landfill. Obtained a ruling allocating 95% of the costs to Waste Management, the former owner of the landfill, and only 5% to the Park District, as the site’s current owner. Served as lead trial counsel in federal court action City and County of San Francisco v. Atlantic Richfield, et al., to clean up historical contamination by numerous tenants at airport. The over $140 million settlement was the largest environmental settlement in California in 2006. 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Philip Ludvigson is a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s International Trade Group, where he advises clients on national security risks related to foreign direct investment. Phil has held senior roles within the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Homeland Security and draws on his extensive experience to guide clients in resolving a variety of matters, including those related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector, otherwise known as “Team Telecom.”\nPrior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Phil was the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Investment Security at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He also served as the Director for Monitoring \u0026amp; Enforcement—the first person in Treasury’s history ever to hold that role—and built the office that pursues CFIUS non-notified transactions and oversees all CFIUS mitigation measures, including compliance monitoring and enforcement actions. Phil also coordinated Treasury’s advisory role in Team Telecom. Before joining Treasury, Phil held various roles at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including serving as the Acting Director of Foreign Investment Risk Management, where he led all aspects of the agency’s participation in CFIUS and Team Telecom, and as Senior Counsel at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). He also practiced law for several years in the Washington, D.C. office of an AmLaw 50 firm, focusing on government contracts, security clearances, and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence issues. 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His almost 30 years of experience spans upstream and downstream oil and gas, LNG, pipelines, chemicals, mining and power as well as energy transition including renewables, battery storage, hydrogen, geothermal, waste-to-energy, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and decommissioning.\u0026nbsp; He has acted on many landmark mergers and acquisitions (M\u0026amp;A) deals, joint ventures, long term offtake arrangements and development projects.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarren has received extensive recognition in \u003cem\u003eChambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eand Best Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e in the areas of energy/projects and corporate/M\u0026amp;A, and has been ranked at different times in Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia. 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The transaction will result in PTTEP acquiring an indirect 22.1% interest in the Touat gas production project in Algeria. The remaining interests in the Touat project are held by ENI and the Algerian National Oil Company, Sonatrach.{{ FIELD }}An Indian energy company on various LNG SPAs, both as buyer and seller.{{ FIELD }}IMCD N.V., a global leading distribution partner and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients, on its acquisition of ResChem Technologies Australia and New Zealand.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on its participation in a major carbon capture and storage (CCS / CCUS) project in the Asia Pacific, including advising on joint ventures and the structuring of commercial arrangements.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on acquisition of 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy. In exchange, Chevron transferred 13 Caltex-branded sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia to Viva Energy.{{ FIELD }}Lazard Asset Management in the acquisition by Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund of a 50% shareholding in Shawton Energy Limited, a solar PV project developer, installer and operator with a portfolio of existing projects that delivers renewable energy directly to commercial and industrial businesses.{{ FIELD }}Risco Energy on the sale of Tap Oil to an independent energy company. Tap Oil engages in oil and gas exploration and production in Australia and South East Asia and has a 30% joint venture interest in the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on a wide range of downstream energy projects and matters throughout Asia Pacific and the Middle East, including asset sales and purchases, crude oil sales, various joint ventures, lubricants supply arrangements and the marketing and branding of retail products, among other matters.{{ FIELD }}An international bidder for rights to develop a major offshore wind project in Victoria, Australia.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on the decommissioning of a significant upstream oil and gas project in Asia, including advising on international law obligations.{{ FIELD }}Macquarie Asset Management (\"MAM\"), via Macquarie Green Investment Group, on its acquisition of shares in Island Green Power Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants.{{ FIELD }}PTTEP on entering into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman for Block 12, which is a large onshore exploration block in Oman with an acreage of around 10,000 square kilometers.{{ FIELD }}An equipment supplier in respect of multiple wind farm projects in Australia.{{ FIELD }}An aluminum smelter on a range of energy related issues, including gas and power purchases and investments in energy projects.{{ FIELD }}Suntory on its partnering with Anellotech, Inc., a U.S.-based biochemical company, in the development of a plastics recycling technology. The partnership seeks to produce bio-based paraxylene from woodchips allowing 100% plant-derived PET bottles.{{ FIELD }}A bidder for the John Laing wind farm portfolio, comprising interests in assets across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, with a total capacity of 514MW.{{ FIELD }}A multinational energy company on joint venture arrangements to cover the future decommissioning of facilities.{{ FIELD }}A corporate power buyer in negotiating a long term power purchase arrangement with the developer of a greenfields wind farm in Australia. The arrangements involved a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (“VPPA”) with an innovative proxy revenue swap.{{ FIELD }}An Australian energy utility on negotiating gas sales and gas transportation agreements in multiple Australian states.{{ FIELD }}Sapura Upstream on its farm-in to three Australian offshore oil and gas permits and the associated formation of a joint venture with Finder Exploration Pty Ltd.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on an upstream oil and gas bid round in India.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on commercial arrangements for a downstream refinery joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.{{ FIELD }}Singapore-based Biomass Ventures in securing an investment from InfraCo Asia for the development of a biomass business in Sri Lanka. The business will create a supply chain for biomass and produce biomass pellets for power generation, both for domestic use and export.{{ FIELD }}Pan Pacific Petroleum NL on the sale of a 5% interest in Block 07/03 in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore Vietnam to Repsol Exploracion SA. Block 07/03 contains the Ca Rong Do $1.1 billion development stage oil and gas project.{{ FIELD }}TonenGeneral on its US$14 billion business integration with JX Group to form the largest oil refiner in Japan. The combined business, now known as ENEOS, conducts exploration, importation and refining of crude oil and the manufacture and sale of lubricants, chemicals and other petroleum products and invests in renewables and other energy businesses.  {{ FIELD }}ENEOS on its investment in Carbon Asset Solutions (“CAS”), a soil carbon sequestration business. CAS issues carbon credits based on the increase in carbon content in soil following sustainable agricultural practices.{{ FIELD }}TotalEnergies on the $3.2 billion sale of specialty chemical affiliate Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, to The Carlyle Group.{{ FIELD }}An international LNG buyer on the on-sale of cargoes from the Sabine Pass LNG project in Louisiana, USA.{{ FIELD }}Lundin Energy on the sale of certain upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia to Medco Energy, including Lundin Energy's interests in the Lematang, South Sokang and Cendrawasih VII oil and gas blocks.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on its sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Vietnam to State-owned energy company Petrovietnam. The interests comprised two Production Sharing Contracts and a transmission pipeline project.{{ FIELD }}TotalEnergies on the €1.74 billion (US$2.2 billion) acquisition by the French group Arkema, one of the world’s major players in specialty chemicals, of its Bostik affiliate, a global adhesives company.{{ FIELD }}A multinational energy company on its rights and potential remedies under a bilateral investment treaty and several production sharing contracts with a Southeast Asian State.{{ FIELD }}Chevron on its sale of its entire issued share capital in Chevron Overseas Petroleum, which held Chevron's interest in Cambodia Block A offshore oil and gas project, to KrisEnergy Ltd.{{ FIELD }}A Singaporean company on its application to the International Seabed Authority for a deep sea mineral exploration license and associated joint venture arrangements.{{ FIELD }}A Japanese utility on its LNG purchase arrangements, including designing a pro forma LNG purchase agreement and conducting a bid round involving LNG producers from around the world.{{ FIELD }}An Indonesian state-owned enterprise on contractual arrangements for a significant on-shore natural gas pipeline.{{ FIELD }}A multinational energy company on a proposed U.S.-based LNG export project, including advising on project development issues, joint venture arrangements, transportation arrangements, and LNG sales into Asian and other markets.{{ FIELD }}Nusantara Regas on the purchase of LNG for its regas terminal in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Esprey (a subsidiary of Ilwella) on the sale of Delta Electricity which owns the 1,320MW Vales Point power station in New South Wales, Australia, to Sev.en Global Investments.{{ FIELD }}Macquarie Asset Management on its acquisition of Euston Solar Farm Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants.{{ FIELD }}Macquarie Asset Management on its acquisition of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group, a significant UK waste management business and producer of biomethane transport fuel made from landfill gas.{{ FIELD }}A private Indonesian energy company in relation to the sale of certain shale gas interests in Indonesia, and its investment in an Australian energy company.{{ FIELD }}Kansai Electric on its acquisition of an equity interest in and offtake from Pluto LNG project in Australia, which involved the acquisition of upstream oil and gas interests and facilities as well as long term LNG supply.{{ FIELD }}Chevron and its partners PetroVietnam, PTTEP and MOECO, on the development of the Block B gas project in Vietnam.{{ FIELD }}A confidential bidder for ConocoPhillips' oil and gas interests in Vietnam.{{ FIELD }}A confidential bidder for certain ExxonMobil oil and gas interests in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}Pertamina on commercial arrangements for its Central Java floating LNG regas project.{{ FIELD }}Höegh LNG on its proposal to partner with DSME EnR and Petromin on a floating LNG production and export project in Papua New Guinea.{{ FIELD }}A State Owned Enterprise in developing a suite of pro forma energy services contracts for the Indonesian market.{{ FIELD }}Inpex on its engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the Masela Floating LNG Project in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}MedcoEnergi, an Indonesian energy company, in relation to its North Sumatra Block A gas development.{{ FIELD }}ConocoPhillips in relation to its US$9 billion acquisition of an interest in Origin Energy’s Queensland CBM assets, and the consequent formation of the APLNG joint venture.{{ FIELD }}A potential investor into a Bangladesh power project, including review of power purchase agreement and investment agreement with the Government of Bangladesh.{{ FIELD }}Tiger Energy Trading on a range of Indonesian coal sales agreements.{{ FIELD }}An international energy company on the negotiation of a new Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia.{{ FIELD }}A Singapore power buyer on the negotiation of power purchase arrangements with a Singapore utility.{{ FIELD }}A Singapore refinery on its power purchase arrangements.{{ FIELD }}A Singapore power generator in respect of licensing and contracting for connection to the Singapore electricity grid.{{ FIELD }}Mitsubishi Corporation on the sale of in its interest in the Weda Bay nickel project in Indonesia to Eramet for approximately US$90million.{{ FIELD }}Shell on a range of upstream oil and gas matters over many years in Australia, including in relation to its Crux, Echuca Shoals, and Prelude projects.{{ FIELD }}The North West Shelf JV in Australia on both pipeline gas and LNG sales contracts.{{ FIELD }}TEPCO (now JERA) on its participation in and offtake from the Wheatstone LNG Project.