Jones Day is pleased to announce that Ben McQuhae has joined the Firm as an Energy partner in its Hong Kong office. Mr. McQuhae comes to Jones Day from the Hong Kong office of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., where he was a partner in that firm’s energy practice.
Mr. McQuhae has been based in Hong Kong since 2001. His practice includes the representation of international oil companies and national oil companies, as well as investment banks, private equity interests and investor groups active in the oil and gas sector. He has counseled clients in all types of energy transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, development projects, upstream and acquisition financing transactions.
“Ben is a talented lawyer with deep expertise in the energy sector. We are delighted that he is joining to help us develop and expand our successful and growing regional energy practice which we believe has real potential for future additional growth,” said Robert Thomson, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day’s Hong Kong office.
Mr. McQuhae is a graduate of the University of Exeter and College of Law in England. Prior to moving to Asia in 2001, he worked with a large international law firm in London. Mr. McQuhae also worked on a secondment in Jakarta with an international oil company in 2007. He is a member of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
Jones Day is a global law firm with more than 2,500 lawyers, including over 400 in Europe and 200 in Asia, located in 32 centers of business and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world’s best and most integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in client service, Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies.
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