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Patrick Beaton has extensive experience in business and commercial transactions on behalf of both privately held and publicly traded energy companies. He has helped represent bond insurers in complex transactions involving the monetization of interests in producing properties and reserves, including the review of associated exchange, balancing, and transportation agreements. He has also created a lease matrix to emphasize various differences in oil and gas leases for use in defending class actions involving the failure to develop as a reasonably prudent operator. In addition, Mr. Beaton has represented several energy companies in both the acquisition and divestiture of producing properties and entities and has worked extensively with probate attorneys in the settlement of oil and gas interests in estates. Education J.D., summa cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, 2001 Publications and Marketing Editor, Houston Law Review, 2000-2001 Chief Baron, Order of the Barons, 2000-2001 B.A., magna cum laude, University of Rochester, 1989 Bar Admissions Texas, 2001 Representative Experience Assisted in representation of bond insurer in a complex transaction involving a municipal gas corporation’s acquisition of interests in producing properties and reserves and entry into several exchange, balancing and transportation agreements to facilitate the discounted sale of natural gas to municipalities throughout Texas. Assisted litigation team in defending a series of class actions alleging a failure to develop oil and gas leases as a reasonably prudent operator by reviewing scores of leases and numerous other agreements in multiple units, developing a lease matrix to emphasize various differences between the leases, and researching numerous energy-related issues. Oil and Gas Assets Purchase Agreements assist in the representation of several energy companies in both the acquisition and divestiture of both producing properties. Assisted probate attorneys in the settlement of oil and gas interests in estates. Represented midstream companies in the negotiation of various contracts. Represented oil and gas companies and other entities in assisting in the negotiation and drafting of international contracts to provide goods and services, including negotiation of software licenses from both licensor and licensee perspective. Researched numerous oil and gas and general real property issues on a continuing basis for several energy companies. Professional History Associate in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp United States Navy, 1989-1998 Professional Affiliations Member, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Member, Houston Bar Association (Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Section) Member, State Bar of Texas (Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section). | 