{{ FIELD }}Central Petroleum, an ASX-listed energy company, on a range of farm-out and joint venture transactions.{{ FIELD }}Dampier Bunbury Pipeline on its acquisition of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, and subsequent expansion of that pipeline, which involved in excess of US$1 billion in capital works.{{ FIELD }}Aquila, Inc. for many years in relation to its acquisition of major energy businesses in Australia, including interests in Alinta, Multinet Gas and Ikon Energy, as well as the subsequent divestment of those interests and other major utility and power generation businesses in Europe and the United States. The combined value of the transactions was in excess of US$10 billion.{{ FIELD }}Darren Murphy acts on major energy transactions across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and Africa. His almost 30 years of experience spans upstream and downstream oil and gas, LNG, pipelines, chemicals, mining and power as well as energy transition including renewables, battery storage, hydrogen, geothermal, waste-to-energy, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and decommissioning.  He has acted on many landmark mergers and acquisitions (M\u0026amp;A) deals, joint ventures, long term offtake arrangements and development projects.\nDarren has received extensive recognition in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, and Best Lawyers in the areas of energy/projects and corporate/M\u0026amp;A, and has been ranked at different times in Singapore, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia. He was named the 2024 \"Lawyer of the Year\" Oil and Gas Law (Melbourne) by Best Lawyers. Darren has lived and worked in the United States, Singapore, and Australia, including working in-house for a NYSE-listed energy company in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the Australia-Pacific Chapter Regional Director for the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) and previously served as co-chair of the Energy Committee of AmCham Singapore and on the Singapore AIEN Committee.  He is a regular speaker and commentator on energy industry issues. Partner Ranked for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources: Oil \u0026amp; Gas Chambers Global, 2010-2025 Ranked for Energy \u0026amp; Natural Resources: Oil \u0026amp; Gas Chambers Asia-Pacific, 2010-2025 Ranked for Natural Resources (transactions and regulatory) Australia  Legal500 Named \"Lawyer of the Year\" Oil and Gas Law (Melbourne)  Best Lawyers, 2024 The University of Melbourne  The University of Melbourne  New South Wales Victoria Senior Courts of England and Wales Regional Director for the Association of International Energy Negotiators for the Australia Pacific region Williams on its first LNG investment through the US $250 million acquisition of interests in the Louisiana LNG project (a 27.6 Mtpa permitted LNG facility near Lake Charles) and Driftwood Pipeline (developer of the pipeline supporting the project) from Woodside Energy, advancing Williams’ Gulf Coast LNG initiative and strengthening its wellhead-to-water strategy. Chevron New Energies on its agreement with Mitsui Energy Development Co (MOECO) for the pilot testing of advanced geothermal technology, specifically advanced closed loop technology in the Niseko region of Hokkaido, Japan. PTTEP on the acquisition of 34% of the shares of E\u0026amp;E Algeria Touat B.V. from Engie International Corporation B.V. The transaction will result in PTTEP acquiring an indirect 22.1% interest in the Touat gas production project in Algeria. The remaining interests in the Touat project are held by ENI and the Algerian National Oil Company, Sonatrach. An Indian energy company on various LNG SPAs, both as buyer and seller. IMCD N.V., a global leading distribution partner and formulator of specialty chemicals and ingredients, on its acquisition of ResChem Technologies Australia and New Zealand. An international energy company on its participation in a major carbon capture and storage (CCS / CCUS) project in the Asia Pacific, including advising on joint ventures and the structuring of commercial arrangements. Chevron on acquisition of 25 fuel retailing sites in South Australia from Viva Energy. In exchange, Chevron transferred 13 Caltex-branded sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia to Viva Energy. Lazard Asset Management in the acquisition by Lazard Global Sustainable Private Infrastructure Fund of a 50% shareholding in Shawton Energy Limited, a solar PV project developer, installer and operator with a portfolio of existing projects that delivers renewable energy directly to commercial and industrial businesses. Risco Energy on the sale of Tap Oil to an independent energy company. Tap Oil engages in oil and gas exploration and production in Australia and South East Asia and has a 30% joint venture interest in the Manora oil field in the Gulf of Thailand. Chevron on a wide range of downstream energy projects and matters throughout Asia Pacific and the Middle East, including asset sales and purchases, crude oil sales, various joint ventures, lubricants supply arrangements and the marketing and branding of retail products, among other matters. An international bidder for rights to develop a major offshore wind project in Victoria, Australia. An international energy company on the decommissioning of a significant upstream oil and gas project in Asia, including advising on international law obligations. Macquarie Asset Management (\"MAM\"), via Macquarie Green Investment Group, on its acquisition of shares in Island Green Power Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants. PTTEP on entering into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman for Block 12, which is a large onshore exploration block in Oman with an acreage of around 10,000 square kilometers. An equipment supplier in respect of multiple wind farm projects in Australia. An aluminum smelter on a range of energy related issues, including gas and power purchases and investments in energy projects. Suntory on its partnering with Anellotech, Inc., a U.S.-based biochemical company, in the development of a plastics recycling technology. The partnership seeks to produce bio-based paraxylene from woodchips allowing 100% plant-derived PET bottles. A bidder for the John Laing wind farm portfolio, comprising interests in assets across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, Australia, with a total capacity of 514MW. A multinational energy company on joint venture arrangements to cover the future decommissioning of facilities. A corporate power buyer in negotiating a long term power purchase arrangement with the developer of a greenfields wind farm in Australia. The arrangements involved a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (“VPPA”) with an innovative proxy revenue swap. An Australian energy utility on negotiating gas sales and gas transportation agreements in multiple Australian states. Sapura Upstream on its farm-in to three Australian offshore oil and gas permits and the associated formation of a joint venture with Finder Exploration Pty Ltd. An international energy company on an upstream oil and gas bid round in India. An international energy company on commercial arrangements for a downstream refinery joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Singapore-based Biomass Ventures in securing an investment from InfraCo Asia for the development of a biomass business in Sri Lanka. The business will create a supply chain for biomass and produce biomass pellets for power generation, both for domestic use and export. Pan Pacific Petroleum NL on the sale of a 5% interest in Block 07/03 in the Nam Con Son Basin offshore Vietnam to Repsol Exploracion SA. Block 07/03 contains the Ca Rong Do $1.1 billion development stage oil and gas project. TonenGeneral on its US$14 billion business integration with JX Group to form the largest oil refiner in Japan. The combined business, now known as ENEOS, conducts exploration, importation and refining of crude oil and the manufacture and sale of lubricants, chemicals and other petroleum products and invests in renewables and other energy businesses.   ENEOS on its investment in Carbon Asset Solutions (“CAS”), a soil carbon sequestration business. CAS issues carbon credits based on the increase in carbon content in soil following sustainable agricultural practices. TotalEnergies on the $3.2 billion sale of specialty chemical affiliate Atotech B.V., a global manufacturer of high technology plating solutions, to The Carlyle Group. An international LNG buyer on the on-sale of cargoes from the Sabine Pass LNG project in Louisiana, USA. Lundin Energy on the sale of certain upstream oil and gas interests in Indonesia to Medco Energy, including Lundin Energy's interests in the Lematang, South Sokang and Cendrawasih VII oil and gas blocks. Chevron on its sale of its upstream oil and gas interests in Vietnam to State-owned energy company Petrovietnam. The interests comprised two Production Sharing Contracts and a transmission pipeline project. TotalEnergies on the €1.74 billion (US$2.2 billion) acquisition by the French group Arkema, one of the world’s major players in specialty chemicals, of its Bostik affiliate, a global adhesives company. A multinational energy company on its rights and potential remedies under a bilateral investment treaty and several production sharing contracts with a Southeast Asian State. Chevron on its sale of its entire issued share capital in Chevron Overseas Petroleum, which held Chevron's interest in Cambodia Block A offshore oil and gas project, to KrisEnergy Ltd. A Singaporean company on its application to the International Seabed Authority for a deep sea mineral exploration license and associated joint venture arrangements. A Japanese utility on its LNG purchase arrangements, including designing a pro forma LNG purchase agreement and conducting a bid round involving LNG producers from around the world. An Indonesian state-owned enterprise on contractual arrangements for a significant on-shore natural gas pipeline. A multinational energy company on a proposed U.S.-based LNG export project, including advising on project development issues, joint venture arrangements, transportation arrangements, and LNG sales into Asian and other markets. Nusantara Regas on the purchase of LNG for its regas terminal in Indonesia. Esprey (a subsidiary of Ilwella) on the sale of Delta Electricity which owns the 1,320MW Vales Point power station in New South Wales, Australia, to Sev.en Global Investments. Macquarie Asset Management on its acquisition of Euston Solar Farm Limited, a UK-based renewable energy developer focused primarily on the development of utility-scale solar plants. Macquarie Asset Management on its acquisition of Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group, a significant UK waste management business and producer of biomethane transport fuel made from landfill gas. A private Indonesian energy company in relation to the sale of certain shale gas interests in Indonesia, and its investment in an Australian energy company. Kansai Electric on its acquisition of an equity interest in and offtake from Pluto LNG project in Australia, which involved the acquisition of upstream oil and gas interests and facilities as well as long term LNG supply. Chevron and its partners PetroVietnam, PTTEP and MOECO, on the development of the Block B gas project in Vietnam. A confidential bidder for ConocoPhillips' oil and gas interests in Vietnam. A confidential bidder for certain ExxonMobil oil and gas interests in Indonesia. Pertamina on commercial arrangements for its Central Java floating LNG regas project. Höegh LNG on its proposal to partner with DSME EnR and Petromin on a floating LNG production and export project in Papua New Guinea. A State Owned Enterprise in developing a suite of pro forma energy services contracts for the Indonesian market. Inpex on its engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the Masela Floating LNG Project in Indonesia. MedcoEnergi, an Indonesian energy company, in relation to its North Sumatra Block A gas development. ConocoPhillips in relation to its US$9 billion acquisition of an interest in Origin Energy’s Queensland CBM assets, and the consequent formation of the APLNG joint venture. A potential investor into a Bangladesh power project, including review of power purchase agreement and investment agreement with the Government of Bangladesh. Tiger Energy Trading on a range of Indonesian coal sales agreements. An international energy company on the negotiation of a new Production Sharing Contract in Indonesia. A Singapore power buyer on the negotiation of power purchase arrangements with a Singapore utility. A Singapore refinery on its power purchase arrangements. A Singapore power generator in respect of licensing and contracting for connection to the Singapore electricity grid. Mitsubishi Corporation on the sale of in its interest in the Weda Bay nickel project in Indonesia to Eramet for approximately US$90million. Shell on a range of upstream oil and gas matters over many years in Australia, including in relation to its Crux, Echuca Shoals, and Prelude projects. The North West Shelf JV in Australia on both pipeline gas and LNG sales contracts. TEPCO (now JERA) on its participation in and offtake from the Wheatstone LNG Project. Central Petroleum, an ASX-listed energy company, on a range of farm-out and joint venture transactions. Dampier Bunbury Pipeline on its acquisition of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline, and subsequent expansion of that pipeline, which involved in excess of US$1 billion in capital works. Aquila, Inc. for many years in relation to its acquisition of major energy businesses in Australia, including interests in Alinta, Multinet Gas and Ikon Energy, as well as the subsequent divestment of those interests and other major utility and power generation businesses in Europe and the United States. The combined value of the transactions was in excess of US$10 billion.","searchable_name":"Darren Murphy","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":442367,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":888,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eJeff Spigel focuses on advising clients on the antitrust issues related to successfully executing their business strategy. 