Alfredo Ramos. Partner, Corporate

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1 Alfredo Ramos Partner, Corporate Alfredo Ramos is an experienced energy/international project development attorney, and former in-house counsel, focused primarily on serving the energy industry and business interests in Latin America. Alfredo represents clients of all sizes in drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial transactions, such as: Acquisition and divestiture of producing and non-producing mineral properties Farm-in and Farm-out Agreements Joint Venture and Joint Operating Agreements Development Agreements AMI Agreements Latin American Bid Round qualification and participation Latin American Production-Sharing, Profit-Sharing and License Agreements Latin America Service Contracts Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Agreements NGL/Condensate/Gas Purchase Agreements NGL/Condensate/Gas Processing Agreements NGL/Condensate/Gas Transportation Agreements NGL/Condensate Stabilization Agreements Master Services Agreements Oil, Gas and Mineral Leases Oil and gas investment and operations related instruments Acquisition and divestiture of real property Acquisition and divestiture of non-energy related business interests and assets Alfredo previously served two years as the Latin American Operations Legal Director and in-house counsel at Lewis Energy Group LP, a privately-held, multinational oil and gas operator. In addition to this executive, managerial and day-to-day responsibilities, he co-led the legal negotiations for the largest transaction in the history of the company, which involved the divestiture of a substantial portion of its producing and non-producing U.S. mineral holdings to a multinational energy corporation. He also managed and successfully resolved all of Lewis Energy's pending Texas litigation matters. t f aramos@gardere.com Houston 2000 Wells Fargo Plaza 1000 Louisiana Street Houston, Texas t f Mexico City Torre Esmeralda II Blvd. Manuel A. Camacho No Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico, D.F t f Education J.D., The University of Texas School of Law (2006) B.A., Vanderbilt University (2003) Languages Spanish Alfredo has successfully handled many complex business disputes in both litigation and arbitration in the U.S. and throughout Latin America. He has particular experience handling oil and gas, trade secret and complex contractual disputes, and his in-house industry background allows him to effectively advocate on behalf of energy companies' interests in litigation and arbitration. Clients value Alfredo's bilingual, bicultural abilities and perspectives. He frequently travels to Latin America to represent his clients interests and provides legal advice in Spanish in all areas of business. He is a recognized leader in energy policy, and has testified before the Texas Senate Natural Resource Committee on Mexico s energy reforms and

2 its impact on Texas. Experience Represent global oil & gas service company in the drafting and negotiation of a multi-phase EPC contract for the construction of a 120 MMSCFD NGL and LPG Recovery Plant in Colombia with an aggregate transaction value of over $775,000,000 Represent global energy EPC contractor in the drafting and negotiation of various agreements associated with their consortium RFP bid to engineer, procure, construct and operate a 500 MMSCFD onshore natural gas pipeline and related facilities from Texas into Mexico for Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE) Represent major multinational energy company in the drafting and negotiation of various agreements associated with the divestiture of offshore mineral interests totaling approximately $400,000,000 Represented global energy EPC contractor in the drafting and negotiation of various agreements associated with the consortium RFP bid to engineer, procure, construct and operate three fiber optic network projects in Peru Represent major energy company in the drafting and negotiation of the purchase of producing and non-producing mineral properties in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas totaling approximately $160,000,000 Represent private equity portfolio energy company in the drafting and negotiation of an operating agreement associated with E&P properties totaling approximately $52,000,000 Represent oil & gas operator in the drafting and negotiation of a Farmout Agreement for over 130,000 contiguous acres in Texas totaling approximately $50,000,000 Represent private equity portfolio company in the negotiation of multiple credit facilities related to the purchase of oil field equipment manufacturing facilities totaling approximately $8,500,000 Represent energy service company in the successful recovery of over $5,000,000 from various oil & gas operators through Texas mineral lien process Represent non-operating working interest owner in the administration and management of their producing and nonproducing properties located in the Eagle Ford shale Represent various upstream and midstream energy operators in their analysis of business opportunities associated with Mexico s energy reforms Serve as outside general counsel to independent oil & gas companies Represented a multinational oil and gas operator in the drafting and negotiation of the divestiture of a substantial portion of its producing and non-producing U.S. mineral properties located in the Eagle Ford shale Served as legal lead drafter and negotiator of Latin America joint ventures, farm-in, farm-out and joint operating agreements on behalf of multinational oil and gas operator

