King & Spalding LLP‘s Houston-based practice is recognized for navigating complex, large-scale transactions, from joint ventures to cross-border investments, across a broad spectrum of assets, including oil and gas, carbon capture, hydrogen, and LNG, frequently handling first-of-its-kind projects and complex transactions in these areas. Clients include leading energy companies, infrastructure firms, and financial institutions. Group lead Stuart Zisman is primarily engaged with midstream and downstream mandates, handling M&A, finance and commercial agreements. Peter Hays is skilled in heavyweight transactions concerning assets and projects across the entire oil and gas value chain, most notably collaborating with the firm’s UAE platform to advise on ADNOC’s acquisition of a significant interest in ExxonMobil’s project companies – a first of its kind investment for the national oil company. David Lang is highly reputed for his LNG experience and has been a crucial advisor to large-scale, marquee projects like the Rio Grande LNG project. Mark Schlackman has a well-rounded practice that covers acquisitions and investments, joint ventures, project development and commercial agreements, while Susan Berry provides further finance expertise. Kimberlee Cagle is another name for leveraged finance.
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Testimonials
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‘Stuart Zisman is fantastic'.
‘Great industry knowledge and a sincere commitment to client service and support. High quality work product delivered on a very timely basis.’
‘David Lang has great industry knowledge and a sincere commitment to client service and support. High quality work product delivered on a very timely basis.’
‘K&S consistently across all disciplines has delivered on transformational M&A and global scale contract negotiations. The energy and corporate teams bring world class experience and practical resolutions. I could not be more pleased in the quality of the work and the value the K&S team provides.’
‘Stuart Zisman and Mark Schlackman shepherded a significant international acquisition under extreme time constraints.'
Key clients
- Cheniere Energy
- Chevron Phillips Corporation
- Commonwealth LNG
- ConocoPhillips
- Global Clean Energy Holdings
- Equistar Chemicals, LP. / LyondellBasell
- Instar
- JERA & Co., Ltd
- Kinder Morgan Inc.
- Lotus Infrastructure
Work highlights
Advised ADNOC in its acquisition of a 35% interest from ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions in a new low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility under development at Exxon’s massive Baytown refinery and petrochemicals complex.
JERA, Japan’s biggest utility company, in its JV with ConocoPhillips, one of the biggest independent oil producers in the United States, for the development of a U.S. Gulf Coast project to produce hydrogen and convert it into clean ammonia, with the aim of increasing ammonia supply for use in Europe, and in the future, in Japan and greater Asia
Advised LyondellBasell, through its subsidiary Equistar Chemicals, LP, in the sale of its Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives business, including the production facility located in Bayport, Texas, to INEOS Americas LLC, an affiliate of INEOS Group Limited.
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Peter Hays
Practice head
Stuart Zisman
Other key lawyers
Peter Hays; David Lang; Mark Schlackman; Susan Berry; Kimberlee Cagle