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As a partner and co-head of our global Antitrust practice, clients routinely seek Jeff\u0026rsquo;s practical and business-friendly advice to guide them through their strategic transactions, criminal grand jury and civil DOJ, FTC, State AG and antitrust investigations and litigation. Working with our Brussels antitrust lawyers, Jeff also defends clients in multi-jurisdictional investigations that coordinate with the U.S., including the European Commission and the UK\u0026rsquo;s CMA.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff represents clients in responding to a range of civil and criminal antitrust investigations in the U.S. and abroad, obtaining Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and coordinating approvals of proposed transactions in foreign jurisdictions. He also advises clients on pursuing or defending against antitrust claims and counsels on strategic antitrust issues such as those arising from benchmarking, compliance and audits, competitor collaborations, exclusivity and foreclosure, resale price maintenance, Robinson-Patman price discrimination, refusals to deal, and tying and predatory bundling issues.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith significant experience in the healthcare sector, Jeff frequently advises healthcare clients on strategic transactions, messenger model networks, financially- and/or clinically-integrated networks, Group Purchasing Organizations and claims by commercial payors, competitors, or the government.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff\u0026rsquo;s antitrust experience also includes advising clients in a broad range of industries such as building materials, chemicals, communications, consumer products, energy (oil, gas, power, and renewables), entertainment, financial, metals, paper, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, and transportation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn behalf of his clients, Jeff appears regularly before the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and he coordinates with foreign counsel in dealing with competition authorities in jurisdictions around the globe, including before the European Commission. 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These facilities were required to be divested to remedy the DOJ’s challenge of ZGC’s acquisition of multiple grain facilities from Bunge North America.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Rockstar, a leading energy drink maker, in an FTC investigation of its $3.85 billion acquisition by PepsiCo Inc.{{ FIELD }}Energy\nSuccessfully represented a leading provider of natural gas processing and treatment and compression products and services in a DOJ merger investigation of a merger with a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented ConocoPhillips on the sale of its Canadian oil, sand, and gas assets to Cenovus in a $13.3 billion transaction.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented one of the leading operators and builders of offshore supply vessels in a DOJ investigation of an acquisition of a leading provider of repair services and construction of offshore and military vessels.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a leading manufacturer of drill bits used in mining and oil and gas exploration in a DOJ investigation of its acquisition by a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a major global energy company in a DOJ criminal antitrust investigation.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Weatherford International in the sale of its pipeline business to Baker Hughes.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars on its acquisition of the casing and tubing business of Oil States International.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Transocean Ltd. in connection with its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW, Inc., in the offshore oil and gas drilling sector and successfully obtained antitrust clearances in several jurisdictions around the world.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented LS Power in obtaining antitrust clearances for various acquisitions of electric power-generating assets from several independent power producers around the U.S. and provided continued antitrust advice on subsequent potential transactions.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented one of the world’s largest integrated petroleum companies in an industry-wide investigation of gasoline prices by the FTC and Congress.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Mirant Corporation in a DOJ antitrust investigation of its merger with RRI Energy. The transaction closed without DOJ action.{{ FIELD }}Entertainment\nSuccessfully represented Cox Enterprises in its acquisition of Axios Media.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Carmike Cinemas in a DOJ investigation of its merger with AMC Theatres. Successfully negotiated a settlement with the DOJ. (United States of America v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.).{{ FIELD }}Financial Services\nSuccessfully represented a leading payment processor in a DOJ merger investigation of its acquisition by a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Defending Equifax in antitrust litigation filed against it, TransUnion and Experian alleging violations of federal and California antitrust laws. (Adams v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. et al., E.D. Calif. (2:23-cv-01773).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented TSYS, a leading global payments provider, in merger clearances of its $54 billion all-stock merger of equals with Global Payments, a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Bank of America in an FTC consumer protection investigation and litigation of Countrywide Financial Corporation related to Countrywide’s mortgage loan servicing practices.{{ FIELD }}Healthcare/Life Sciences\nSuccessfully represented a leading manufacturer of dental bone grafting products in a DOJ merger investigation of an acquisition by a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Ochsner Health System regarding Lafayette General Health System’s merger into Ochsner.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in the formation of a joint venture with LSU to acquire University Health Hospitals from BRFHH.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in forming JOAs with CHRISTUS Louisiana, Lafayette General Health, Slidell Memorial Hospital, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, and Terrebonne General Medical Center.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in its acquisition of Rush Health Systems, which added seven hospitals to extend Ochsner’s reach to east Mississippi/west Alabama region.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. in the acquisition of four hospitals in North Georgia and Macon from HCA Healthcare.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Piedmont Healthcare in an FTC merger investigation of its acquisition of University Healthcare.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Houston Methodist in an FTC and Texas AG investigation of its acquisition of two CHRISTUS hospitals in the metropolitan Houston area.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented St. Joseph’s Health System in an FTC investigation of its formation of a JOA with Emory Healthcare.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in an FTC and Texas AG investigation of its formation of a JOA with Texas Health Resources.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented King’s Daughter Hospital in its acquisition by Scott \u0026amp; White Healthcare, which ultimately received clearance from the FTC under a failing firm defense.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a 1,000-plus member, exclusive clinically-integrated physician network in an FTC price fixing investigation.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented physician clients and their messenger model network in an FTC civil price fixing and concerted refusal to deal investigation.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Hospital Corporation of America in a Sections 1 and 2 Sherman Act (tying) federal antitrust action against a competing hospital system. (Palmyra Park Medical Center, Inc. v. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc., et al.).{{ FIELD }}Successfully defended a branded pharmaceutical manufacturer in DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations of a proposed patent settlement and the use of authorized generics.{{ FIELD }}Manufacturing/Chemical/Paper\nSuccessfully represented Quikrete Holdings, Inc. in a DOJ merger investigation of its acquisition of Forterra Inc.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented WestRock, which is a leading manufacturer of containerboard and paperboard, in DOJ and other competition authorities’ investigations of strategic transactions, including WestRock’s $16 billion merger with MeadWestvaco, its $2.28 billion acquisition of MultiPackaging Solution, its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone, and its sale of its partitions business to Sonoco.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (now known as Mativ) in a DOJ investigation of its merger of equals with Neenah, Inc.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented H.I.G. CAPITAL and its subsidiary DCL Corporation as the divestiture buyer of Sun Chemical’s DIC Corporation Bushy Park assets in front of the Federal Trade Commission, European Commission and the Japanese Fair Trade Commission as part of a settlement regarding DIC’s acquisition by BASF’s pigment business.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented global chemical company Kraton Corporation in its merger with DL Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of DL Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Forterra Brick on the combination of its brick business with Boral Brick as part of the formation of a new joint venture.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Forterra Building Products in its acquisition of U.S. Pipe.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Lafarge on numerous strategic transactions.{{ FIELD }}Defended UCAR International (now GrafTech) in a federal grand jury price fixing investigation of graphite electrodes. (United States v. UCAR International Inc.).{{ FIELD }}Retail\nSuccessfully represented a leading home furnishing company in an FTC merger investigation of a leading e-commerce platform.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a leading branded apparel company in an FTC merger investigation of an acquisition of a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented HanesBrands, Inc., one of the leading providers of licensed athletic apparel and related services, in its collaboration with Fanatics, Inc.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a leading manufacturer and retailer of recreational boats in an FTC investigation of the acquisition of a competitor.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented The Belk Stores in an FTC merger investigation of its acquisitions of the Parisian, Proffitt’s and McCrae’s department store chains from Saks Fifth Avenue.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented McLane Company in a Section 1 Sherman Act in an action in federal District Court in Connecticut. (Loretta N. Bansavich D/B/A/Lori’s Mobil v. McLane Company, Inc.).{{ FIELD }}Technology\nSuccessfully represented Equifax in numerous strategic transactions, including the acquisitions of LawLogix Edge and LawLogix Guardian software solutions, Midigator Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions, Appriss Insights, a trusted and comprehensive source of risk and criminal justice data intelligence, Health e(fx), a leading and experienced provider of Affordable Care Act digital services, Teletrack, a U.S. leader in alternative credit data and Kount, a leading provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Mailchimp, a world-class, global customer engagement and marketing platform, in a DOJ investigation of its $12 billion acquisition by Mountain View, CA-based Intuit Inc.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Cox Enterprises in its acquisition of Logicworks, which provides cloud management, automation, migration, and operations services.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Red Ventures, whose portfolio includes Healthline, a leading digital health company in its $675 million acquisition of Healthgrades.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Sharecare, a leading digital health company, in its $3.9 billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Brookfield Infrastructure Group in its $1.1 billion acquisition of 31 Data Centers in 10 Countries on 4 Continents from AT\u0026amp;T.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented ChoicePoint in an FTC merger investigation of ChoicePoint’s acquisition by Reed Elsevier.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Sprint in a DOJ investigation of its $35 billion merger with Nextel.