Brian is a legal consultant in our oil & gas team with over 25 years’ experience working as a lawyer in the upstream oil & gas sector, including 18 years spent in in-house roles with Elf Exploration, Conoco, Kerr-McGee and Maersk Oil.
He is a qualified solicitor experienced in the management of the Legal, Commercial, Contracts and Business Relations functions. Having served as Company Secretary, he is well experienced in the proceedings of Boards of Directors. He was also a Chairman of the Oil & Gas UK Legal Sub-Committee between 2007 and 2009, during the time when many of the UK industry model form agreements were published.
Brian’s experience ensures that he is well-placed for understanding the needs of oil and gas businesses and able to appreciate legal requirements from the clients’ perspective.
Brian is a hands-on technical lawyer and a good, safe pair of hands.
Chambers & Partners, 2026
Brian has strong upstream oil and gas knowledge. He's very easy to deal with and is pragmatic in his approach.
Chambers & Partners UK, 2026
Brian provides excellent service in all regards and has enormous experience in oil and gas matters.
Chambers & Partners UK, 2026
Brian goes to great lengths to advocate for his client even when there is pushback.
Chambers & Partners UK, 2026
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