Greenberg Traurig's Growing Houston Office Strengthens Its Energy Group

The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced today that Edward E. Abels, Jr. will join its Houston office as Of Counsel and Christi D. Quinn will join the office as a Senior Associate. Abels has more than twenty-one years of experience in the energy industry including nearly ten years as a petroleum engineer before receiving his law degree.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Abels worked on a wide variety of energy-related transactions while serving as in-house counsel and in private practice with major law firms. Most recently, he served as Assistant Counsel at Union Oil Company of California (UNOCAL). Abels has also served as Assistant General Counsel at KN Energy, Inc. in Lakewood, Colorado.

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Edward E. Abels, Jr.

"The additions of Ed and Christi provide the firm with significantly more depth in the energy sector," said Doug Atnipp, Managing Shareholder and head of the Houston office's Energy Group. "Ed's industry experience is an invaluable resource to our clients involved in the exploration and production business. Christi provides additional expertise and depth in the downstream sector of the business. We are thrilled to have them on board."

"I am excited about joining Greenberg's Energy and Natural Resources practice and I look forward to working with such a highly qualified team," said Abels. "The firm is uniquely positioned with an international platform of talent and offices to provide its clients with access to tremendous global and domestic resources."

Christi D. Quinn, a Senior Associate in the energy group, has over twenty years of experience in various transactional and litigation aspects of the energy and petro-chemical industries. She has served as senior in-house counsel and also in private practice during her career. Quinn focuses her practice on a wide range of transactions including energy finance, joint ventures, and strategic alliances as well as acquisition and disposition of assets. Quinn also has experience in defending toxic tort litigation.

About Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with 1,500 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in The Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm is eighth on The National Law Journal's NLJ 250 listing of the largest law firms in the U.S. and ninth among The American Lawyer's Am Law 100, based on number of lawyers.

Greenberg Traurig serves clients from offices in: Albany, NY; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Atlanta, GA; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Orlando, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Silicon Valley, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tokyo, Japan; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; West Palm Beach, FL; Wilmington, DE; and Zurich, Switzerland. Additionally, the firm has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Olswang, London and Brussels; Studio Santa Maria, Milan and Rome; and Hayabusa Kokusai Law Offices in Tokyo.

Greenberg Traurig's Houston office is located at 1000 Louisiana, Suite 1800, Houston, TX 77002. For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at www.gtlaw.com.

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Christi D. Quinn

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Greenberg Traurig

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Greenberg Traurig

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