MICHAEL A. (TONY) NUNES

MICHAEL A. (TONY) NUNES IS MEMBER AT NUNES & CO. PLLC IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA. TONY NUNES' PRACTICE FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. DOMESTIC PROJECTS, CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL, FINANCE AND MARITIME TRANSACTIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON CROSS-BORDER AND ENERGYRELATED MATTERS. HE HAS MORE THAN 35 YEARS EXTENSIVE LEGAL EXPERIENCE ADVISING ON GENERAL CORPORATE, CONTRACTS, ENERGY TRANSACTIONS AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS. HE ALSO SERVES AS AN ARBITRATOR OF COMMERCIAL AND ENERGY DISPUTES FOR THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION.

TONY RECEIVED HIS J.D., CUM LAUDE, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER IN 1979. HE IS ADMITTED TO THE BAR OF TEXAS. FURTHERMORE, HE IS A QUALIFIED ENGLISH SOLICITOR AND ATTORNEY AT LAW QUALIFIED IN JAMAICA.

BEFORE FOUNDING NUNES & CO. PLLC HE WAS MEMBER OF STONE PIGMAN WALTHER WITTMANN PLLC, MEMBER OF COGAN & PARTNERS LLP, PARTNER OF AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP, PARTNER OF KING & SPALDING, MEMBER OF GRIGGS & HARRISON, P.C., SENIOR SHAREHOLDER OF BELL & MURPHY, P.C. AND ASSOCIATE OF BAKER & BOTTS.

HE IS A FORMER ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER, WHERE HE TAUGHT COURSES IN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION BETWEEN 1986 AND 2000. HE IS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCILS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTIONS OF BOTH THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS AND THE HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION AND SPEAKS REGULARLY AT THE STATE BAR AND VARIOUS LAW SCHOOL SEMINARS ON INTERNATIONAL BANKING, ENERGY PROJECTS’ MARITIME AND ARBITRATION ISSUES.