| David M. Blumental |
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Biography
David's principal areas of practice are business law, international business transactions, cross-border mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as well as corporate and project finance and oil and gas. He is a member of the firm's China Practice Group and Project Finance and Development Group.
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Representative Experience
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- Represented U.S. energy company in sale of its 50% share in a company owning interests in over 12 power plants in China, Taiwan and Korea for approximately $220 million
- Represented Chinese petroleum companies in connection with acquisitions of oil and gas interests in Kazakhstan, South America, Côte d’Ivoire, Niger, Nigeria, Angola and Morocco
- Represented large Chinese energy company in connection with two successful acquisitions of companies owning oil and gas interests in Kazakhstan and in connection with bid for oil shale properties in Australia
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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Education and Professional Background
- University of California at Berkeley, J.D., 1999 (California Law Review, Publishing Editor, 1997-1999; Berkeley Journal of International Law, Articles Editor, 1997-1998)
- Stanford University, M.A., 1991
- Middlebury College, B.A., 1988
- Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Nanjing Program), 1989
- Beijing University, 1992
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1999
- Other Languages: Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and French; proficient in Shanghainese
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Professional Recognition
- Asia Law Leading Lawyers, 2002
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Activities and Affiliations
- Member, American Bar Association; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators; Asia Society
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Publications and Presentations
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- "Onshore/Offshore Oil & Gas," Doing Business in China (forthcoming)
- "Parent Company and Shareholder Liability: 'Piercing the Corporate Veil' of Chinese Corporate Subsidiaries," Business Law International, May 2004,
- "Green Light for Foreign Investment in Value-added Telecoms Services," China Law & Practice, 2000
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