Kendor P. Jones
Shareholder
kjones@wsmtlaw.com
Kendor P. Jones serves as Managing Partner in the firm. He specializes in oil and gas, acquisitions and dispositions, complex business transactions, and corporate law. Mr. Jones chaired the Oil and Gas Program of the 39th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute in 1994 and he has presented a number of papers and served on expert panels at annual and special oil, gas, and natural resources institutes and continuing education seminars. He has also provided expert testimony on oil and gas matters in several court proceedings.
Prior to joining the firm in 1994, Mr. Jones served for 23 years as Assistant General Counsel for Union Pacific Corporation and Union Pacific Resources Company. He has been selected for inclusion in Colorado Super Lawyers and has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America every year since such publications established an oil and gas category. Mr. Jones has been listed in Who’s Who in American Law for the past five years.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represented HRM Resources/Winter Ridge Energy in negotiating the sale of over $100 million in oil and gas assets in Colorado and Wyoming
- Prepared various agreements for Petroleum Development Corporation in the acquisition of large blocks of Ohio leasehold
- Represented several mineral owners in the negotiation of oil and gas leases with major operators involving the emerging Niobrara play in Colorado
- Represented the sellers of oil and gas interests in the Bakken play in North Dakota for in excess of $100 million
- Represented the sellers in the negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement, joint venture agreement and a joint operating agreement in the sale of 80% of their interests in a producing field in South Texas to a Canadian energy trust for $118 million
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS & ACCOLADES
- Adjunct Professor of Oil and Gas Law, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, 2000 to present
- Former Trustee, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
- Member, Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors
- Fellow, Colorado Bar Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, Denver Petroleum Club
- Co-Chair, DPC Mentor/Mentee Program
- Vice President, Orchard Hills/Big Canon HOA
- Author: Something Old, Something New: The Evolving Farmout Agreement - This paper was originally published by the RMMLF in the manual of the Special Institute on Oil and Gas Agreements: The Exploration Phase (2010).
- Co-Author: Keeping Your Lease Alive in Good Times and in Bad - This paper was originally published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in the Proceedings of the 55th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 23-1 (2009).
- Co-Author: Chained Gates and No Trespassing Signs: Dealing with Wary Landowners in a Brave New World - This paper was originally published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in the Proceedings of the 51st Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 7-1 (2005).
- Author: Due Diligence and Closing Issues - This paper was originally published by the RMMLF in the manual of the Special Institute on Oil & Gas Acquisitions (1995).
- Author: Restrictions on Access and Surface/Subsurface Trespass Involving Exploration and Production Technologies - This paper was originally published by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in the Proceedings of the 40th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute 20-1 (1994).
Personal
Mr. Jones enjoys running, tennis, gardening, travelling to foreign countries, and keeping tabs on five children, eight grandchildren and two dogs.
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PRACTICE AREAS
- Oil and Gas
- Acquisitions and Divestiture
- Corporate Law
- Public Companies and Securities
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Virginia, 1967
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1964
BAR ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS
- Colorado, 1995 Texas, 1986 New York, 1968
Professional & Community Activities
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association
- Denver Bar Association
- New York State Bar
- State Bar of Texas
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