{{ FIELD }}Jeff Spigel focuses on advising clients on the antitrust issues related to successfully executing their business strategy. As a partner and co-head of our global Antitrust practice, clients routinely seek Jeff’s practical and business-friendly advice to guide them through their strategic transactions, criminal grand jury and civil DOJ, FTC, State AG and antitrust investigations and litigation. Working with our Brussels antitrust lawyers, Jeff also defends clients in multi-jurisdictional investigations that coordinate with the U.S., including the European Commission and the UK’s CMA.\nJeff represents clients in responding to a range of civil and criminal antitrust investigations in the U.S. and abroad, obtaining Hart-Scott-Rodino clearance and coordinating approvals of proposed transactions in foreign jurisdictions. He also advises clients on pursuing or defending against antitrust claims and counsels on strategic antitrust issues such as those arising from benchmarking, compliance and audits, competitor collaborations, exclusivity and foreclosure, resale price maintenance, Robinson-Patman price discrimination, refusals to deal, and tying and predatory bundling issues.\nWith significant experience in the healthcare sector, Jeff frequently advises healthcare clients on strategic transactions, messenger model networks, financially- and/or clinically-integrated networks, Group Purchasing Organizations and claims by commercial payors, competitors, or the government.\nJeff’s antitrust experience also includes advising clients in a broad range of industries such as building materials, chemicals, communications, consumer products, energy (oil, gas, power, and renewables), entertainment, financial, metals, paper, pharmaceutical, retail, technology, and transportation.\nOn behalf of his clients, Jeff appears regularly before the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, and he coordinates with foreign counsel in dealing with competition authorities in jurisdictions around the globe, including before the European Commission. In addition, he represents clients on unfair and deceptive trade practice matters before the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and state attorneys general.\nA regular author and speaker, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Super Lawyers have identified Jeff as a recognized practitioner and leading antitrust lawyer. In addition, Nightingale Healthcare News named him one of the “Outstanding Healthcare Antitrust Lawyers” in the U.S. Partner Recognized practitioner and leading antitrust lawyer Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Super Lawyers Named one of the “Outstanding Healthcare Antitrust Lawyers” in the U.S. Nightingale Healthcare News Emory University Emory University School of Law University of Miami University of Miami School of Law Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia Tennessee The District of Columbia Bar American Health Lawyers Association American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Agricultural/Food\nDefending a leading food company in DOJ and State AG antitrust investigations. Successfully represented Viserion Grain, LLC, in DOJ’s approval of its acquisition of 11 grain elevator facilities from Zen-Noh Grain Corporation (“ZGC”). These facilities were required to be divested to remedy the DOJ’s challenge of ZGC’s acquisition of multiple grain facilities from Bunge North America. Successfully represented Rockstar, a leading energy drink maker, in an FTC investigation of its $3.85 billion acquisition by PepsiCo Inc. Energy\nSuccessfully represented a leading provider of natural gas processing and treatment and compression products and services in a DOJ merger investigation of a merger with a competitor. Successfully represented ConocoPhillips on the sale of its Canadian oil, sand, and gas assets to Cenovus in a $13.3 billion transaction. Successfully represented one of the leading operators and builders of offshore supply vessels in a DOJ investigation of an acquisition of a leading provider of repair services and construction of offshore and military vessels. Successfully represented a leading manufacturer of drill bits used in mining and oil and gas exploration in a DOJ investigation of its acquisition by a competitor. Successfully represented a major global energy company in a DOJ criminal antitrust investigation. Successfully represented Weatherford International in the sale of its pipeline business to Baker Hughes. Successfully represented Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars on its acquisition of the casing and tubing business of Oil States International. Successfully represented Transocean Ltd. in connection with its $2.7 billion acquisition of Ocean Rig UDW, Inc., in the offshore oil and gas drilling sector and successfully obtained antitrust clearances in several jurisdictions around the world. Successfully represented LS Power in obtaining antitrust clearances for various acquisitions of electric power-generating assets from several independent power producers around the U.S. and provided continued antitrust advice on subsequent potential transactions. Successfully represented one of the world’s largest integrated petroleum companies in an industry-wide investigation of gasoline prices by the FTC and Congress. Successfully represented Mirant Corporation in a DOJ antitrust investigation of its merger with RRI Energy. The transaction closed without DOJ action. Entertainment\nSuccessfully represented Cox Enterprises in its acquisition of Axios Media. Successfully represented Carmike Cinemas in a DOJ investigation of its merger with AMC Theatres. Successfully negotiated a settlement with the DOJ. (United States of America v. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.). Financial Services\nSuccessfully represented a leading payment processor in a DOJ merger investigation of its acquisition by a competitor. Defending Equifax in antitrust litigation filed against it, TransUnion and Experian alleging violations of federal and California antitrust laws. (Adams v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. et al., E.D. Calif. (2:23-cv-01773). Successfully represented TSYS, a leading global payments provider, in merger clearances of its $54 billion all-stock merger of equals with Global Payments, a worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions. Successfully represented Bank of America in an FTC consumer protection investigation and litigation of Countrywide Financial Corporation related to Countrywide’s mortgage loan servicing practices. Healthcare/Life Sciences\nSuccessfully represented a leading manufacturer of dental bone grafting products in a DOJ merger investigation of an acquisition by a competitor. Successfully represented Ochsner Health System regarding Lafayette General Health System’s merger into Ochsner. Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in the formation of a joint venture with LSU to acquire University Health Hospitals from BRFHH. Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in forming JOAs with CHRISTUS Louisiana, Lafayette General Health, Slidell Memorial Hospital, St. Tammany Parish Hospital, and Terrebonne General Medical Center. Successfully represented Ochsner Health System in its acquisition of Rush Health Systems, which added seven hospitals to extend Ochsner’s reach to east Mississippi/west Alabama region. Successfully represented Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. in the acquisition of four hospitals in North Georgia and Macon from HCA Healthcare. Successfully represented Piedmont Healthcare in an FTC merger investigation of its acquisition of University Healthcare. Successfully represented Houston Methodist in an FTC and Texas AG investigation of its acquisition of two CHRISTUS hospitals in the metropolitan Houston area. Successfully represented St. Joseph’s Health System in an FTC investigation of its formation of a JOA with Emory Healthcare. Successfully represented University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in an FTC and Texas AG investigation of its formation of a JOA with Texas Health Resources. Successfully represented King’s Daughter Hospital in its acquisition by Scott \u0026amp; White Healthcare, which ultimately received clearance from the FTC under a failing firm defense. Successfully represented a 1,000-plus member, exclusive clinically-integrated physician network in an FTC price fixing investigation. Successfully represented physician clients and their messenger model network in an FTC civil price fixing and concerted refusal to deal investigation. Successfully represented Hospital Corporation of America in a Sections 1 and 2 Sherman Act (tying) federal antitrust action against a competing hospital system. (Palmyra Park Medical Center, Inc. v. Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, Inc., et al.). Successfully defended a branded pharmaceutical manufacturer in DOJ and FTC antitrust investigations of a proposed patent settlement and the use of authorized generics. Manufacturing/Chemical/Paper\nSuccessfully represented Quikrete Holdings, Inc. in a DOJ merger investigation of its acquisition of Forterra Inc. Successfully represented WestRock, which is a leading manufacturer of containerboard and paperboard, in DOJ and other competition authorities’ investigations of strategic transactions, including WestRock’s $16 billion merger with MeadWestvaco, its $2.28 billion acquisition of MultiPackaging Solution, its $4.9 billion acquisition of KapStone, and its sale of its partitions business to Sonoco. Successfully represented Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (now known as Mativ) in a DOJ investigation of its merger of equals with Neenah, Inc. Successfully represented H.I.G. CAPITAL and its subsidiary DCL Corporation as the divestiture buyer of Sun Chemical’s DIC Corporation Bushy Park assets in front of the Federal Trade Commission, European Commission and the Japanese Fair Trade Commission as part of a settlement regarding DIC’s acquisition by BASF’s pigment business. Successfully represented global chemical company Kraton Corporation in its merger with DL Chemical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of DL Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.). Successfully represented Forterra Brick on the combination of its brick business with Boral Brick as part of the formation of a new joint venture. Successfully represented Forterra Building Products in its acquisition of U.S. Pipe. Successfully represented Lafarge on numerous strategic transactions. Defended UCAR International (now GrafTech) in a federal grand jury price fixing investigation of graphite electrodes. (United States v. UCAR International Inc.). Retail\nSuccessfully represented a leading home furnishing company in an FTC merger investigation of a leading e-commerce platform. Successfully represented a leading branded apparel company in an FTC merger investigation of an acquisition of a competitor. Successfully represented HanesBrands, Inc., one of the leading providers of licensed athletic apparel and related services, in its collaboration with Fanatics, Inc. Successfully represented a leading manufacturer and retailer of recreational boats in an FTC investigation of the acquisition of a competitor. Successfully represented The Belk Stores in an FTC merger investigation of its acquisitions of the Parisian, Proffitt’s and McCrae’s department store chains from Saks Fifth Avenue. Successfully represented McLane Company in a Section 1 Sherman Act in an action in federal District Court in Connecticut. (Loretta N. Bansavich D/B/A/Lori’s Mobil v. McLane Company, Inc.). Technology\nSuccessfully represented Equifax in numerous strategic transactions, including the acquisitions of LawLogix Edge and LawLogix Guardian software solutions, Midigator Holdings, LLC, a leading provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions, Appriss Insights, a trusted and comprehensive source of risk and criminal justice data intelligence, Health e(fx), a leading and experienced provider of Affordable Care Act digital services, Teletrack, a U.S. leader in alternative credit data and Kount, a leading provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions. Successfully represented Mailchimp, a world-class, global customer engagement and marketing platform, in a DOJ investigation of its $12 billion acquisition by Mountain View, CA-based Intuit Inc. Successfully represented Cox Enterprises in its acquisition of Logicworks, which provides cloud management, automation, migration, and operations services. Successfully represented Red Ventures, whose portfolio includes Healthline, a leading digital health company in its $675 million acquisition of Healthgrades. Successfully represented Sharecare, a leading digital health company, in its $3.9 billion SPAC merger with Falcon Capital. Successfully represented Brookfield Infrastructure Group in its $1.1 billion acquisition of 31 Data Centers in 10 Countries on 4 Continents from AT\u0026amp;T. Successfully represented ChoicePoint in an FTC merger investigation of ChoicePoint’s acquisition by Reed Elsevier. Successfully represented Sprint in a DOJ investigation of its $35 billion merger with Nextel.","searchable_name":"Jeffrey S. Spigel (Jeff)","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":35,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null},{"id":447805,"version":1,"owner_type":"Person","owner_id":2379,"payload":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eMike Stenglein specializes in resolving complex business disputes, principally in the construction and private equity space, and splits his time between Texas and New York.