Michael P. Lennon Jr.

Mike acts on behalf of clients before the leading international arbitral institutions, including ICSID, ICC, ICDR, LCIA and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, as well as national courts. He has tried numerous cases before arbitral tribunals, courts, and juries, as well as enforcement, annulment and appellate proceedings arising from his matters. He also acts as an arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Mike's energy and natural resources experience covers a wide range of arbitrated and litigated matters, including disputes involving production sharing agreements, licenses, concessions and other host state agreements, oil and gas royalty disputes, pricing and other disputes under short and long-term commodity agreements, disputes arising out of joint operating and joint venture agreements, disputes concerning the design, operation and management of drilling rigs, disputes involving nuclear and conventional power plant design, construction and operation, and other arbitration and litigation matters arising out of commercial disputes in the energy and natural resources sectors. 

Recent examples of his work in the energy and natural resource areas include representing LUKOIL Pan Americas, LLC in the bribery, corruption and antitrust action filed by the PDVSA US Litigation Trust in the Southern District of Florida, representing an Asian state-owned oil and gas company in a $1.8 billion ad hoc arbitration arising from a coal bed methane production sharing contract, representing an E&P company in an LCIA arbitration arising out of a services agreement; advising a crude trading company in disputes with buyer and seller under back-to-back crude oil contracts, advising a Brazilian bio-ethanol company in a dispute arising from technology and equipment contracts, advising a South American state-owned oil and gas company in a post-M&A representation, warranty and indemnification dispute, advising a Middle Eastern gas company in LNG price review arbitrations involving Southern and Western European buyers, advising an international oil company on contractual and international law issues arising out of the Middle East, North Africa and South America, and representing a major international engineering and construction company on a dispute arising from a mining project in Africa.

• E&P company in an LCIA arbitration arising from a Service Agreement for the supply of drilling personnel.
• Large international oilfield services company in personal injury and indemnity litigation arising from offshore incidents.
• South American state-owned oil and gas company in three post-M&A representation, warranty and indemnification arbitrations under ICDR Rules and in related federal court litigation. 
• Korean steel manufacturer in federal court litigation arising from alleged breach of a distributorship agreement for oilfield tubulars. 
• Represented PT KaltimPrima Coal, Sangatta Holdings Limited, and Kalimantan Coal Limited in an ICSID arbitration brought by the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan claiming entitlement to interest in a coal mining operation in the eastern coastal area of the province. 
• Represented an international engineering and construction company in a dispute arising from termination of an engineering and construction contract involving an iron ore mine in West Africa. 
• Represented the largest US independent oil and gas company in an ICC arbitration concerning shareholder rights in a Caribbean ammonia plant. 
• Represented Middle Eastern and Norwegian oil companies in LCIA arbitrations arising out of the termination of interests in oil production sharing arrangements in Kurdistan. 
• Represented a UK oil and gas company in LCIA arbitration arising from the termination of a rig management agreement. 
• Represented a South African gas company in disputes arising under a joint operating agreement concerning an asset in West Africa subject to AAA arbitration provision. 
• Represented an Indonesian E&P company in an International Centre for Dispute Resolution arbitration relating to an oil and gas joint operating agreement concerning a mud volcano near the drilling site. 
• Represented Wärtsilä Finland and Wärtsilä Guatemala in ICC arbitration arising out of the construction and operation of a power plant near Puerto Quetzal, Republic of Guatemala. 
• Represented a large US petrochemical company in an AAA arbitration of claims arising out of a 50-year joint venture with a major German petrochemical company. 
• Represented SRW Cogeneration Limited Partnership in an AAA arbitration filed by PG&E Energy Trading-Power LP concerning a gas tolling agreement and parent company guarantee.
• Wagner & Brown, Ltd. in upstream litigation matters in East and South Texas. 

Advised:

• International oil and gas company on rights, remedies and protections arising under licenses, investment agreements and investment treaties in relation to a potential adverse action by a South American government against a fully integrated oil and gas project. 
• International oil and gas company on contractual and international law rights, remedies and protections in relation to civil unrest, international economic sanctions, regime change and political succession affecting investment in the MENA region. 
• Middle Eastern gas company in LNG price review arbitrations involving Southern and Western European buyers. 
• Crude oil trading company in disputes with buyer and seller in back-to-back crude oil trades.
• Gas gathering and compression facilities operator in relation to threatened diversion of gas supplies. 
• Crude trader on force majeure claims arising from Brazilian truck driver strike.
• IOC in relation to counter-party defaults concerning Brazilian oil and gas project. 
• Caspian region oil and gas company concerning a take-or-pay and pipeline gas price review disputes under long-term gas sales contract governed by ICSID and ICC dispute resolution provisions. 
• Brazilian bio-ethanol company in a dispute arising from technology transfer and equipment supply contracts with Southern European supplier. 
• International oil and gas company on variety issues arising under government agreements and joint operating agreements relating to oil and gas blocks in Angola in anticipation of potential arbitrations. 
• International oil and gas company on variety of issues under Gulf of Mexico leases, unit agreements, operating agreements and AMI agreements in anticipation of potential disputes. 
• International oil and gas company on variety issues arising under government agreements and joint operating agreements relating to oil and gas blocks in Angola in anticipation of potential arbitrations.
• International oil and gas company on variety of issues under Gulf of Mexico leases, unit agreements, operating agreements and AMI agreements in anticipation of potential disputes. 

Other Representative Matters

• Represented Asian technology company in HKIAC arbitration concerning technology license agreement regarding instruction set architecture.
• Represented Eastern European technology company in ICC arbitration concerning technology transfer agreement regarding semiconductors.
• Representing multinational chemical company in litigation with refinery company concerning property damages associated with use of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) at refineries. 
• Represented investment fund landlord in related litigation in Delaware Bankruptcy Court and Texas state court involving termination of a Dallas commercial office lease.
• Represented two professional athletes in financial fraud perpetrated by investment adviser.
• Represented two individuals and financial advisory firm in litigation and arbitration arising from merger agreement and fundraising engagement in dental sector. 
• Represented Swiss and Middle Eastern claimants in a Dubai International Arbitration Centre arbitration concerning a share sale under put option in a shareholders' agreement governed by UAE law. 
• Represented a Middle Eastern development company by advising on a portfolio of construction arbitrations and litigations arising out of numerous projects in the GCC region. 
• Represented Helnan Hotel International A/S in the Danish hotel group's ICSID arbitration and annulment proceedings in the Arab Republic of Egypt under the Danish-Egyptian Bilateral Investment Treat arising out of the Egyptian government's violation of Helnan's rights, inter alia, to fair and equitable treatment and compensation for expropriation under the treaty. 
• Represented Belgian and American diary companies in ICC arbitration and Dutch enforcement proceedings concerning a post-acquisition claim for breach of reps and warranties. 
• Represented Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Samsung Electronics America in a patent infringement claim involving circuit and signal processing patents. 
• Represented plaintiff in John R. Brune v. HBO concerning an individual's trademark infringement claim concerning the slogan "The Heart and Soul of Boxing" tried to a jury in SDNY. 
• Represented Dell Computer Corporation in a patent infringement claim involving power management functions in computers and monitors. 
• Represented Ulterra Drilling Technologies LP in defense of a trade secret claim involving drill bit technology and prosecution of a post-closing adjustment claim against former owners. 
• Represented a Romanian journalist and family in obtaining political asylum. 
• Representing Central American minors in pro bono SIJS proceedings.