Greg May > Brodies LLP > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Brodies LLP
Brodies House
31-33 Union Grove
ABERDEEN
AB10 6SD
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Oil and gas.

Position

Greg has 26 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas sector and has worked extensively in-house, with 11 years at GlobalSantaFe/Transocean. Prior to joining Brodies in April 2011, he was General Counsel for the Europe and Africa Business Unit, based in Paris.

Greg has experience in drafting complex and high value service sector contracts, including turnkey and project management drilling projects for the design, engineering and construction of wells and high value day rate drilling contracts, ranging from deepwater drill ships to shallow water jack-ups. He is qualified in both English and US law and a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

Career

US-qualified and admitted to Indiana Bar and Federal District Court, Southern District 1993; qualified in England and Wales 2004; legal counsel Oryx 1998; private practice 1999; legal counsel Transocean 2000; partner Brodies LLP 2011.

Memberships

Law Society of England; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas

(Leading individuals)

Greg MayBrodies LLP

A pre-eminent firm in the Scottish oil and gas market, Brodies LLP is considered a ‘go-to firm for any offshore oil and gas-related matters’ and in May 2023, it expanded its international offering by opening an office in Abu Dhabi. The ‘outstandingClare Munro leads the team, bringing extensive experience in corporate oil and gas matters, including asset acquisitions and disposals and related diligence exercises. Greg May leads the firm’s service-sector offering and has over two decades of experience in the drilling sector, with considerable international project experience spanning Europe, North America and the Middle East. Rhona McFarlane has experience of all aspects of UKCS upstream and midstream work, including joint ventures, field developments and transportation agreements. Sonia Love left in December 2022 for an in-house role at TotalEnergies, while Bryan Wilson recently relocated to Abu Dhabi to play a key role in the firm’s new Middle East operation.