\u0026nbsp; He founded and is Managing Partner of our Austin office, as well as chair of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Global Construction and Infrastructure Disputes\u0026nbsp;practice, chair of\u0026nbsp;the firm\u0026rsquo;s Contingency Fee Committee, and a member of the firm's Diversity Committee. Mike also previously served as head of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Contracts and Business Torts group as well as the firm\u0026rsquo;s ten-person Policy Committee.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith respect to construction disputes, during his 30-year career Mike has lead teams in hundreds of complex disputes in courts and arbitral tribunals around the globe. In 2023, Mike was named Law 360 Construction MVP as well as American Lawyer Litigator of the Week for the Reficar victory (discussed below). He has also been recognized as Band 1 in Chambers where he is described as \u0026ldquo;an extraordinary litigator who is highly strategic in his approach and is also excellent at tactical work\u0026rdquo; and that he is \"an extremely skilled advocate and communicator and his level of service is very high.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; Under Mike\u0026rsquo;s leadership, King \u0026amp; Spalding was named Construction Group of the Year by Law360 in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Mike prides himself on being responsive 24/7 and has twice been named a BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike represents clients in disputes involving all manner of infrastructure disputes including oil refineries, chemical plants, power generation facilities, LNG facilities, FPSOs, subway and rail failures, data centers, semiconductor manufacturing plants, wind farms, solar and battery plants, and office and retail buildings. By way of example, Mike was lead counsel for Refiner\u0026iacute;a de Cartagena (Reficar) in a dispute arising from construction of a crude oil refinery.\u0026nbsp; After a six-week hearing before the International Chamber of Commerce and our client was awarded nearly $1.3 billion in damages despite a contractual cap that appeared to limit damages to a small fraction of that amount.\u0026nbsp; Then, despite efforts by the judgement debtor in UK and Netherlands Courts to extinguish the judgment as an unsecured debt, Mike lead the team that secured important courtroom victories resulting in Reficar obtaining a package worth approximately $900 million.\u0026nbsp; In March 2024, Mike was again recognized by the American Lawyer for this achievement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike\u0026rsquo;s focus is not limited to resolution of formal disputes.\u0026nbsp; For example, he developed the K\u0026amp;S Quarterly Audit \u0026ndash; a process designed to provide early identification of problems on construction projects that can lead to delays and cost overruns, recommend implementation steps to fix those issues, and avoid disputes.\u0026nbsp;He also regularly counsels clients on issues during the progression of construction projects, again with the aim of avoiding formal disputes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith respect to business disputes, Mike\u0026rsquo;s experience also includes resolution of complex business problems for industry leading clients, including in the private equity space.\u0026nbsp; These matters usually involve complex contract issues for clients in the energy and technology industries, including intellectual property disputes (patent and trademark).\u0026nbsp; Mike\u0026rsquo;s representative clients in this space include, Lotus Infrastructure Partners, D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co, D. E Shaw Renewable Investments, Capital Dynamics, Oaktree Capital Management, Arevon Asset Management, Axium Infrastructure, Macquarie Asset Management, Macquarie Capital, Ridgewood Infrastructure, and Instar Asset Management.\u0026nbsp; Mike also has significant experience with very public, high-profile mass tort litigation involving contaminated ground water allegations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrior to the start of his legal career, Mike worked for five years as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers \u0026amp; Lybrand.\u0026nbsp; Prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding in 2008, Mike was a partner at Weil, Gotshal \u0026amp; Manges LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP.\u003c/p\u003e","slug":"mike-stenglein","email":"mstenglein@kslaw.com","phone":"+1 512 423 3092","matters":["\u003cp\u003eRepresenting Reficar in a dispute arising from construction of a crude oil refinery. 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This matter is governed by the ICC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a \u003cstrong\u003econfidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in a dispute arising out of the largest public-private water supply agreement in the United States that cost nearly $3 billion to build (142 miles long).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a \u003cstrong\u003econfidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in an ICDR arbitration involving the construction failures associated with the building of a power plant in Massachusetts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in arbitration in the London Court of International Arbitration arising from a nearly $1 billion construction project in Southern Iraq.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client \u003c/strong\u003ein AAA arbitration over construction of several power plants in Texas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresenting a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential\u003c/strong\u003e South American company in ICC arbitration involving dispute over surplus construction materials.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client\u003c/strong\u003e over construction of a power plant in Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in construction dispute involving electrical failure that forced business disruption.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented Bass Pro in contract dispute in federal court and secured settlement involving $40+ million in payments and tens of millions in additional future revenue.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in arbitration over construction of hotel and retail store in Tennessee.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u003cstrong\u003e confidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in dispute over hotel construction in Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a \u003cstrong\u003econfidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in a dispute over a gas processing plant in Algeria in an ICC arbitration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a \u003cstrong\u003econfidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in a dispute over the expansion of a subway system in Vancouver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a \u003cstrong\u003econfidential client\u003c/strong\u003e in a dispute over an oil refinery in Thailand.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented Iron Mountain in the Southern District of New York in a construction dispute involving a hyper-scale data center in Frankfurt, Germany.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented Vale Ventures in Delaware Chancery Court over the interpretation of limited partner rights and obligations under a MIPA.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented JV of private equity in Boston state court over pricing for power generation supplied to Boston hospitals.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented the City of Denton in Dallas County state court in a dispute over the largest solar field construction project in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented Halliburton in a patent infringement lawsuit with a major competitor over fracking technology that involved seven patents and more than 120 claims. 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Mike also previously served as head of the firm\u0026rsquo;s Contracts and Business Torts group as well as the firm\u0026rsquo;s ten-person Policy Committee.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith respect to construction disputes, during his 30-year career Mike has lead teams in hundreds of complex disputes in courts and arbitral tribunals around the globe. In 2023, Mike was named Law 360 Construction MVP as well as American Lawyer Litigator of the Week for the Reficar victory (discussed below). He has also been recognized as Band 1 in Chambers where he is described as \u0026ldquo;an extraordinary litigator who is highly strategic in his approach and is also excellent at tactical work\u0026rdquo; and that he is \"an extremely skilled advocate and communicator and his level of service is very high.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; Under Mike\u0026rsquo;s leadership, King \u0026amp; Spalding was named Construction Group of the Year by Law360 in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. 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This matter went to hearing over 6 weeks before the International Chamber of Commerce in the summer of 2021 and deals with one of the largest construction projects in South America.{{ FIELD }}Represented Microsoft in a dispute over the construction of a data center that involves claims of cost overruns and schedule delays.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in matters involving the construction of a large semiconductor facility in Central Texas.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in a dispute involving the construction of a multi-billion oil refinery upgrade project in Southeast Asia.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in a dispute involving the construction of a desalination plant in South America.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in ICC arbitration involving the construction of an energy facility in North Africa.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in multiple disputes arising from the construction of a multi-billion dollar subway system in a major metropolitan area in Canada.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a matter involving the expansion of a semiconductor facility.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the construction failure at a semiconductor facility that caused a power outage and resulting loss of millions of dollars of wafers that were in progress at the time of the power loss.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a power purchase agreement dispute involving a solar and battery facility in Nevada.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a solar and battery facility in California.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a solar facility in west Texas.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the proper price to charge for gas transmission on a pipeline that runs from Texas to the Northeast.{{ FIELD }}Represented several clients in MDL litigation resulting from Winter Storm Uri centering on ERCOT regulations and complex issues in the energy space.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving an LNG facility in Florida.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a $4 billion petrochemical plant in Canada. This matter is governed by the ICC.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute arising out of the largest public-private water supply agreement in the United States that cost nearly $3 billion to build (142 miles long).{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in an ICDR arbitration involving the construction failures associated with the building of a power plant in Massachusetts.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in arbitration in the London Court of International Arbitration arising from a nearly $1 billion construction project in Southern Iraq.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential client in AAA arbitration over construction of several power plants in Texas.{{ FIELD }}Representing a confidential South American company in ICC arbitration involving dispute over surplus construction materials.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client over construction of a power plant in Pennsylvania.{{ FIELD }}Represent a confidential client in construction dispute involving electrical failure that forced business disruption.{{ FIELD }}Represented Bass Pro in contract dispute in federal court and secured settlement involving $40+ million in payments and tens of millions in additional future revenue.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in arbitration over construction of hotel and retail store in Tennessee.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in dispute over hotel construction in Missouri.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute over a gas processing plant in Algeria in an ICC arbitration.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the expansion of a subway system in Vancouver.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in a dispute over an oil refinery in Thailand.{{ FIELD }}Represented Iron Mountain in the Southern District of New York in a construction dispute involving a hyper-scale data center in Frankfurt, Germany.{{ FIELD }}Represented Vale Ventures in Delaware Chancery Court over the interpretation of limited partner rights and obligations under a MIPA.{{ FIELD }}Represented JV of private equity in Boston state court over pricing for power generation supplied to Boston hospitals.{{ FIELD }}Represented the City of Denton in Dallas County state court in a dispute over the largest solar field construction project in the United States.