Peter E. Hosey :: Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Peter E. Hosey

Partner, San Antonio Office

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Biography

Peter E. Hosey has more than 32 years of experience representing clients in the energy and natural resources area. He has advised clients concerning all aspects of exploration, production, transportation, processing, sale and marketing of oil and gas and other natural resources. Mr. Hosey not only advises clients with regard to oil and gas matters, but also has many years experience with regard to the exploration, production, transportation and leasing of hard minerals, including coal and uranium. Mr. Hosey has also advised clients concerning the sale and purchase of natural gas storage facilities and secondary recovery operations. He advises clients regarding the formation of and use of various entities, both public and private, and the financing of the acquisition and development of oil and gas, coal, uranium, and related assets.

Mr. Hosey represents clients in the preparation and negotiation of merger and acquisition agreements, purchase and sale agreements, joint exploration agreements, lease acquisition agreements, seismic option agreements, leases, operating agreements, farmouts, oil and gas sales contracts, transportation agreements, processing agreements, pipeline construction and operating agreements, easement agreements, and other related documents. In addition, he advises and prepares surface use agreements to provide for the protection and development of both the surface and mineral estates and has more than 32 years experience in title examination and the preparation of title opinions, title curative documents, conveyancing instruments and other land title related agreements. Mr. Hosey also has many years of experience with regard to regulatory matters concerning the oil and gas industry.

Mr. Hosey's experience in oil and gas matters includes not only Texas but other states where he has been instrumental in advising parties concerning oil and gas interests located in the Marcellus Shale areas of New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Mr. Hosey has been involved in general business transactions, acquisitions and other matters for many years. He represents parties concerning oil and gas interests located in the Barnett Shale of North Texas and is very active representing clients in the Eagle Ford Shale located in South Texas. He also works extensively in the Marcellus Shale in New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. For many years Mr. Hosey has also advised clients regarding the purchase and sale of small and large rural properties and ranches throughout the State of Texas.

Mr. Hosey is Board Certified in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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Organization Membership

Mr. Hosey is a member of the San Antonio Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. In the State Bar of Texas, Mr. Hosey serves on the Council of the Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section and is also a member of both the State Bar College and the Real Estate and Probate Section. Mr. Hosey serves on the Joint Editorial Board for the Texas Title Examination Standards published in the Texas Property Code. He is a past President of the Natural Resources Committee of the San Antonio Bar Association.

Community Involvement

Mr. Hosey is an Adjunct Professor of Law at St. Mary's University School of Law, teaching Texas Land Titles. He is also President of St. Mary's Law Foundation and a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Mary's Law School Alumni Association.

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Peer Recognition

Mr. Hosey was named a San Antonio "Best Lawyer" by Scene in S.A. (2007-2009) and a "Super Lawyer" (2009-2011) by Thomson Reuters. In 2011, he was named an "Outstanding Lawyer" by the San Antonio Business Journal.

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Speeches / Publications

Mr. Hosey is a frequent lecturer around the State of Texas at various CLE sponsored events concerning oil and gas issues, land titles, title insurance and other real estate related topics, including writing articles for and speaking at the 50th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in 2004, the 23rd and the 29th Annual Advanced Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course in 2005 and 2011 and the 33rd, 35th and 37th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil, Gas and Mineral Law Institutes in 2007, 2009 and 2011. Mr. Hosey has also written articles for the Section Report of the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (December 2008 and June 2011) and wrote an article in the November 14, 2011, edition of the Texas Lawyer magazine on representing land owners in oil and gas leasing transactions.

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