David H. Sweeney > Akin > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
111 LOUISIANA STREET, 44TH FLOOR
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States
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David H. Sweeney
Work Department
Partner; Corporate & Finance
Position
David Sweeney’s experience spans the full natural resource value chain, from exploration, production, processing and infrastructure, to monetization. He has advised on energy transactions with an aggregate value of over $70 billion and numerous operational matters in over 30 countries. In addition to a partner at Akin Gump Straus Hauer & Feld, he has served as Vice President, Legal and General Counsel of an independent energy company and Associate General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a business unit of a major, integrated energy company. Mr. Sweeney is the author of a comprehensive book on world-wide joint operating agreements and another on worldwide farmout and participation transactions, as well as numerous book chapters and articles. His speaking engagements include programs for the International Senior Lawyers’ Project, the African Development Bank, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and various U.S. Embassies, as well as the Universities of Texas, Houston, Oklahoma, Tulsa, and LSU and commercial CLE providers. He has served on the executive committee of the Institute for Energy Law and has held various leadership roles both in that organization as well as the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
To learn more about David, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/david-h-sweeney.html
Education
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, with honors, 2005
Bachelor of Arts in History, Yale University, cum laude, 2002
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization