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John B. was named an "Up and Comer" in energy: transactional law in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2009, where he was recognized for "undertaking a range of high-profile matters." 
 
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John B. Connally IV

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Connally, John B.

Biography
John B.'s practice involves the representation of clients in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, project development and finance transactions, private equity investments, joint ventures, and a variety of energy matters. He has worked on transactions in more than 20 states in the United States and more than 25 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa.


Representative Experience
Mergers and Acquisitions
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  • Represented a U.S. oil company in the $7 billion divestiture of oil and gas properties in Brazil, Azerbaijan, and the Gulf of Mexico
  • Represented a U.S. oil company in the $1.65 billion acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin
  • Represented an international energy company in the acquisition of $1.7 billion of oil and gas properties offshore Brazil and in the Gulf of Mexico
Project Development, Finance and Joint Venture
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  • Represented a U.S. energy company in a $1.15 billion sale and joint venture drilling program in the Eagle Ford Shale
  • Represented an international energy company in a joint venture drilling program in Montana and Wyoming
  • Represented a U.S. oil company in a $70 million sale and joint venture drilling program in the Marcellus Shale
Private Equity
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  • Represented a private equity fund in its acquisition of a U.S. wind energy portfolio
  • Represented a private equity/hedge fund in connection with its secured financing of a jack-up drilling rig under construction
  • Represented a private equity firm in connection with its over $100 million investment in U.S. domestic oil and gas properties
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Education and Professional Background
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. high honors, 1997 (Chancellors; Order of the Coif; Texas Law Review)
  • Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1994 (Phi Beta Kappa; Founder's Medal)
  • Admitted to practice: Texas, 1997; New York, 2008
Professional Recognition
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  • Legal 500 U.S. in project finance law, 2011
  • "Up and Comer" in energy: transactional law, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2010 and 2011
  • The Best Lawyers in America® in corporate law, energy law, mergers & acquisitions law, 2007 - 2011


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Energy

Export Controls and Economic Sanctions

Finance

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity


John B. was named an "Up and Comer" in energy: transactional law in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2009, where he was recognized for "undertaking a range of high-profile matters."