Background
Valdez, Marla E. was born on April 17, 1961 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States.
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Marla E. Valdez
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Amherst College (Bachelor of Arts, Russian Studies, cum laude, 1984). University of New Mexico (Juris Doctor, 1988). Spoken languages: Russian.
Career
Worked at Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C. (Almaty) specializing in Natural Resources, Mining, Oil and Gas, Water, and Environmental Law, Joint Ventures and Project Financing, Corporations, Business Partnerships and Joint Stock Companies, Due Diligence, Government Contracts, Licenses and Permits, Employment and Labor Law and Arbitration and Civil Proceedings. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Colorado. 1989, New Mexico (Not admitted in Kazakstan).
Editor, New Mexico Natural Resources Journal and New Mexico State Bar Natural Resources Law Reporter, 1987-1988. Managing Director of Almaty, Kazakstan Office, 1993. Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations.
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley is a business oriented law firm with extensive experience in natural resources law.
The firm's international practice serves clients engaged in mining and oil and gas ventures in countries throughout the world. The principal focus of our international work is Latin America and the Former Soviet Union, and we have maintained our office in Almaty, Kazakstan, since 1994. The Almaty office is managed by a resident shareholder and is fully staffed, including two United States. attorneys.
We advise clients in oil, gas and mining ventures in Central Asia, principally Kazakstan and Uzbekistan, on a variety of matters including structuring joint ventures, business partnerships and project financing, conducting due diligence, negotiating government contracts and mineral licenses, obtaining environmental, construction and other permits and advising on currency issues, exports and imports, and other operational matters.
Membership
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce.
