Skip Maryan is a lawyer and consultant with a practice in International Energy. He started his energy career with a law firm in South Texas in 1975. In 1979, he moved to Mobil Oil Corporation where he held a number of affiliate General Counsel positions over a 25-year career including: General Counsel positions in, Rocky Mountain Division, Denver; Mobil Oil Indonesia, Jakarta; New Business Development, Dallas; Managing Counsel, Mobil’s Major Transaction Group, Fairfax; Chief Attorney for ExxonMobil Development Company. He continued his practice with the International Energy Section of the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP. His experience includes negotiating, lawyering, and documenting upstream oil and gas projects in numerous countries on every continent. He has taught courses in energy law and contract subjects at Georgetown University Law School, in CLE presentations, and for a number of NOC and IOC clients. He has advised corporations on legal department organizations and best practices. Mr. Maryan holds a law degree from St. Mary’s University and a Master of Laws in taxation from Southern Methodist University. He is currently a member of the Texas and Colorado Bar associations. He is a frequent speaker at CLE and energy educational programs throughout the world. Since 1997, Skip has served in several capacities as an officer and director of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. In 2009 he started his own consulting company.