With a global practice focused on energy transportation and infrastructure development, Kevin advises clients on transactions across the energy value chain. For more than 24 years, Kevin has helped clients with large-scale capital projects in more than 30 countries, including in the LNG sector where he has taken the lead outside counsel role in dozens of liquefaction, shipping and regasification projects globally. Kevin knows the energy value chain, understands how the pieces fit together, and knows how to mitigate project risk. His thorough understanding of and experience in the LNG sector, in particular, are reflected in the variety of clients that turn to him to solve their toughest legal issues.
In the LNG shipping space, Kevin has been at the forefront of the development of contract structures for the construction and chartering of multiple floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) along with conventional LNG carriers and barges. Over the past 15 years alone, he has helped clients around the world acquire more than 75 conventional LNG carriers under long-term charters, and build more than 60 LNG carriers under bespoke shipbuilding contracts with South Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and European shipyards. Kevin was also the lead outside counsel to a U.S. joint venture among the 10 largest exploration leaseholders in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in connection with the deployment of a rapid-response well containment system following the loss of the Deepwater Horizon in 2010. That system remains in place today.
Kevin is frequently listed among the world’s premier lawyers in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Latin America, The Legal 500 USA, The Legal 500 Latin America, Expert Guides (The World’s Leading Lawyers), and Who’s Who Legal. Clients have noted his “personal involvement in projects and ability to demonstrate thorough knowledge of the sector.” Clients also add: “He listens, always explains risks, and puts himself in your shoes.” Kevin is also the recipient of the ILO Client Choice Award, Shipping (USA) 2010. He has authored numerous articles and has given speeches and workshops around the world on energy transactions, LNG project development, maritime liability, cross-border transactions, securing enforceable guarantees in China, and trends in the oil and gas industry generally.
