Jones Day Welcomes International Oil & Gas Deals Partner in Houston

Business Wire, June 18, 2008

HOUSTON -- Jones Day announced that oil and gas lawyer Shahid Ghauri has joined the Houston office as a partner.

Formerly the head of Hunton & Williams' oil and gas practice, Mr. Ghauri focuses on oil and gas transactions, project development and finance, M&A, joint ventures and other transactions in the global energy industry. He has significant experience in the acquisition and disposition of assets and stock of energy companies and in the implementation of oil and gas exploration and development projects throughout the world. Having negotiated many transactions with Middle Eastern and Asian investors, Mr. Ghauri also has substantial experience with Islamic or Shari'ah-compliant financing and investment structures.

"Shahid's substantial experience, and particularly his cross-border expertise, will significantly enhance our Texas oil and gas practice and our energy practice around the world," said Houston office partner-in-charge Nancy MacKimm.

A graduate of the University of Houston Law Center (J.D. 1996) and the University of Texas at Austin (M.S. in Petroleum Engineering 1993; B.S. in Petroleum Engineering 1990), Mr. Ghauri worked as a field engineer for Schlumberger in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 1991 to 1993.

Jones Day is an international law firm with 30 locations in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,300 lawyers, including more than 400 in Europe, and 200 in Asia, it ranks among the world's largest law firms. Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies.