Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

The firm: Founded in Houston in 1902, Andrews Kurth Kenyon is an international law firm with offices in major energy, financial and political centres worldwide, including London, Beijing, Dubai, Dallas, New York City, Washington, DC and Houston.

With over 200 lawyers dedicated to and working exclusively in the energy sector, the firm has maintained an outstanding reputation in the global energy industry. In addition to its energy capabilities, Andrews Kurth Kenyon is also highly regarded in other major industry sectors and manages complex legal matters, transactions and dispute resolution in commercial and investment banking, technology, real estate, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and insurance.

The London office of Andrews Kurth Kenyon forms an integral part of the firm’s international practice and is at the forefront of the firm’s growing presence in new markets across the globe. It actively participates in each of the firm’s regional practice groups: Africa, China and Central Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and South Asia/India.

The London office of Andrews Kurth Kenyon offers a market-leading team of English law-qualified lawyers who work exclusively in the energy sector. The firm’s pre-eminent dispute resolution team provides its clients with a team of highly skilled lawyers possessing all the expertise necessary to support them in cross-border concerns and multiple jurisdictions worldwide.

Types of work undertaken:Business transactions: the London office acts for energy companies, governments, national oil companies, contractors, funds and financial institutions. The firm’s lawyers have experience in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America on the full range of oil and gas and energy agreements and transactions, including: project structuring and risk analysis; joint ventures, joint operating and unitisation arrangements; mergers and acquisitions; asset and interest sale, purchase and exchange arrangements; distribution, supply chain and service arrangements; exploration and production concessions; infrastructure procurement, construction, operation and maintenance arrangements; transportation, shipping, storage, capacity management, tolling, service provision and processing arrangements; and sale and purchase arrangements for crude oil, natural gas, LNG and petroleum products.

Dispute resolution: Andrews Kurth Kenyon’s dispute resolution team focuses on resolving complex international disputes. The team offers first-rate legal advice and an in-depth understanding of the industries, jurisdictions and conditions in which clients operate. The firm offers a team of experienced disputes lawyers with a focus on the energy, projects and construction industries, but also acts in complex commercial or technical disputes across a wide range of sectors, including IT/telecommunications, hospitality, pharmaceuticals and insurance. The dispute resolution capabilities also include advising clients on matters subject to English law and public international law (such as bilateral investment treaty (BIT)/ ICSID claims), and working in conjunction with local counsel. The team has particular experience in disputes concerning complex projects worldwide, handling business disputes from start to finish, achieving a commercial settlement where possible and conducting advocacy in court or before arbitration tribunals when necessary.

Languages spoken: English, French, German.

Other offices: Austin, Beijing, Dallas, Dubai, Houston, London, New York – Battery Park, New York – Midtown, Research Triangle Park, Silicon Valley, The Woodlands, Washington, DC.