{{ FIELD }}Represented Halliburton in a patent infringement lawsuit with a major competitor over fracking technology that involved seven patents and more than 120 claims. Successfully resolved with no payment and receipt of license to use competitor’s technology.{{ FIELD }}David Croucher, et al. v. MidCon Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, et al.: Represented U.S. Trust Company in an alleged breach of ERISA fiduciary duties class action involving the valuation of tracking stock.{{ FIELD }}Adelphia Communications Corp. v. John J. Rigas, Timothy J. Rigas, Michael J. Rigas, James P. Rigas, et al.: Represented the Rigas Family in all facets of civil litigation in connection with Adelphia Communications Corp., including more than 60 securities fraud lawsuits, numerous RICO lawsuits and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court.{{ FIELD }}In Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Represented PG\u0026amp;E Corporation in litigation arising out of California’s energy crisis, including trial work confirming PG\u0026amp;E’s Plan of Reorganization.{{ FIELD }}Deutsche Bank tax-related litigation: Represented Deutsche Bank in multiple lawsuits pending in state and federal court throughout Texas and the Southwest.{{ FIELD }}Infinite Energy, Inc. v. Econnergy Energy Company, Inc.: Represented Gateway Energy in a breach of contract action arising from a terminated merger transaction between the companies, filed in the Northern District of Florida.{{ FIELD }}Michigan South Central Power Agency v. Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., f/k/a Constellation Power Source, Inc.: Represented Constellation Energy in breach of contract lawsuit where the plaintiff sought to shift SECA, congestion and other charges to Constellation.{{ FIELD }}Occidental Chemical Corp. v. Entergy Louisiana LLC and the Louisiana Public Service Commission: Represented Occidental involving the proper methodology for calculating avoided cost payments to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, filed in the Middle District of Louisiana.{{ FIELD }}JD Wind et al. v. Public Utilities Commission of Texas et al.: Represented Occidental Permian Ltd. in multiple regulatory, state and federal litigation involving the appropriate electric rates that must be paid to certain wind-generation facilities in the Texas Panhandle.{{ FIELD }}Alpharma Inc. v. Wyeth: Represented Alpharma Inc. in a breach of a contract and trademark infringement case to seek termination of a competitor's license to one of Alpharma's key trademarks, filed in the Southern District of New York.{{ FIELD }}King Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Intelliject, Inc.: Represented patent holder in Paragraph IV patent infringement lawsuit regarding auto-injector technology, filed in the District of Delaware.{{ FIELD }}Cameron International v. Cooper Industries, LLC.: Represented Cooper Industries in AAA arbitration defending claims of breach of contract and other allegations arising from the creation of Cameron in 1995 via divestiture of assets from Cooper.{{ FIELD }}Cooper Industries v. Wyman Gordon: Represented Cooper Industries in federal court litigation arising out of disputes associated with a 1994 Stock Purchase Agreement.{{ FIELD }}Weatherford International v. Panalpina: Represented Weatherford International in a lawsuit against a freight-forwarding company that failed to facilitate timely transportation of materials and equipment to Iraq.{{ FIELD }}U. S. Contractors v. Parsons/Technip: Represented U.S. Contractors in a construction dispute before a three-person arbitration panel. U.S. Contractors received a judgment of more than $4 million, including attorney's fees. Parsons/Technip’s counterclaims of approximately $6 million were dismissed in their entirety.{{ FIELD }}Lower Colorado River Authority v. Montoya Anderson Construction, Inc., et al.: Represented CEMEX in a lawsuit filed in Fayette County, Texas, involving a dispute over the construction of an addition to the Fayette County power plant.{{ FIELD }}Represented Haliburton in several federal and state court cases alleging ground water contamination in Duncan, Oklahoma (the Osage litigation). That litigation lasted more than 6 years, involved thousands of claimants, and alleged property value diminution and physical injuries. The Osage cases were also very public with media appearances by Erin Brockovich, numerous television news reports, newspaper articles, and several different plaintiff firms advertising for clients.{{ FIELD }}Representing Bass Pro in West Virginia state court litigation involving the construction of a retail store.{{ FIELD }}Representing Environmental Resources Management is a Texas-based MDL proceeding that involves the alleged contamination of ground water that has allegedly caused physical injuries and property value diminution of property values. This is a very public matter with media appearance by Erin Brockovich, numerous television news reports, newspaper articles, and several different plaintiff firms advertising for clients.{{ FIELD }}Represented Bass Pro in Delaware Chancery Court over purchase price dispute.{{ FIELD }}Represented a confidential client in multiple patent infringement litigations over fracking technology.{{ FIELD }}E.ON v. Gamesa: Represented Gamesa in AAA arbitration where plaintiff requested approximately $90 million in damages allegedly caused by design defect in wind turbine blades. Matter proceeded to final confidential hearing in January 2013. Excellent result achieved for client after final hearing.{{ FIELD }}Windstar v. Gamesa: Represented Gamesa in AAA arbitration initially defending allegations of delay and disruption in building a utility-grade wind farm in California. Gamesa asserted counterclaims. Matter proceeded to final hearing, and Gamesa prevailed on all claims.{{ FIELD }}AMEC/Zachry Crushed Stone Contractors Joint Venture, et al. v. CEMEX Construction Materials Florida, LLC: Represented CEMEX in a lawsuit filed in Orlando state court (Business Court Division) involving a dispute over a $60 million cost overrun arising from the construction of a cement plant in Brooksville, Florida.{{ FIELD }}Mike Stenglein specializes in resolving complex business disputes, principally in the construction and private equity space, and splits his time between Texas and New York.  He founded and is Managing Partner of our Austin office, as well as chair of the firm’s Global Construction and Infrastructure Disputes practice, chair of the firm’s Contingency Fee Committee, and a member of the firm's Diversity Committee. Mike also previously served as head of the firm’s Contracts and Business Torts group as well as the firm’s ten-person Policy Committee.\nWith respect to construction disputes, during his 30-year career Mike has lead teams in hundreds of complex disputes in courts and arbitral tribunals around the globe. In 2023, Mike was named Law 360 Construction MVP as well as American Lawyer Litigator of the Week for the Reficar victory (discussed below). He has also been recognized as Band 1 in Chambers where he is described as “an extraordinary litigator who is highly strategic in his approach and is also excellent at tactical work” and that he is \"an extremely skilled advocate and communicator and his level of service is very high.”  Under Mike’s leadership, King \u0026amp; Spalding was named Construction Group of the Year by Law360 in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Mike prides himself on being responsive 24/7 and has twice been named a BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star.\nMike represents clients in disputes involving all manner of infrastructure disputes including oil refineries, chemical plants, power generation facilities, LNG facilities, FPSOs, subway and rail failures, data centers, semiconductor manufacturing plants, wind farms, solar and battery plants, and office and retail buildings. By way of example, Mike was lead counsel for Refinería de Cartagena (Reficar) in a dispute arising from construction of a crude oil refinery.  After a six-week hearing before the International Chamber of Commerce and our client was awarded nearly $1.3 billion in damages despite a contractual cap that appeared to limit damages to a small fraction of that amount.  Then, despite efforts by the judgement debtor in UK and Netherlands Courts to extinguish the judgment as an unsecured debt, Mike lead the team that secured important courtroom victories resulting in Reficar obtaining a package worth approximately $900 million.  In March 2024, Mike was again recognized by the American Lawyer for this achievement.\nMike’s focus is not limited to resolution of formal disputes.  For example, he developed the K\u0026amp;S Quarterly Audit – a process designed to provide early identification of problems on construction projects that can lead to delays and cost overruns, recommend implementation steps to fix those issues, and avoid disputes. He also regularly counsels clients on issues during the progression of construction projects, again with the aim of avoiding formal disputes.\nWith respect to business disputes, Mike’s experience also includes resolution of complex business problems for industry leading clients, including in the private equity space.  These matters usually involve complex contract issues for clients in the energy and technology industries, including intellectual property disputes (patent and trademark).  Mike’s representative clients in this space include, Lotus Infrastructure Partners, D.E. Shaw \u0026amp; Co, D. E Shaw Renewable Investments, Capital Dynamics, Oaktree Capital Management, Arevon Asset Management, Axium Infrastructure, Macquarie Asset Management, Macquarie Capital, Ridgewood Infrastructure, and Instar Asset Management.  Mike also has significant experience with very public, high-profile mass tort litigation involving contaminated ground water allegations.\nPrior to the start of his legal career, Mike worked for five years as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers \u0026amp; Lybrand.  Prior to joining King \u0026amp; Spalding in 2008, Mike was a partner at Weil, Gotshal \u0026amp; Manges LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP. Mike Stenglein Partner 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know Lawdragon, 2026 King \u0026amp; Spalding Ranked Number One in International Arbitration For Fourth Year Global Arbitration Review 2021-2024 Law360 Names King \u0026amp; Spalding a Construction Practice Group of the Year Law 360, February 7, 2024 Benchmark Litigation Again Recognizes King \u0026amp; Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm Benchmark Litigation, October 10, 2023 Law360 Recognizes Mike Stenglein and Reggie Smith as 2023 MVPs Law 360, October 2, 2023 King \u0026amp; Spalding Earns Top-Tier Rankings in Legal 500 United States 2023 Guide Legal 500, June 8, 2023 Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes 186 K\u0026amp;S Lawyers and 84 K\u0026amp;S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields Chambers USA, June 1, 2023 Law360 Names King \u0026amp; Spalding a Construction Practice Group of the Year Law 360, January 30, 2023 Legal 500 United States 2022 Recognizes King \u0026amp; Spalding Practices and Lawyers Among the Top in the Nation Legal 500 June 8, 2022 Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes 188 K\u0026amp;S Lawyers and 75 K\u0026amp;S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields  Chambers USA, June 1, 2022 Benchmark Litigation Recognizes King \u0026amp; Spalding as a Leading Litigation Firm Benchmark Litigation, October 13, 2021 Chambers USA 2021 Names 179 K\u0026amp;S Lawyers and 65 K\u0026amp;S Practice Groups as Leaders in Their Fields  Chambers USA, May 20, 2021 University of Florida Levin College of Law University of Houston University of Houston Law Center U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida New York Texas Representing Reficar in a dispute arising from construction of a crude oil refinery. This matter went to hearing over 6 weeks before the International Chamber of Commerce in the summer of 2021 and deals with one of the largest construction projects in South America. Represented Microsoft in a dispute over the construction of a data center that involves claims of cost overruns and schedule delays. Representing a confidential client in matters involving the construction of a large semiconductor facility in Central Texas. Representing a confidential client in a dispute involving the construction of a multi-billion oil refinery upgrade project in Southeast Asia. Representing a confidential client in a dispute involving the construction of a desalination plant in South America. Representing a confidential client in ICC arbitration involving the construction of an energy facility in North Africa. Representing a confidential client in multiple disputes arising from the construction of a multi-billion dollar subway system in a major metropolitan area in Canada. Represented a confidential client in a matter involving the expansion of a semiconductor facility. Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the construction failure at a semiconductor facility that caused a power outage and resulting loss of millions of dollars of wafers that were in progress at the time of the power loss. Represented a confidential client in a power purchase agreement dispute involving a solar and battery facility in Nevada. Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a solar and battery facility in California. Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a solar facility in west Texas. Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the proper price to charge for gas transmission on a pipeline that runs from Texas to the Northeast. Represented several clients in MDL litigation resulting from Winter Storm Uri centering on ERCOT regulations and complex issues in the energy space. Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving an LNG facility in Florida. Represented a confidential client in a construction dispute involving a $4 billion petrochemical plant in Canada. This matter is governed by the ICC. Represented a confidential client in a dispute arising out of the largest public-private water supply agreement in the United States that cost nearly $3 billion to build (142 miles long). Represented a confidential client in an ICDR arbitration involving the construction failures associated with the building of a power plant in Massachusetts. Represented a confidential client in arbitration in the London Court of International Arbitration arising from a nearly $1 billion construction project in Southern Iraq. Representing a confidential client in AAA arbitration over construction of several power plants in Texas. Representing a confidential South American company in ICC arbitration involving dispute over surplus construction materials. Represented a confidential client over construction of a power plant in Pennsylvania. Represent a confidential client in construction dispute involving electrical failure that forced business disruption. Represented Bass Pro in contract dispute in federal court and secured settlement involving $40+ million in payments and tens of millions in additional future revenue. Represented a confidential client in arbitration over construction of hotel and retail store in Tennessee. Represented a confidential client in dispute over hotel construction in Missouri. Represented a confidential client in a dispute over a gas processing plant in Algeria in an ICC arbitration. Represented a confidential client in a dispute over the expansion of a subway system in Vancouver. Represented a confidential client in a dispute over an oil refinery in Thailand. Represented Iron Mountain in the Southern District of New York in a construction dispute involving a hyper-scale data center in Frankfurt, Germany. Represented Vale Ventures in Delaware Chancery Court over the interpretation of limited partner rights and obligations under a MIPA. Represented JV of private equity in Boston state court over pricing for power generation supplied to Boston hospitals. Represented the City of Denton in Dallas County state court in a dispute over the largest solar field construction project in the United States. Represented Halliburton in a patent infringement lawsuit with a major competitor over fracking technology that involved seven patents and more than 120 claims. Successfully resolved with no payment and receipt of license to use competitor’s technology. David Croucher, et al. v. MidCon Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, et al.: Represented U.S. Trust Company in an alleged breach of ERISA fiduciary duties class action involving the valuation of tracking stock. Adelphia Communications Corp. v. John J. Rigas, Timothy J. Rigas, Michael J. Rigas, James P. Rigas, et al.: Represented the Rigas Family in all facets of civil litigation in connection with Adelphia Communications Corp., including more than 60 securities fraud lawsuits, numerous RICO lawsuits and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court. In Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company: Represented PG\u0026amp;E Corporation in litigation arising out of California’s energy crisis, including trial work confirming PG\u0026amp;E’s Plan of Reorganization. Deutsche Bank tax-related litigation: Represented Deutsche Bank in multiple lawsuits pending in state and federal court throughout Texas and the Southwest. Infinite Energy, Inc. v. Econnergy Energy Company, Inc.: Represented Gateway Energy in a breach of contract action arising from a terminated merger transaction between the companies, filed in the Northern District of Florida. Michigan South Central Power Agency v. Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., f/k/a Constellation Power Source, Inc.: Represented Constellation Energy in breach of contract lawsuit where the plaintiff sought to shift SECA, congestion and other charges to Constellation. Occidental Chemical Corp. v. Entergy Louisiana LLC and the Louisiana Public Service Commission: Represented Occidental involving the proper methodology for calculating avoided cost payments to qualifying facilities under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, filed in the Middle District of Louisiana. JD Wind et al. v. Public Utilities Commission of Texas et al.: Represented Occidental Permian Ltd. in multiple regulatory, state and federal litigation involving the appropriate electric rates that must be paid to certain wind-generation facilities in the Texas Panhandle. Alpharma Inc. v. Wyeth: Represented Alpharma Inc. in a breach of a contract and trademark infringement case to seek termination of a competitor's license to one of Alpharma's key trademarks, filed in the Southern District of New York. King Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc. v. Intelliject, Inc.: Represented patent holder in Paragraph IV patent infringement lawsuit regarding auto-injector technology, filed in the District of Delaware. Cameron International v. Cooper Industries, LLC.: Represented Cooper Industries in AAA arbitration defending claims of breach of contract and other allegations arising from the creation of Cameron in 1995 via divestiture of assets from Cooper. Cooper Industries v. Wyman Gordon: Represented Cooper Industries in federal court litigation arising out of disputes associated with a 1994 Stock Purchase Agreement. Weatherford International v. Panalpina: Represented Weatherford International in a lawsuit against a freight-forwarding company that failed to facilitate timely transportation of materials and equipment to Iraq. U. S. Contractors v. Parsons/Technip: Represented U.S. Contractors in a construction dispute before a three-person arbitration panel. U.S. Contractors received a judgment of more than $4 million, including attorney's fees. Parsons/Technip’s counterclaims of approximately $6 million were dismissed in their entirety. Lower Colorado River Authority v. Montoya Anderson Construction, Inc., et al.: Represented CEMEX in a lawsuit filed in Fayette County, Texas, involving a dispute over the construction of an addition to the Fayette County power plant. Represented Haliburton in several federal and state court cases alleging ground water contamination in Duncan, Oklahoma (the Osage litigation). That litigation lasted more than 6 years, involved thousands of claimants, and alleged property value diminution and physical injuries. The Osage cases were also very public with media appearances by Erin Brockovich, numerous television news reports, newspaper articles, and several different plaintiff firms advertising for clients. Representing Bass Pro in West Virginia state court litigation involving the construction of a retail store. Representing Environmental Resources Management is a Texas-based MDL proceeding that involves the alleged contamination of ground water that has allegedly caused physical injuries and property value diminution of property values. This is a very public matter with media appearance by Erin Brockovich, numerous television news reports, newspaper articles, and several different plaintiff firms advertising for clients. Represented Bass Pro in Delaware Chancery Court over purchase price dispute. Represented a confidential client in multiple patent infringement litigations over fracking technology. E.ON v. Gamesa: Represented Gamesa in AAA arbitration where plaintiff requested approximately $90 million in damages allegedly caused by design defect in wind turbine blades. Matter proceeded to final confidential hearing in January 2013. Excellent result achieved for client after final hearing. Windstar v. Gamesa: Represented Gamesa in AAA arbitration initially defending allegations of delay and disruption in building a utility-grade wind farm in California. Gamesa asserted counterclaims. Matter proceeded to final hearing, and Gamesa prevailed on all claims. AMEC/Zachry Crushed Stone Contractors Joint Venture, et al. v. 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In that role, she was lead counsel on dozens of investigations into white-collar crime, including public corruption, money laundering and securities, bank, ERISA, mail, wire, healthcare and bankruptcy frauds, and also prosecuted counterfeiting, computer, narcotics, child exploitation and environmental crimes. On several occasions, she acted as lead counsel on briefs and oral arguments before the Courts of Appeals for the Second and Sixth Circuits.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore that, Courtney was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. As a defense counsel at Camp Lejeune, she represented hundreds of Marines and sailors in criminal courts-martial and administrative proceedings. She also served as lead counsel in bench and jury trials, and obtained numerous outright acquittals for her clients. 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The monitorship team focuses on evaluating and testing the BBC compliance program and fraud controls in key categories such as government contracts, self-dealing, corruption, conflicts of interest, and government disclosure and reporting requirements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eAlbemarle Corporation, an international chemical company\u003c/strong\u003e, in connection with government investigations, an internal investigation, and extensive compliance counseling involving multiple jurisdictions in Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, South American, and Africa. The company reached settlements with the DOJ and SEC in 2023, and the DPP declined prosecution. Citing Albemarle's extraordinary efforts to timely and effectively remediate its compliance program and internal controls, the DOJ did not impose a monitorship. 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The monitorship team focuses on evaluating and testing the BBC compliance program and fraud controls in key categories such as government contracts, self-dealing, corruption, conflicts of interest, and government disclosure and reporting requirements.{{ FIELD }}Represented Albemarle Corporation, an international chemical company, in connection with government investigations, an internal investigation, and extensive compliance counseling involving multiple jurisdictions in Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East, South American, and Africa. The company reached settlements with the DOJ and SEC in 2023, and the DPP declined prosecution. Citing Albemarle's extraordinary efforts to timely and effectively remediate its compliance program and internal controls, the DOJ did not impose a monitorship. Since the resolution, DOJ Fraud Section officials have repeatedly and publicly cited Albemarle's compliance design and implementation efforts and responses to the misconduct as exemplary.{{ FIELD }}Representing U.S.-based multinational medical device company in investigation of potential anti-corruption and other legal and policy violations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. A key part of the engagement includes compliance remediation, including conducting root cause analyses and assessing the effectiveness of the global anti-corruption compliance program.{{ FIELD }}Represented a leading U.S. manufacturer in internal investigation and response to a subpoena issued by BIS related to compliance with complex export control regulations involving China, including the de minimis and foreign direct product rules.{{ FIELD }}Represented multinational Fortune 500 retail client in global anti-corruption risk and compliance program assessment. The client has affiliates in over 50 countries and indirect sales into more than 100 geographies, and the project is focused on identifying and \"mapping\" risk, assessing the effectiveness of corresponding mitigating controls, and advising on the design and implementation of enhancements to the existing compliance program according to U.S. DOJ and other regulatory guidance regarding the same.{{ FIELD }}Represented multinational Fortune 50 company in multiple False Claim Act investigations involving the DOJ, multiple state attorneys general, the General Services Administration (\"GSA\") and other government agencies.{{ FIELD }}Represented one of the largest global medical device companies in multinational FCPA internal investigation in five European countries, China, Brazil, and elsewhere, advised on the design and implementation of an enhanced global anti-corruption compliance program; and represented company in response to parallel investigations by the DOJ and SEC, resulting in prosecution declinations from both agencies.{{ FIELD }}Represented a global oilfield services provider in its July 2017 FCPA resolution with the SEC (DOJ declined prosecution). Courtney and a team from K\u0026amp;S led the effort to investigate potential misconduct in Angola and other Middle Eastern countries, and advised on ongoing compliance remediation and controls enhancements throughout the court of the matter, including interfacing and collaborating with the SEC-appointed independent compliance consultant.{{ FIELD }}Advises clients on a wide array of international compliance matters, with specific knowledge and focus on the design and implementation of corporate compliance programs tailored specifically to an organization's risk, industry, geographic, and operational profile.{{ FIELD }}Representing pool of individual employees of a foreign company in Asia under investigation by the DOJ and other federal agencies for fraud, drug trafficking, and other violations of federal law the government views as derivative of the company's failure to implement an effective compliance program.