James Goddard has a wide range of experience in energy law with a primary focus on domestic and international energy projects and transactions, primarily those involving natural gas storage facilities, hydrocarbon terminaling and storage, processing facilities, gathering systems, pipelines, liquefied natural gas terminals, landfill gas projects, and biodiesel projects. He also has prosecuted natural gas rate cases and related proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Railroad Commission of Texas. In addition, Mr. Goddard has significant experience regarding the development and financing of natural gas storage facilities, liquefied natural gas facilities, and biodiesel facilities.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1996
Order of the Coif
SMU Law Review Association
Staff Member, 1994-1995;
Articles Editor, 1995-1996
Phi Delta Phi Academic Fraternity - M.A., with high honors, Dallas Theological Seminary, 1992
- B.A., magna cum laude, Bethany University, 1988
Bar Admissions
Representative Experience
- Drafted and negotiated precedent agreements for one of the largest natural gas pipeline projects ever proposed in North America. The cost of the project was projected to be close to $40 billion.
- Drafted FERC Gas tariffs for natural gas pipelines and natural gas storage companies.
- Drafted and negotiated natural gas gathering agreements in connection with the $400 million sale of natural gas gathering assets in Pecos County, Texas.
- Drafted and negotiated natural gas gathering agreements and natural gas processing agreements in connection with the purchase of natural gas gathering assets in South Texas.
- Drafted and negotiated natural gas processing agreements, transportation and fractionation agreements, and related documents related to production from the Gulf of Mexico.
- Negotiated and closed the $320 million financing of a salt cavern natural gas storage facility in Louisiana. Also represented a natural gas storage developer in developing and financing a separate salt cavern natural gas storage facility in Louisiana.
- Participated in drafting, negotiating, and closing the merger of two gas utilities creating the largest natural gas distribution company in the United States. The value of the transaction was over $1.9 billion.
- Participated in drafting and negotiating a site lease, maintenance and operation agreement, and shared facilities agreement related to a 50+ million gallon per year biodiesel facility in Texas.
- Participated in drafting, negotiating, and closing the sale of a Texas intrastate pipeline company for a purchase price in excess of $500 million.
- Drafted and negotiated hundreds of natural gas purchase and sale contracts, under which more than $3 billion of natural gas has been purchased.
- Represented a Texas gas utility in the review of more than $2.2 billion in gas costs before the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Publications & Presentations
Professional History
- Counsel, Locke Lord LLP
- Senior Attorney, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, 2006
- Associate, Hunton & Williams LLP, Dallas, 1998-2006
- Associate, Bickel & Brewer, Dallas, 1998
- Law clerk for United States Magistrate Judge William F. Sanderson, Jr., Dallas, 1996-1998
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
- Member, Natural Gas and Electric Power Society of North Texas
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Texas
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