COURSES
World Legal Systems & Contracts for Oil & Gas
PORTFOLIO AREA: Legal, Fiscal and Contracts
PUBLICATIONS
World Petroleum Legislation: Frameworks that Foster Oil & Gas Development
EDUCATION
BA from Cornell University
JD cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Ph.D in International Law from the University of Cambridge, England
Dr. Onorato, recently retired, was Legal Adviser, Energy & Mining, for the World Bank in Washington DC, for over 16 years. During that time he was the Bank’s principal legal counsel for its oil & gas, electric power and mining sector lending and technical assistance programmes, worldwide. Prior to joining the World Bank, Dr. Onorato had amassed extensive practical experience in the private sector in law and energy matters with Chevron Corporation, Getty Oil Company, Chrysler International SA and several major international law firms in their overseas office.
He currently conducts an active legal consulting practice as an International Energy Consultant and Arbitrator through his sole proprietorship company, WTO Consulting. In addition to his ongoing advisory work for private, governmental and inter-governmental clients on international oil & gas contracts, regulatory frameworks and legal regimes, he has also been a party-appointed arbitrator under ICC Rules in several international energy-related arbitrations. In addition, he is designated as an Arbitrator and Expert to the Cairo (Egypt) Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
