Speaker 02.07.25
02.07
Trump 2.0: What Japanese Companies Can Expect from the New U.S. Administration
10:30AM - 5:15PM JST
JP Tower, KITTE 4F
Conference Room A
2-7-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Benjamin G. Clark has extensive experience representing the energy industry in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. Benjamin’s energy client base includes electric and gas utilities, pipelines, refineries, commodity trading firms and oilfield service companies.
He negotiates and finalizes acquisition agreements, structures the preferred sale or auction process, and manages all related aspects of the transaction. Ben’s representative experience includes representation of a commodity trading firm in the acquisition of a metals trading business; an oilfield services company in the acquisition of an oilfield technology concern; and an energy holding company in the sale of its natural gas storage subsidiaries.
Representative Experience
- Represented Freepoint Commodities LLC in its joint venture with ArcLight Capital Partners LLC to acquire certain storage terminals, refining units and marine infrastructure at the former Hovensa refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Represented Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG in its acquisition of a majority interest in Downhole Technology LLC, a manufacturer of parts and products used in well drilling and fracturing operations.
- Represented an energy holding company in the divestiture of its natural gas storage subsidiaries.
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- Represented an international commodity trading firm in its majority investment in the owner of an offshore oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented NextEra and Gexa Resources in numerous acquisitions of retail electric and gas energy providers.
- Represented Noble Americas in several bids to acquire retail energy providers and various natural gas trading portfolios.
- Represented an energy trading company, acting as an offtaker at a combined cycle power plant in New Jersey, in connection with the construction of a lateral natural gas pipeline and negotiation of related agreements.
- Represented an Oklahoma cooperative in the sale of an intrastate pipeline and related assets.
- Represented an international oilfield service company in the acquisition of a global oilfield service technology firm and advised on related IP matters.
- Advised Freepoint on the negotiation of a definitive agreement to acquire J.P. Morgan Metals & Concentrates LLC, a leading global merchant of physical base metal concentrates and copper cathodes.
- Represented Freepoint Commodities LLC in connection with its participation in the equity financing and corporate restructuring of the Limetree Bay refinery restart project in St. Croix.
- Advised one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world regarding post-merger integration issues related to its acquisition of a leading global supplier of high-performance plastic compounds, composites and powders.
- Advised a leading Austria-based engineering company that designs and manufactures well completion technology in respect to its global restructuring, the acquisition of minority interests in one of its project companies and various governance issues.
- Represented an international testing certification/technical advisory company in the acquisition of a Northeast technical advisory concern.
- Represented an emerging energy efficiency company in the acquisition of a similar California business.
- Represented Japanese commodity trading firm in an equity investment and related gas supply arrangements for a Texas data center.
- Represented a global commodity trading firm in capital raising efforts for an advanced plastic waste recycling business.
- Represented Midwest utility in joint venture formation for construction and operation of natural gas pipeline.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. in the area of Energy Regulatory: Oil & Gas (2017) and Energy Transactions: Oil & Gas (2018–2019, 2022)
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Houston Bar Association
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- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Education
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J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1975
Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law ReviewB.A., Yale University, 1972
Admissions
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Texas
New York