3 Managed and administered Latin America joint ventures on behalf of multinational oil and gas operator, including the negotiation and resolution of issues and disputes arising under joint venture, farmin, farm-out and joint operating agreements Represented multinational oil and gas operator in Cartagena, Colombia, on its bid round qualification and participation for various upstream blocks in ANH Ronda Colombia 2012 Legal lead drafter and negotiator to midstream agreements, both firm and interruptible service, including gas purchase agreements, gas processing agreements, gas gathering agreements, condensate gathering agreements, condensate stabilization agreements, interconnect agreements and aid in construction agreements for a multinational oil and gas operator Represent surface owners in the drafting and negotiation of surface use agreements for oil & gas operations Participated in acquiring an approximately $23,480,000 jury verdict in a two-week trial Successful in timely acquiring multiple Temporary Restraining Orders and Temporary Injunctions on an expedited basis for oil & gas operators' access to landowner's surface estate for drilling operations Handled and successfully resolved all pending litigation matters for various independent oil and gas companies Prevailed in preparing and arguing dispositive and non-dispositive motions in state and federal Texas courts Provide legal advice to clients in Spanish in all practice areas Professional & Community Professional Affiliations Member, State Bar of Texas Member, Houston Bar Association Oil, Gas & Mineral Law Section Member, San Antonio Bar Association Natural Resources Section Secretary, Hispanic Bar Association of Houston Member, Association of International Petroleum Negotiators Honors & Awards Recognized, Who's Who in Energy, Houston Business Journal (2015) Recognized, Texas Rising Stars, a Thomson Reuters business, as published in Texas Monthly Energy & Natural Resources (2016) Community Involvement Member, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce Member, Texas Exes Forty Acres Society Member, Texas Exes Houston Chapter

4 Member, Vanderbilt University Alumni Association Admissions Texas (2006) Texas State Courts (2006) U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas Speaking Engagements U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Energy Update 2015 USMBA Annual Conference Mexico s Deepwater Bid Round In Depth Analysis of CNH-R01- L04 IHS/Gardere, London, United Kingdom US-Mexico Cross-Border Energy Update 2015 USMBA Conference Energizing the US-Mexico Region, Houston, Texas USA Near Term Opportunity: Development Blocks and the 5 Year Outlook for the Mexican Upstream Sector Border Energy Forum XXII, San Diego, California USA Energy Law and Opportunities in Texas and Mexico 2015 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA M&A Trends and Outlook: Deep Drill into the Oil & Gas and Energy Sectors Southwestern M&A and Private Equity Forum, Houston, Texas USA Current Business Opportunities Under Mexico s New Energy Framework U.S. - Mexico Chamber of Commerce - The Woodlands/Gulf Coast Chapter, The Woodlands, Texas USA Business Opportunities under Mexico's New Energy Framework Association of Corporate Counsel - Houston Chapter, Houston, Texas, USA New Energy Sector Opportunities and Synergies Tres Amigos: New Energy Sector Opportunities and Synergies in Canada, Mexico and the United States Conference Mexico's Energy Reforms: Business and Legal Issues Rizone/Gardere/Mercer Roadshow, Denver, Colorado, USA Mexico s Energy Reforms: Business and Legal Issues Rigzone/Gardere/Mercer Roadshow, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

5 Mexico's Energy Reforms: Legal Issues Rigzone/Gardere/Mercer Roadshow, Houston, Texas, USA Invited Congressional Testimony, Impacts of Mexico's Energy Reforms on Texas Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee, Austin, Texas USA Alerts Mexico Energy Reform Update News Three Gardere Partners Selected to 2015 Who s Who in Energy List Former Chamberlain Hrdlicka Attorney Alfredo Ramos Joins Gardere Gardere Welcomes Oil & Gas Attorney Alfredo Ramos in Houston