XiaomingGao
Associate
Corporate
xgao@seyfarth.com
Ming bridges cultural divides to deliver exceptional legal service for his corporate clients’ strategic energy and infrastructure transactions.
More About Xiaoming
Ming focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate matters. He brings a wealth of experience and diverse cultural understanding to his role, particularly in strategic transactions involving energy and infrastructure assets. His clients include oilfield technology service providers, mineral and royalty acquisition companies, midstream businesses, family offices, and private equity clients.
Ming’s acumen is not confined to domestic matters. He has advised on acquisitions across all major natural resource basins across North America and facilitated successful cross-border deals for clients in the UK, Canada, and China. Born and raised in mainland China, his fluency in Mandarin allows him to bridge cultural gaps, ensuring meaningful communication in international transactions.
Recognized for his exceptional work ethic, tenacity, and integrity, Ming consistently provides precise, insightful legal advice that helps clients navigate critical business decisions. His commitment to understanding and advancing his clients’ interests makes him a trusted advisor.
Ming’s acumen is not confined to domestic matters. He has advised on acquisitions across all major natural resource basins across North America and facilitated successful cross-border deals for clients in the UK, Canada, and China. Born and raised in mainland China, his fluency in Mandarin allows him to bridge cultural gaps, ensuring meaningful communication in international transactions.
Recognized for his exceptional work ethic, tenacity, and integrity, Ming consistently provides precise, insightful legal advice that helps clients navigate critical business decisions. His commitment to understanding and advancing his clients’ interests makes him a trusted advisor.
- JD, SMU Dedman School of Law
Cum laude - LLB, Beijing Normal University
- LLM, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- New York
- Texas
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- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture focused on the development of a natural gas microgrid.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company as outside general counsel in connection with general corporate governance and contractual matters related to the operation and development of its upstream oil and gas assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture involving oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented a renewable energy developer in negotiating transportation agreements for federally regulated refined products.
- Represented a family office in structuring a joint venture to acquire, develop, and exploit oil and gas assets.
- Represented a multi-national foreign company in the acquisition of mineral assets located in the Barnett Basin.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company as outside general counsel in post-closing corporate restructuring matters related to a carbon capture joint venture.
- Represented a nonoperated working interest owner in its divestiture of its assets in the Williston Basin.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company in its acquisition of producing assets in the Williston Basin.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company as outside general counsel on corporate governance and material commercial agreements.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of conventional East Texas assets from a super major.
- Represented a privately held midstream company as outside general counsel on corporate governance and material commercial agreements.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company in its private placement to secure investor capital in connection with the acquisition and development of upstream and midstream oil and gas assets located on federal lands in Wyoming.
- Represented a family office in the divestiture of its nonoperated working interest located in the Williston Basin.
- Represented the produced water division of a publicly traded master limited partnership in connection with material commercial agreements and joint ventures.
- Represented a public company with respect to the negotiation of a joint venture to refine lithium.
- Represented a privately held Calgary-based midstream company in the negotiation of material commercial agreements related to the transportation, refining, and sale of hydrocarbons.
- Represented a publicly traded energy company in its divestiture of upstream oil and gas assets located in Colorado.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in its acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a publicly traded master limited partnership in the formation of a joint venture for produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in its acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a publicly traded master limited partnership in the acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the divestiture of its midstream assets to a publicly traded company.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a producer-midstream joint venture.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture to drill oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented a foreign family office in the negotiation of a minority investment in a US-based oil and gas company.
- Represented a publicly traded mining company in numerous commercial initiatives to optimize its energy portfolio.
Ming bridges cultural divides to deliver exceptional legal service for his corporate clients’ strategic energy and infrastructure transactions.
More About Xiaoming
Ming focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and general corporate matters. He brings a wealth of experience and diverse cultural understanding to his role, particularly in strategic transactions involving energy and infrastructure assets. His clients include oilfield technology service providers, mineral and royalty acquisition companies, midstream businesses, family offices, and private equity clients.
Ming’s acumen is not confined to domestic matters. He has advised on acquisitions across all major natural resource basins across North America and facilitated successful cross-border deals for clients in the UK, Canada, and China. Born and raised in mainland China, his fluency in Mandarin allows him to bridge cultural gaps, ensuring meaningful communication in international transactions.
Recognized for his exceptional work ethic, tenacity, and integrity, Ming consistently provides precise, insightful legal advice that helps clients navigate critical business decisions. His commitment to understanding and advancing his clients’ interests makes him a trusted advisor.
Ming’s acumen is not confined to domestic matters. He has advised on acquisitions across all major natural resource basins across North America and facilitated successful cross-border deals for clients in the UK, Canada, and China. Born and raised in mainland China, his fluency in Mandarin allows him to bridge cultural gaps, ensuring meaningful communication in international transactions.
Recognized for his exceptional work ethic, tenacity, and integrity, Ming consistently provides precise, insightful legal advice that helps clients navigate critical business decisions. His commitment to understanding and advancing his clients’ interests makes him a trusted advisor.
- JD, SMU Dedman School of Law
Cum laude - LLB, Beijing Normal University
- LLM, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- New York
- Texas
Related Services
Related Key Industries
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture focused on the development of a natural gas microgrid.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company as outside general counsel in connection with general corporate governance and contractual matters related to the operation and development of its upstream oil and gas assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture involving oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented a renewable energy developer in negotiating transportation agreements for federally regulated refined products.
- Represented a family office in structuring a joint venture to acquire, develop, and exploit oil and gas assets.
- Represented a multi-national foreign company in the acquisition of mineral assets located in the Barnett Basin.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company as outside general counsel in post-closing corporate restructuring matters related to a carbon capture joint venture.
- Represented a nonoperated working interest owner in its divestiture of its assets in the Williston Basin.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company in its acquisition of producing assets in the Williston Basin.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company as outside general counsel on corporate governance and material commercial agreements.
- Represented a private equity firm in its acquisition of conventional East Texas assets from a super major.
- Represented a privately held midstream company as outside general counsel on corporate governance and material commercial agreements.
- Represented a privately held oil and gas company in its private placement to secure investor capital in connection with the acquisition and development of upstream and midstream oil and gas assets located on federal lands in Wyoming.
- Represented a family office in the divestiture of its nonoperated working interest located in the Williston Basin.
- Represented the produced water division of a publicly traded master limited partnership in connection with material commercial agreements and joint ventures.
- Represented a public company with respect to the negotiation of a joint venture to refine lithium.
- Represented a privately held Calgary-based midstream company in the negotiation of material commercial agreements related to the transportation, refining, and sale of hydrocarbons.
- Represented a publicly traded energy company in its divestiture of upstream oil and gas assets located in Colorado.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in its acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a publicly traded master limited partnership in the formation of a joint venture for produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in its acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a publicly traded master limited partnership in the acquisition of produced water gathering and disposal assets.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the divestiture of its midstream assets to a publicly traded company.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a producer-midstream joint venture.
- Represented a private equity-backed portfolio company in the formation of a joint venture to drill oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Represented a foreign family office in the negotiation of a minority investment in a US-based oil and gas company.
- Represented a publicly traded mining company in numerous commercial initiatives to optimize its energy portfolio.