James Goddard has a wide range of experience in energy law with a primary focus on domestic and international energy projects and transactions, primarily those involving natural gas storage facilities, hydrocarbon terminaling and storage, processing facilities, gathering systems, pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, landfill gas projects, and biodiesel projects. He also has prosecuted natural gas rate cases and related proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Railroad Commission of Texas. In addition, Mr. Goddard has significant experience regarding the development and financing of natural gas storage facilities, liquefied natural gas facilities, and biodiesel facilities.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1996
Order of the Coif
SMU Law Review Association
Staff Member, 1994-1995;
Articles Editor, 1995-1996
Phi Delta Phi Academic Fraternity - M.A., with high honors, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1992
- B.A., magna cum laude, Bethany University, 1988
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Negotiated and closed the $320 million financing of a salt cavern natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. Also represented a natural gas storage developer in developing and financing a separate salt cavern natural gas storage facility in Louisiana.
- Participated in drafting, negotiating, and closing the merger of two gas utilities creating the largest natural gas distribution company in the United States. The value of the transaction was over $1.9 billion.
- Participated in drafting and negotiating a site lease, maintenance and operation agreement, and shared facilities agreement related to a 50+ million gallon per year biodiesel facility in Texas.
- Participated in drafting, negotiating, and closing the sale of a Texas intrastate pipeline company for a purchase price in excess of $500 million.
- Negotiated and drafted hundreds of natural gas purchase and sale contracts, under which more than $3 billion of natural gas has been purchased.
- Represented a Texas gas utility in the review of more than $2.2 billion in gas costs before the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Publications & Presentations
- How Firm is Firm: Just How Good is that Natural Gas Transportation Commitment?, presented at the University of Houston Law Foundation Oil, Gas and Energy Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas, September 2007
- LNG Mitigation Costs: Who Will Pick Up the Tab?, Public Utilities Fortnightly, July 2007
- Mitigating Volatility or Inviting Market Power?, Public Utilities Fortnightly, September 2006.
Professional History
Senior Counsel with the law firm of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Senior Attorney, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, 2006
Associate, Hunton & Williams LLP, Dallas, 1998-2006
Associate, Bickel & Brewer, Dallas, 1998
Law clerk for United States Magistrate Judge William F. Sanderson, Jr.,
Dallas, 1996-1998
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Houston Bar Association
Member, State Bar of Texas
|
|