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Gerry Morton

Work Department

Global Projects

Position

Partner

Career

Gerry Morton has spent over 40 years in the energy industry, primarily in-house, counseling Boards and executive management of mid-size public and private oil and gas exploration and development companies on a day to day basis in all aspects of their business including oil and gas matters, mergers, divestitures and acquisitions, financings and shareholder activism.

Mr. Morton has also designed and led multiple joint venture arrangements for oil and gas exploration and development projects between U.S. and Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Canadian and European companies, as well as structures for co-investment by U.S. public and private equity backed entities and sponsors.

In addition, Gerry has spent a significant portion of his career in business development throughout Asia, the Pacific and Europe working with governments, state owned entities and others in oil and gas exploration and development projects. Utilizing his business and technical background, Gerry has also held an operational leadership role related to operations in Thailand, Hungary and elsewhere.

Memberships

State Bar of Texas

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators

American Society of Corporate Secretaries

American Corporate Counsel Association

The Texas General Counsel Forum

BYU Geological Sciences Alumni Board-Chairman, 2006-2016

American Association of Petroleum Geologists, 1982-2018

U.S./China Oil and Gas Forum, Steering Committee Member, 2014-2019

Education

J.D., University of Houston Law Center 1988

M.B.A., Finance, University of Houston – Downtown 1984

B.S., Engineering Geology , Brigham Young University 1982