Former Luxe Energy GC Joins Mayer Brown
In addition to his tenure in leadership at Luxe Energy and Luxe Minerals, Sam Patranella has worked in-house at Statoil and Concho Resources.
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In addition to his tenure in leadership at Luxe Energy and Luxe Minerals, Sam Patranella has worked in-house at Statoil and Concho Resources.
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