Testimonials
Testimonials
We are proud to have received many testimonials over the years. Please get in touch if you would like to see more or ask for references.
What Our Clients Have To Say
“I worked with Jeff for just over a year in my role as Chairman of Azonto Petroleum when Jeff was Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary. The public Company traded on the ASX and AIM. During that time I found Jeff to be highly motivated, reliable and a good team player. His legal advice was concise, commercially focused and very pragmatic in its delivery. Under his watch Legal expenses were minimised and he coped well with all the regulatory aspects of being a Listed Company in addition to being instrumental in closing a landmark deal for the company.”
Andrew Bartlett – Helios Investment Partners and former Chairman Azonto Petroleum Ltd
“Jeff worked opposite me in negotiations leading to the formation of an incorporated upstream joint venture (Vioco Petroleum Limited). He worked for the junior partner Azonto Petroleum Limited, and after the deal closed was appointed general counsel for Vioco. Throughout the negotiation of the deal he was pragmatic and focused on achieving a win-win deal. It was because of his business-like and highly effective style of engagement that he was subsequently appointed as general counsel for Vioco. His ability to foster good working relationships with any counter-party coupled with his strong commercial focus meant that he was very effective in the role, which covered the whole spectrum of upstream activity including corporate governance, tax matters, petroleum license management, oil and gas marketing, insurance, procurement of goods and services and HR matters. He also served as an alternate board member for Azonto.”
Chris Joly - General Manager, Vitol E&P Limited
“I have worked with Jeff for a number of years. First in BP, where we worked on the sale of BP’s chemical business in the Netherlands to a private equity investor, and recently in Gasrec where I have asked Jeff to act as the Company’s legal counsel. Jeff has wide experience, a strong network of contacts and is able to support almost any area of legal activity. He provides well considered, well thought through and clear advice. The Gasrec team have found Jeff to be a pleasure to work with and he has provided invaluable support and assurance across the business.”
Rob Wood, CEO Gasrec Limited
"I have worked with Jeff over many years stretching back to 1999 when we worked together on one of the fastest transactions in BP from offer to cash in the bank – thirty four days of intense activity.
Jeff has a broad range of experience in Mergers , Acquisitions, Projects and Divestments with blue chip companies. He has the ability to act on behalf of either the purchaser or the vendor and he will add much more than a pure legal dimension to any process.
Over and above his legal credentials Jeff has unique experience and insight into the business and commercial issues which need to be resolved to make deals or projects happen. He will protect his client’s overall interest and as a leading member of any project or deal team he is able to offer solutions which help resolve the inevitable impasses which occur in any transaction."
George Smith – Chairman Hurst Park UK Ltd, formerly Executive BP Chemicals UK
"We worked with Jeff over many years in his in-house legal management roles. He is hugely experienced and skilled in oil and gas and petrochemical M&A and related transactions. He has excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
His work style is relaxed and tremendously collaborative."
Beatriz Pessoa de Araujo and Tim Gee – Partners Baker & McKenzie Lawyers London
“I worked with Jeff for over two years on various major projects in Europe and the Middle East.
Jeff is pragmatic and practical in his advice and work style. His extensive background in industry allows him to be involved in all phases of projects.
Jeff is always looking for solutions and his counsel was always appreciated.”
Steve Sullivan, Project Deputy Director Major International Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals Company
"Jeff and I worked together on a number of large and complex projects where, as an important and hard working member of the core teams, he led the internal and external legal resources. It was a pleasure working with Jeff because he always saw the bigger commercial picture and this allowed him to propose creative and effective solutions to overcome obstacles during negotiations.
Unusually for a lawyer, Jeff had a solid grasp of what was needed to make projects deliver operationally after the deals were signed. He could always be relied on to inject this valuable perspective into the legal agreements. He was self-starting and stuck at tasks until they were complete, even in very demanding circumstances.”
Jim White, former Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management in BP's petrochemicals division.
"I have worked closely with Jeff Durkin on a number of projects over the past six years. Most recently Jeff has acted as legal consultant to my $130 million dollar bio ethanol plant project in Vero Beach, Florida which included award of a large EPC contract and purchased of over $40 million of equipment. Jeff provided full legal support to all contractual elements associated with these activities and was a key member of the contract negotiation team.
Jeff is a highly competent and skilled individual who provides legal expertise together with excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills. Jeff's abilities to form relationships and create an atmosphere of calm reason have been a strong contributor to all of our project activities. Finally Jeff's sense of humor and relaxed style make working with him a pleasure."
Nigel Falcon Project Director INEOS Bio Limited
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