Engineering & Project Management Experience Leveraged With Legal Expertise

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With over a decade of technical, commercial, and legal experience spanning energy, infrastructure, and technology industries, our managing partner, Cam Ellis, brings a rare combination of technical, commercial, and legal expertise to identify risk and provide unique solutions to complex business challenges and transactions. His analytical, business-minded approach helps clients navigate the intricate legal and commercial risks inherent in developing and operating companies and projects across energy, oil and gas, LNG, power generation, solar, renewables, maritime, infrastructure, engineering, construction, EPC, professional services, technology, AI, and private equity sectors.

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Cam's career reflects his deep industry knowledge and progressive leadership. After developing and executing pipeline and natural gas operating facility projects as an engineer and project manager for TC Energy, he began his legal career in private practice before joining the Sullivan Brothers Family of Companies as Corporate Counsel, supporting a diverse enterprise spanning energy infrastructure, construction, maritime and terminal operations, commodity trading, and environmental construction. His expertise caught the attention of Locke Lord, a top-tier international law firm, where he advised global clients on energy infrastructure and M&A matters. This led to his role as Vice President, Senior Legal Counsel at New Fortress Energy, where he was instrumental in developing LNG liquefaction facilities, hydrogen production projects, and multiple LNG vessel conversions. Most recently, he served as General Counsel for WaveCrest Energy, a Macquarie Capital portfolio company focused on cross-border LNG regasification and power project development.

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Throughout his career, Cam has provided strategic legal guidance to top public and private companies on cross-border energy and infrastructure projects, as well as mergers and acquisitions, spanning North America, Latin America, UK, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Notable achievements include his key role in New Fortress Energy's groundbreaking 1.4 MTPA Fast LNG offshore liquefaction facility in Altamira, Mexico—a complex project involving EPC agreements, interconnection contracts, commodity arrangements, O&M services, vessel chartering, conversions, and project financing. Beyond large-scale infrastructure development, Cam has been a trusted advisor to startup and growth companies, guiding multiple M&A and financing transactions across energy infrastructure, construction, maritime, technology, AI, and specialized service sectors, with transaction values from $1 million up to $2 billion.

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With his J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University, Cam specializes in cross-border infrastructure project development, project financing, joint ventures, development agreements, M&A transactions, EPC and O&M agreements, shipyard agreements, vessel chartering and management contracts, and technology licensing deals.

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Representative Matters

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Below is a portion of the notable projects and transactions which Cam has advised.

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LNG 

• New Fortress Energy with respect to sale of its Miami LNG liquefaction and storage facility 

• New Fortress Energy with respect to development and execution of its 1.4 MTPA Fast LNG offshore liquefaction facility in Altamira, Mexico, including EPC, natural gas pipeline interconnection, financing, gas supply, long-term service agreements, and ancillary O&M agreements 

• New Fortress Energy with respect to development and continued operation of multiple offshore and onshore LNG liquefaction, storage, and regasification terminals and related power generation facilities in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, 

• Mexico, and Ireland, including engineering, procurement, construction, operations, public utility interconnection, natural gas pipeline interconnection, long-term service agreements, gas supply agreements, and LNG SPA agreements 

• WaveCrest Energy providing project development support for LNG regasification and LNG-to-Power projects in Asia, LatAm, US, UK, Europe, and Africa, including joint development, joint venture, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, natural gas  pipeline interconnection, truck loading/transportation, supply agreements, and terminal use and regasification services agreements

Oil and Gas 

• New Fortress Energy with respect to acquisition of offshore wells and development of offshore processing facility in  Mexico 

• Texas International Terminals on the expansion and continued operations of petroleum tank terminal facility, including  marine terminal, pipeline, rail, and storage logistics, and ancillary O&M agreements 

• Texas International Refining Company with respect to development and execution of a crude oil processing facility,  including EPC, feedstock supply, and ancillary O&M agreements 

• GCC Supply & Trading with respect to various dry bulk and liquid feedstock supply, marine fuel supply, offtake,  storage, and ancillary trading agreements 

• Martin Midstream with respect to development of a sulfur processing facility 

• Major international petroleum products provider with respect to long-term bulk commodity supply agreement 

• Major service provider with respect to sale of a major wellbore surveying and services company 

Maritime 

• New Fortress Energy with respect to development, acquisition, and conversion of various offshore LNG liquefaction  platform, FSRU, FSU, LNGC, OSV, and FPSO vessels, including shipyard slot, master service, conversion and  topside EPC, financing, and ancillary service and time charter party agreements 

• WaveCrest with respect to development, acquisition and conversion of various FSRU, FSU, and OSV vessels, and  ancillary service and time charter party agreements 

• Callan Marine with respect to acquisition and development of various dredging vessels, and ancillary service and  charter agreements 

Power Generation/Energy Transition/Renewable/Other 

• Zero Park (New Fortress Energy portfolio company) with respect to development of hydrogen production facility,  including EPC, financing, supply, and ancillary service and operations agreements 

• HiVolt Energy with respect to development and construction of a private electrical power line infrastructure to service  upstream development assets, including development and license, O&M, PPAs, and ancillary agreements 

• energyRe acquisition of project for the development and implementation of a solar generation facility and associated  battery energy storage project, including, membership interest and asset purchase, financing, EPC, battery energy supply, long-term service agreements, and power purchase agreements 

• Riverbend Energy Group with respect to acquisition of minority interest in hydrogen storage company 

• Agilon Energy with respect to sale of multiple peaking power generation facilities to stalking horse bidder 

• Caliche Development Partners with respect to development of a carbon sequestration project, including partnership, easement, and service agreements 

• Major waste management and recycled materials company with respect to development of a large-scale recycled  materials processing facility

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Outside The Office

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When he's not in the office, Cam can be found at home in League City, Texas, with his wife and two children. As an active member of Clear Creek Community Church, he's deeply rooted in his community. His personal interests reflect his hands-on nature—whether he's tinkering, diving into a sci-fi novel, designing or playing board games with friends, bowhunting, fishing, cooking, or perfecting his next brisket.

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