Holland & Knight LLP

Andy Derman is an energy attorney in Holland & Knight's Dallas office, where he concentrates his practice on oil and gas investment projects and cross-border transactions. Mr. Derman is the leader of the firm's International Energy practice. He is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Mr. Derman provides strategic commercial and business advice, as well as legal and commercial support, related to acquisitions, divestments, trades and mergers; large infrastructure projects, including liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas to liquids (GTL), geothermal, midstream, water purification and refineries; nationalization/expropriation; anti-corruption/Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and sanctions; unitizations; onshore and offshore boundary disputes; exploration, development and production operations; production sharing contracts; negotiations; and dispute resolution, including litigation, arbitration and expert testimony.

Mr. Derman has assisted clients in more than 80 countries on six continents and offers clients a comprehensive understanding of oil and gas activities through experience with a broad spectrum of countries and companies. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, he served as in-house counsel and later an executive for a large international oil and gas company for nearly 20 years. In addition to traditional legal representation, Mr. Derman also counsels clients on business development and commercial matters, including the identification and capture of oil and gas opportunities.

Mr. Derman is a frequent teacher and lecturer at conferences, seminars and universities on oil and gas-related topics. For more than 30 years, he has taught the full scope of oil and gas contracts, including host government contracts (production sharing, concession, license and service agreements) and industry contracts (joint operating agreements, accounting procedures, confidentiality agreements, study and bidding agreements, lifting agreements, farm-in and participation agreements, unitization agreements, infrastructure contracts, LNG contracts, etc.).

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Chair or Co-Chair of numerous model form committees, including Co-Chair of both the 2006 and 2020 Unitization and Unit Operating Agreement Drafting Committees Advisory Board of the Institute for International and Comparative Law, Center for American and International Law Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Vice President Conference/Programs, 1999-2000 Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, Director, 1992-2000 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Board of Trustees, 1997-1999 Kazakhstan Petroleum Forum, Chairman, 1993-1996 International and Comparative Law Center of the Southwestern Legal Foundation, Treasurer, 1993-1998 Dallas Bar Association International Section, Chairman, 1996; Vice Chair, 1995; Treasurer, 1991-1994 American Bar Association, Special Committee on International Energy Law of the Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment Law Section, Vice Chair, 1993-1996 Texas Bar Association, International Section, Director, 1990-1993 American Corporate Counsel Association, International Energy Committee, Chairman, 1989-1993; Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, Director, 1986-1989

Temple University, Beasley School of Law, J.D. New York University, B.A. Insead Advanced Management Program