JAMES F. ENGLISH, OUTSIDE COUNSEL

James F. English focuses his practice in the areas of International Commercial and Investment Arbitrations, Exploration and Production Contracts, State and Federal Energy Regulation, General Litigation, Corporate Matters and General Oil & Gas. Mr. English has extensive international experience in the oil, gas and mining industries, and can provide assistance and representation in the areas of commercial contracts, investment arbitration, commercial litigation, and investment project due diligence. Before entering the legal field Mr. English was a Petroleum economist, and thus understands the fundamental economic issues underlying most commercial deals and damage calculations. His experience in both transactions and arbitrations includes more than 30 countries, and almost all the major oil producing U.S. states. Significant transactional projects have included a World Bank funded project in Afghanistan, an Asian Development Bank funded project in Bangladesh, and a number of other institutional strengthening projects throughout Central Asia, Africa, Europe and Russia. Mr. English also has significant experience in investment arbitrations, serving as lead counsel in only the third Energy Charter Treaty arbitration filed by an individual investor (Mohammad Ammar Al-Bahloul v. The Republic of Tajikistan), and playing a major role in the preparation of damage calculations for expropriation, breach of contract, and internationally wrongful acts.

EDUCATION

J.D. Law, University of Illinois College of Law, 2008
Law, University of Oxford-Brasenose College, 2007
M.A. American Studies, Baylor University, 2004
B.A. Communications, Baylor University, 2003
Post Graduate Course- Int'l Petroleum and Mining Law at Sturm College of Law, Denver University
Continuing Education in Appraisal of Oil & Gas Properties, and International Petroleum Agreements

GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

International Project Experience: Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, China, Cote d'Ivoire, England, European Union, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, Mexico, Madagascar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, Uganda, and Venezuela.

Domestic Project Experience: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Mississippi, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tribal Lands, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

BAR ADMISSIONS

COLORADO

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Denver and Colorado Bar Association
Young International Arbitration Group

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