James Langlois is an associate in the Houston office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Project Development & Finance Practice.
He advises sponsors, lenders, and investors on project finance and development matters involving energy and infrastructure projects across the United States, the Middle East, and other international markets.
His experience includes a secondment to ExxonMobil’s legal department supporting the Global Trading & Origination division. He also undertook an on-site secondment to NEOM Company, a Public Investment Fund -held developer constructing a mega-city on Saudi Arabia ’ s northwest coast along the Red Sea.
Before joining Latham, James practiced in the Riyadh, New York, and Houston offices of an international law firm.
Prior to practicing law, he served as a U.S. Army Cavalry Officer in the First Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas, during which time he led a combat arms platoon in Iraq. Afterwards, he served in various locations throughout Afghanistan in an advisory capacity with the U S Department of Defense. He continues to serve in the U S Army Reserve as a Civil Affairs Officer conducting advisory work on international energy and infrastructure development missions based at Fort Meade, Maryland.
James’s experience includes advising:
*Matters handled prior to joining Latham