{{ FIELD }}Courtney Trombly focuses on white-collar criminal defense including anti-corruption investigations and compliance counseling, False Claims Act investigations and litigation, and cross-border investigations and disputes. As a partner in our Special Matters and Investigations practice, Courtney represents clients worldwide in a variety of high-stakes matters.\nAs a partner in our Special Matters and Investigations practice, Courtney represents clients worldwide in a variety of high-stakes matters.\nCourtney focuses on white-collar criminal defense including issues involving anti-corruption, fraud, False Claims Act, and cross-border investigations and disputes.  Her practice also focuses on compliance program evaluation and counseling, including expertise in risk assessment, root cause analysis, and enhancement of compliance programs based on “lessons learned” through investigations and compliance monitoring.  Courtney also has deep expertise and experience with independent compliance monitorships and oversight, having served on both sides of such efforts.\nPrior to joining our firm, Courtney served for more than three years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Tennessee, where she was part of the Criminal Division's White Collar and Corporate Fraud Unit. In that role, she was lead counsel on dozens of investigations into white-collar crime, including public corruption, money laundering and securities, bank, ERISA, mail, wire, healthcare and bankruptcy frauds, and also prosecuted counterfeiting, computer, narcotics, child exploitation and environmental crimes. On several occasions, she acted as lead counsel on briefs and oral arguments before the Courts of Appeals for the Second and Sixth Circuits.\nBefore that, Courtney was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. As a defense counsel at Camp Lejeune, she represented hundreds of Marines and sailors in criminal courts-martial and administrative proceedings. She also served as lead counsel in bench and jury trials, and obtained numerous outright acquittals for her clients. For her service, she was awarded the 2005 USMC Defense Counsel of the Year Award, Eastern Region, and also received the Navy Achievement Medal. 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The sale transaction was the largest cross-border M\u0026amp;A transaction between India and China to date and was named \u0026ldquo;2010 Infrastructure Deal of the Year\u0026rdquo; by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIndia Business Law Journal\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLost Creek Wind Farm\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented BayernLB, Nord/LB, UBOC, Rabobank, and Banco Santander in the $352 million project financing of the 150 MW Lost Creek wind farm in DeKalb County, Missouri.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEBG Holdings Merger\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented EBG Holdings in obtaining FERC and state regulatory approvals for its merger with Astoria Generating Company in a transaction valued at $5 billion.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Power Generating Company FERC Proceeding\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented U.S. Power Generating Company (the successor of EBG Holdings and Astoria Generating Company) in a proceeding before FERC regarding market power mitigation rules for sales of electric capacity in the New York City market operated by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale of Wind and Geothermal Assets\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented a tax equity owner of wind and geothermal assets on energy regulatory issues in connection with the sale of its ownership interests.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Creek Wind I Divesititure\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers on state and federal regulatory issues and approvals related to the sale of all of its interest in a 204 MW wind farm owned by White Creek Wind I LLC.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWaterbury CT Gas Power Plant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented project sponsors Energy Capital Partners and FirstLight Power Resources in the project financing of a gas-fired peaking power plant in Waterbury, Connecticut.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidway Gas Power Plant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented project sponsor Starwood Energy Group in the project financing of the Midway gas-fired peaking power plant in California.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandy Creek Coal Power Plant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Represented LS Power, Dynegy, and other sponsors in the $1 billion financing of the 900 MW coal-fired Sandy Creek power plant in Texas.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":6464}]},"capability_group_id":1},"created_at":"2025-05-26T04:56:05.000Z","updated_at":"2025-05-26T04:56:05.000Z","searchable_text":"Ferkin{{ FIELD }}Oklahoma Wind Project Represented a utility-scale wind energy developer in connection with the development of 300 MW wind power project in Oklahoma.{{ FIELD }}California Solar Projects Represented an acquirer in connection with the proposed acquisition of three solar projects under development in California.{{ FIELD }}WheatField Wind Farm Represented Fiera Axium Infrastructure in connection with an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in wind farm located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America.{{ FIELD }}Post Rock Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Post Rock project, a 201 MW wind farm in Kansas.{{ FIELD }}Post Rock Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Post Rock project, a 201 MW wind farm in Kansas.{{ FIELD }}Bishop Hill I Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Bishop Hill I project, a 211 MW wind farm in Illinois.{{ FIELD }}City of Hayward Natural Gas Power Generation Facility Represented Russell City Energy Company, LLC in the $845 million project financing of an approximately 620 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation facility in the City of Hayward, California{{ FIELD }}Sale of InterGen N.V. Represented GMR Group on federal energy regulatory matters in the sale of its 50 percent stake in InterGen N.V. for an equity value in excess of $1.2 billion. The sale transaction was the largest cross-border M\u0026amp;A transaction between India and China to date and was named “2010 Infrastructure Deal of the Year” by India Business Law Journal.{{ FIELD }}Lost Creek Wind Farm Represented BayernLB, Nord/LB, UBOC, Rabobank, and Banco Santander in the $352 million project financing of the 150 MW Lost Creek wind farm in DeKalb County, Missouri.{{ FIELD }}EBG Holdings Merger Represented EBG Holdings in obtaining FERC and state regulatory approvals for its merger with Astoria Generating Company in a transaction valued at $5 billion.{{ FIELD }}U.S. Power Generating Company FERC Proceeding Represented U.S. Power Generating Company (the successor of EBG Holdings and Astoria Generating Company) in a proceeding before FERC regarding market power mitigation rules for sales of electric capacity in the New York City market operated by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO).{{ FIELD }}Sale of Wind and Geothermal Assets Represented a tax equity owner of wind and geothermal assets on energy regulatory issues in connection with the sale of its ownership interests.{{ FIELD }}White Creek Wind I Divesititure Represented a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers on state and federal regulatory issues and approvals related to the sale of all of its interest in a 204 MW wind farm owned by White Creek Wind I LLC.{{ FIELD }}Waterbury CT Gas Power Plant Represented project sponsors Energy Capital Partners and FirstLight Power Resources in the project financing of a gas-fired peaking power plant in Waterbury, Connecticut.{{ FIELD }}Midway Gas Power Plant Represented project sponsor Starwood Energy Group in the project financing of the Midway gas-fired peaking power plant in California.{{ FIELD }}Sandy Creek Coal Power Plant Represented LS Power, Dynegy, and other sponsors in the $1 billion financing of the 900 MW coal-fired Sandy Creek power plant in Texas.{{ FIELD }}Zori has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on federal and state energy laws, regulations and policies and representing clients in transactional and commercial matters and in litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the U.S. Department of Energy, state public service commissions, and state and federal courts. She advises clients on organized energy markets and transmission and interconnection arrangements with regional transmission organizations, independent system operators and transmission owning utilities. Zori assists clients in obtaining regulatory authorizations and approvals and in complying with regulatory requirements. She has extensive experience conducting due diligence and in managing the regulatory approval process.\nZori represents project sponsors, equity investors, financial institutions, industrial and institutional energy consumers, project hosts, electric and gas utilities, marketers, and energy services providers in mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, corporate financings, restructurings and energy outsourcing arrangements as well as project development and financings for wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, biomass, natural gas and coal fired energy projects; transmission and interconnection facilities; LNG export projects; and energy storage. She has extensive experience drafting and negotiating power purchase and sale agreements, renewable energy credit sales agreements, transmission services and interconnection agreements, thermal energy sales and service agreements and other energy-related commercial and transaction documents.\nZori has also been recognized for her expertise in energy regulatory law by Legal 500 US 2014. Prior to entering private practice, Zori was an attorney advisor with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and served as chief counsel to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Energy Council. Counsel Colgate University  Georgetown University Georgetown University Law Center District of Columbia Oklahoma Wind Project Represented a utility-scale wind energy developer in connection with the development of 300 MW wind power project in Oklahoma. California Solar Projects Represented an acquirer in connection with the proposed acquisition of three solar projects under development in California. WheatField Wind Farm Represented Fiera Axium Infrastructure in connection with an acquisition of a 49% private equity interest in wind farm located in Oregon State from EDP Renewables North America. Post Rock Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Post Rock project, a 201 MW wind farm in Kansas. Post Rock Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Post Rock project, a 201 MW wind farm in Kansas. Bishop Hill I Wind Farm Represented a consortium of lenders in the financing of the Bishop Hill I project, a 211 MW wind farm in Illinois. City of Hayward Natural Gas Power Generation Facility Represented Russell City Energy Company, LLC in the $845 million project financing of an approximately 620 MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power generation facility in the City of Hayward, California Sale of InterGen N.V. Represented GMR Group on federal energy regulatory matters in the sale of its 50 percent stake in InterGen N.V. for an equity value in excess of $1.2 billion. The sale transaction was the largest cross-border M\u0026amp;A transaction between India and China to date and was named “2010 Infrastructure Deal of the Year” by India Business Law Journal. Lost Creek Wind Farm Represented BayernLB, Nord/LB, UBOC, Rabobank, and Banco Santander in the $352 million project financing of the 150 MW Lost Creek wind farm in DeKalb County, Missouri. EBG Holdings Merger Represented EBG Holdings in obtaining FERC and state regulatory approvals for its merger with Astoria Generating Company in a transaction valued at $5 billion. U.S. Power Generating Company FERC Proceeding Represented U.S. Power Generating Company (the successor of EBG Holdings and Astoria Generating Company) in a proceeding before FERC regarding market power mitigation rules for sales of electric capacity in the New York City market operated by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). Sale of Wind and Geothermal Assets Represented a tax equity owner of wind and geothermal assets on energy regulatory issues in connection with the sale of its ownership interests. White Creek Wind I Divesititure Represented a subsidiary of Lehman Brothers on state and federal regulatory issues and approvals related to the sale of all of its interest in a 204 MW wind farm owned by White Creek Wind I LLC. Waterbury CT Gas Power Plant Represented project sponsors Energy Capital Partners and FirstLight Power Resources in the project financing of a gas-fired peaking power plant in Waterbury, Connecticut. Midway Gas Power Plant Represented project sponsor Starwood Energy Group in the project financing of the Midway gas-fired peaking power plant in California. Sandy Creek Coal Power Plant Represented LS Power, Dynegy, and other sponsors in the $1 billion financing of the 900 MW coal-fired Sandy Creek power plant in Texas.","searchable_name":"Zori G. Ferkin","is_active":true,"featured":null,"publish_date":null,"expiration_date":null,"blog_featured":null,"published_by":34,"capability_group_featured":null,"home_page_featured":null}],"extra_filter_label":"Energy Regulatory"}}