Jeffrey A. Schlegel (Jeff)
Partner

Practice Leader
Energy

Contact

(T) +1.832.239.3728
(F) +1.832.239.3600

Education

  • American University (J.D. cum laude 1991); Yale University (B.A. 1988)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Jeff Schlegel has extensive experience in international and domestic project development, M&A, securities, and finance transactions for energy industry participants, particularly in hydrocarbons and petrochemicals infrastructure. His project development experience encompasses transactional, structuring, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and other commercial arrangements. Jeff also has represented domestic and multinational companies in a variety of public and private transactions, including inbound and outbound investment, and cross-border transactions in a wide variety of industries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and North America. Jeff is co-head of the Firm's global Energy Practice.

Jeff's recent engagements include almost $15 billion of upstream and midstream acquisitions, dispositions, and financings; an LNG project transaction in Latin America; refinery acquisitions in the Asia/Pacific region; the development of a world scale materials handling facility in the Middle East; LNG regas facility development in the United States; and oil field services acquisitions in the U.S., Africa, and Europe.

Jeff is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, a past chair of the International Section of the Institute for Energy Law, a regular speaker at energy conferences, and a past editor of the Texas Transnational Law Quarterly, published by the State Bar of Texas.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Listed in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of energy law

    Received recognition in Texas' Best Lawyers for 2011

    Selected for inclusion in the Guide to the World's Leading Energy & Natural Resources Lawyers for 2009 and 2010
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