John Byrom is an associate in the firm’s Business Transactions practice group, where he focuses his practice on energy-related transactional matters, with an emphasis in the upstream oil and gas sector and title examination.
John counsels clients on surface, mineral, and royalty ownership disputes and issues and regularly renders original, supplemental, division order, and acquisition title opinions. His experience includes analyzing oil and gas lease provisions; preparing instruments affecting title, such as partitions, easements, surface use agreements, stipulations of interest, and affidavits of heirship; and advising clients on acquisitions and divestitures of oil and gas assets. He has also advised on matters involving renewable energy projects.
Prior to joining Lathrop GPM, John practiced at Texas-based law firms where he focused on oil and gas and corporate transactional matters, advising clients on oil and gas production, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial real estate.