John P. McMullan, a shareholder in the firm's Houston office, has considerable deal-making and contract negotiation experience in the energy markets. John’s experience includes buying and selling oil and gas assets; developing and constructing gas, petrochemical and power projects; drafting and negotiating commodity contracts; and buying, selling, and financing assets and companies across the energy complex.

Prior to joining the firm, John was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Element Markets, LLC, a gas and environmental commodity company. While at Element, John developed biogas projects and negotiated the sale of gas and associated environmental commodities. Before leading Element’s in-house and outside legal team, John was Senior Project Counsel at Horizon Wind Energy, LLC, where he served as the lead attorney responsible for development and construction of multiple wind farms, as well as the purchase and sale of development rights for prospective wind farms throughout the U.S. John previously worked in private practice with two global law firms where he focused on building, buying, selling and financing energy assets.

John holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin.