Leonardo Sempertegui Author

Frédéric G. Sourgens is the James McCulloch Chair in Energy Law at Tulane University Law School. Previously, he taught law at Washburn University. He serves on the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and the boards of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) and the Center for American and International Law (CAIL ex officio). He is Vice Chair of the Institute for Energy Law (IEL) and Chair of the Southwest Institute for International and Comparative Law (SWIICL). Leonardo Sempertegui teaches energy transition law and policy at Georgetown Law Center (Washington, DC). He has served as general legal counsel at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) since 2018 and has extensive experience as a legal and policy advisor for governments, private corporations, international organizations, academia, and NGOs. He is a member of the Board of the Association of Energy International Negotiators (AIEN), and served in several capacities on committees for the American Bar Association (ABA) and International Bar Association (IBA).