Dennis Stickley JD, LLM-Energy Law practices internationally specialising in petroleum development contracts. He has over 20 years of experience and has been the General Counsel for Sinclair Oil Corporation (USA) and Petrocorp (NZ). In addition, he has been an advisor and expert consultant to The World Bank, Asian Development Bank and various national governments on legal issues related to the petroleum sector. Mr. Stickley also lectures on the subject of petroleum negotiations at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mining Law and Policy at the University of Dundee. His articles appear in the Journal of Comparative and International Law, Land and Water Law Review and Tulsa Law Journal.