Bracewell & Giuliani Attorney Assumes Presidency of Argentine Energy Business Group, IAPGH.HOUSTON -- Jose Luis Vittor, an international attorney in the Houston office of Bracewell & Guliani LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , has taken office as president of the Instituto Argentino del Petroleo y del Gas, Houston (IAPGH). IAPGH is an independent non-profit business development organization comprised of multinational energy companies. Its mission is to provide a forum for the exchange and dissemination of technological, scientific and environmental innovations impacting the industry and facilitating the understanding of the Argentinean energy business environment, as well as its regulatory framework. Among the members are representatives of companies such as Repsol YPF Repsol YPF, S.A., (IBEX-35:REP) is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries, the bulk of its assets are located in Spain and Argentina. The product of a 1999 takeover of Argentine energy firm YPF by the Spanish conglomerate Repsol S.A. , Shell, BP America, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips. Vittor, whose legal expertise assisted in privatizing the oil and gas industry in Argentina, served IAPGH, during the past year as a member of the board and president-elect. During this time the IAPGH succeeded in bringing the governor of the Argentinean Rio Negro Río Negro or Rio Negro ("black river" in, respectively, Spanish and Portuguese) may refer to: Rivers
As president, Vittor's leadership goals include strengthening IAPGH's relationship with its sister organization in Argentina and local counterparts of international energy organizations; promoting education and raising funds for Argentinean student scholarships at U.S. universities; and creating an open forum for the Latin American oil and gas industry to discuss issues and current challenges. To achieve the latter, Vittor plans to expand the forum in Houston for all Latin American oil and gas institutes. "Houston is the recognized energy center of the world, so it's very important for regulators, government officials and industry community leaders here to foster relationships and understand the status of Latin America's industry," said Vittor. "I look forward to providing the grounds for an open dialogue with industry representatives from Latin America's private and public sector." A native of Argentina who leads Bracewell's Latin American Business Practice, Vittor is a 15-year legal veteran. His international legal work focuses on commercial and corporate transactions, privatizations, project development and finance in Latin America, the United States, Europe and Asia. He has served as legal advisor to numerous energy companies on regulatory and privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned aspects in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela and Mexico. Among his groundbreaking Latin American work, Vittor has represented investor George Soros George Soros Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1930, George Soros is considered by many to be one of the world's greatest investors. A famous hedge fund manager, Soros managed the Quantum Fund, a fund that achieved an average annual return of 30% from 1970-2000. in his company's investments in Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela; Mexican oil giant Pemex; Chile's largest oil and gas company ENAP ENAP École Nationale d'Administration Publique (Université du Québec) ENAP Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (National Petroleum Company, Chile) ENAP Excisional New Attachment Procedure , and other international energy companies in the areas of LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas. , renewable energy and project development and finance. About Bracewell & Giuliani Bracewell & Giuliani provides Fortune 500 companies, major financial institutions and governmental entities with practical advice spanning law, business, and public policy. With offices in Texas, Kazakhstan, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Washington, D.C., and London, Bracewell is well positioned to serve clients concentrated in the energy and finance sectors. For more information about Bracewell & Giuliani, visit www.bracewellgiuliani.com. |
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