3rd National Young Energy Professionals’ Law Conference

Conference | April.10.2019 - April.12.2019

Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio

Orrick is proud to once again participate in the National Young Energy Professionals’ Law Conference, hosted by the Center for American and International Law. Energy & Infrastructure partners Jonathan Ayre and Giji John will be participating in the third annual conference. Jonathan Ayre is serving as a co-chair of the 2019 event.

On Friday, April 12, Giji will be headlining a session titled, “Renewables Powering the Oil and Gas Industry”. During that session, he will provide an overview of the business case for entering into renewable energy transactions, will introduce the common models for contracting, and will discuss how these transactions can be designed to pair with an oil and gas company’s operations.

For more information, the event program and to register, please click Register below.

CLE Credits Available: Y

Sheraton Gunter Hotel San Antonio

205 E Houston St
San Antonio, TX 78205
United States

Jonathan Ayre Partner, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy

Houston

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D:+1 713 658 6710
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Oil & Gas
Renewable Energy
Structured Finance
Energy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Restructuring
Real Estate

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Jonathan Ayre Partner

Houston

Jonathan's recent experience includes representing note purchasers in securitizations of operated and non-operated oil and gas wellbore working interests with an aggregate value exceeding $6 billion. In addition to representing the note purchasers on the initial securitization of non-operated working interests, he has closed the first transactions that included operated working interests, overriding royalty interests, portfolios of primarily BLM leases, portfolios including tribal lands, and midstream gathering systems, and the first joint 144A / 4(a)(2) offering. Jonathan also has significant experience representing companies driving the energy transition, including representing project developers in connection with engineering, procurement and construction agreements, solar module purchase agreements, transformer purchase agreements, and operation and maintenance agreements.

Chambers Global has reported, "He knows the industry very well and takes a commercial approach to help resolve differences with the counterparty. He has a good bedside manner and cooperates well with others,” and ”he's very resourceful and he approaches the oil and gas and corporate sector with a true business sense." Jonathan also was recognized in 2020 by Law 360 as an Energy Rising Star.

Jonathan is an active supporter of the Houston Symphony, serving as Chairman of the Houston Symphony's Finance Committee, as a Governing Director on the Houston Symphony Society's Board of Trustees, and as chair of the 2021 Houston Symphony's Wine Dinner and Collector's Auction. He serves as a member of the Steering Committee of the Houston Men of Distinction Annual Awards Luncheon, an organization that recognizes Houston men who have distinguished themselves through excellence in community achievement, thereby providing support in superior biomedical research, education, and patient care in the Texas Medical Center.

Giji John Partner, Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG), Mergers & Acquisitions

Houston; Singapore

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D:+1 713 658 6630
E: [email protected]

Practice:

Energy & Infrastructure Sector
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG)
Mergers & Acquisitions
Renewable Energy
Latin America
Energy
Infrastructure
Fintech
Automotive Technology & Mobility

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Giji John Partner

Houston; Singapore

He has extensive experience representing project sponsors through development (including through the negotiation and drafting of power purchase agreements and other long-term offtake agreements, physical and financial swaps, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements, management services agreements and site services agreements), acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and financings. His representation has included transactions involving LNG facilities, methanol facilities, petrochemical refineries, carbon capture and sequestration facilities, natural gas processing and storage facilities, natural gas and CO2 pipelines, wind energy, solar energy, natural gas-fired peaking and combined-cycle power plants, thermal and battery energy storage, transportation, aviation and ports.

His prior experiences include a two year secondment to International Finance Corporation’s Office of General Counsel where he worked on multi-currency corporate financings, project financings and equity investments in infrastructure projects in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Turkey.

Giji is currently ranked as a Projects Leading Lawyer in Chambers Global and Chambers USA, and has been recognized for excellence by numerous leading industry and legal publications, including being named one of 34 "Groundbreaking lawyers" by Public Utilities Fortnightly.