Jeff Vail

Current

• Attorney at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Past

• Intelligence Analyst at Department of the Interior
• Intelligence Officer at US Air Force

Education

• University of Denver - Sturm College of Law
• United States Air Force Academy

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• www.jeffvail.net
• The Oil Drum

Jeff Vail’s Summary

University of Denver Sturm College of Law (J.D. 2008)
Intelligence Analyst for US Department of Interior (GS-13)
Air Force Intelligence Officer (Captain, 1999-2004)
US Air Force Academy (B.S. 1999)

Jeff Vail’s Specialties:

Energy geopolitics, intelligence, energy infrastructure protection & risk analysis.

Jeff Vail’s Experience

• Attorney

  Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

  (Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)

  September 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  Trial Group associate in general litigation practice with a focus on energy and natural resources clients and issues.

• Intelligence Analyst

  Department of the Interior

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  May 2004 — September 2008 (4 years 5 months)

  Lead intelligence analyst for critical infrastructure protection program. Created energy-infrastructure threat assessment methodology integrating financial & energy market analysis with intelligence analysis. Frequently brief senior decision makers including Assistant Secretary of the Interior, FBI Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, Inter-Agency Forum on Infrastrucutre Protection, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, National Academy of Sciences.

• Intelligence Officer

  US Air Force

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  June 1999 — June 2004 (5 years 1 month)

  Chief of Intelligence, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron
  Chief of Targeting, 36th Intelligence Squadron
  
  Planned over 210 successful combat mission while deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Awarded Air Force Commendation Medal three times for combat leadership.
  
  Led teams of up to 23 Intelligence Analysts, analyzed and targeted Iraqi infrastructure, briefed senior leadership, including US Air Force Chief of Staff.

Jeff Vail’s Education

• University of Denver - Sturm College of Law

  2005 — 2008

  Academic Honors: Oil & Gas Law, Contract Law, Trial Practice
  Argued for petitioner in Alcivar v. Wynne before 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
  National Appellate Advocacy team member, advanced to National Finals tournament

  Activities and Societies:

  Marketing Editor, Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

• United States Air Force Academy

  1995 — 1999

  B.S. in European History, Minor in German
  German Air Force Academy exchange program
  Studied at American Institute for Political and Economic Systems, Prague, Czech
  Superintendent's List (Academic, Military, Athletic honors)

Additional Information

Jeff Vail’s Websites:

• www.jeffvail.net
• The Oil Drum

Jeff Vail’s Interests:

Travel, sailing, history, anthropology, energy policy

Jeff Vail’s Groups:

American Bar Association
Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Society)

•    USAFA AOG
•    The Oil Drum Readers Group (Energy, Peak Oil, etc.)

Jeff Vail’s Honors:

Air Force Commendation Medal (two Oak Leaf Clusters)
Yale Journal of International Law "Young Scholar"

Jeff Vail’s Contact Settings

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