Michael R. King

Partner

Note: This list includes engagements completed prior to joining Morgan Lewis.

• Represented an oil and gas company in the sale of all of its interest in an association contract in Colombia.
• Represented an integrated energy company in the sale of the majority of its domestic onshore and offshore oil and gas properties.
• Represented an oil and gas company in the negotiation of a host government agreement for the development of an LNG plant in West Africa, as well as a sell-down of interests in the project.
• Represented an oil and gas company in the negotiation of a joint venture agreement providing for the unitization of three Indonesian production sharing contracts and the development of an LNG plant.
• Represented an oil and gas company in its acquisition of interests in two production sharing contracts in Ecuador and participation in the development of a heavy crude oil pipeline.
• Represented an oil and gas company in a bid to acquire interests in production sharing contracts in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Represented an oil and gas company in the sale of its interest in an Indonesian production sharing contract.
• Represented an oil field services company in the sale of all of its working interests in federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Represented an oil field services company in the sale of substantially all of its working interests in domestic onshore and offshore oil and gas properties.
• Assisted an oil and gas company in a tax-efficient divestiture of heritage oil and gas properties in west Texas.
• Represented an oil field services company in the sale of an interest in an incremental production contract in Colombia.
• Represented an oil and gas company in its acquisition of a farm-in to a production sharing contract in Ghana.
• Provided advice and due diligence review to a European gas company on the acquisition of the worldwide LNG assets of a large energy company.
• Represented a seismic company in its acquisition of a net profits interest in exchange for seismic data.
• Represented an energy company in an agreement for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a compressor facility located within a Canadian tolling plant.
• Counseled a South American national oil company regarding a wild well control contract.
• Represented an energy company in a coal supply agreement for a power plant in Hawaii.
• Provided due diligence review and advice to a Russian mining company regarding U.S. mineral patents and claims in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. nickel and platinum mining company.
• Represented a European hedge fund in the negotiation of an investment in an oil and gas company with a novel enhanced recovery technique.
• Represented an oil and gas company in several acquisitions of Marcellus Shale acreage.
• Represented a hedge fund in the negotiation of a participation agreement with oil and gas companies for the acquisition and development of Marcellus Shale acreage.