The Gaille Group's ventures have included the founding of Sequent Asset Management, LLC ($400 million in assets raised from 2008-2010) and the acquisition of petroleum concession rights in several African nations. Gaille has frequently served as an executive and/or a member of the Board of Directors of both public and private companies, including as Managing Director & General Counsel of Sequent Asset Management and as the Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of a NASDAQ-listed energy company (ZaZa Energy Corporation). His legal practice (GAILLE PLLC - www.gaillelaw.com) focuses on outside general counsel representation for entrepreneurs and global energy law. In 2007, Gaille joined the faculty of Rice University's Graduate School of Business, where he has focused on delivering practical energy expertise to business students. The course developed by Gaille, International Energy Development, provides students with a framework for acquiring, managing and divesting international energy projects. In 2012, Gaille published the textbook "International Energy Development", which is based on his teachings at Rice. In 2013, the University of Chicago Law School appointed Gaille a lecturer in Law. Gaille teaches the Energy Law Seminar, which exposes law students to current issues facing energy law practitioners. He also has served on the Law School's Visiting Committee. Outside of his academic appointments, Gaille regularly speaks on a variety of energy topics. Among other venues, Gaille has lectured on energy issues at the University of Texas at Austin's Energy Symposium, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Emerging Markets Summit, Marathon Oil Corporation’s executive training program, Chevron's San Ramon management training program, the Namibian Oil & Gas Conference, the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators, and the Asia Shale Conference.  • 2001 "The Law Review",   • 2010 "The Unmerciful Lawyer" (Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Quarterfinalist),   • 2011 "International Energy Development",   • 2013 "The Camel Spider",   • 2014 "Shale Energy Development",   • 2017 "Construction Energy Development,"   • 2019 "Strange Tales of World Travel" (Best Travel Book of 2019, Finalist – "Forward Magazine Indies"; Best Travel Essay, Bronze Medalist – "Independent Publisher Book Awards"; Best Travel Book 2019, Honorable Mention – "National Association of Travel Journalists"),   • "Publishing by U.S. Court of Appeals Judges: Before and After the Bork Hearings", 26 Journal of Legal Studies 371 (University of Chicago 1997)  • "The Use of Quantity Terms to Improve Efficiency and Stability in International Gas Sales & Purchase Agreements" (Energy Law Journal 2008)  • "The Allocation of International Petroleum Licenses to National Oil Companies: Insights from the Coase Theorem" (Energy Law Journal 2010)  • "Mitigating the Resource Curse: A Proposal for a Microfinance and Educational Lending Royalty" (Energy Law Journal 2011)  • "The ABA Task Force Report on the Future of Legal Education: The Role of Adjunct Professors and Practical Teaching in the Energy Sector" (Energy Law Journal 2014)  • "How Can Governments Accelerate International Shale Development?"