Experience

LEX Energy

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder & Lawyer

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Lex Energy, do legal differently. Only engaging experienced, respected legal professionals, we provide the Aberdeen oil & gas and wider energy market, with pragmatic, fit-for-purpose legal services. We focus on the priority risks to deliver unrivalled risk mitigation, without the commercial waste created by inflexible partnership models. Lex Energy, do legal differently. Only engaging experienced, respected legal professionals, we provide the Aberdeen oil & gas and wider energy market, with pragmatic, fit-for-purpose legal services. We focus on the priority risks to deliver unrivalled risk mitigation, without the commercial waste created by inflexible partnership models.



Oil and Gas Contracts Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2019

  Legal, ethics & compliance and contracts consultant offering experienced advice and assistance to the oil and gas and offshore wind industriesContract dispute resolution, including formal litigation and arbitration proceedings support and advice; Contract drafting, review and negotiation, to include LOGIC, FIDIC and bespoke contract forms.JV's, EPCI, R & D, Agency and representation contracts, Charter Parties, Exclusivity and Bidding Agreements, Engineering contracts, Manufacturing and product supply; Ethics, compliance and export control advice, support and training;Tender and procurement support;Preparation of contract templates, contracting principles and contract management guidelines;Insurance advice;Contract law and contract management training;Company Secretarial support and advice;General legal advice, including in relation to HSE, IT and Employment matters



Technip- Technip Offshore Wind Limited

• Head of Legal & Commercial Services; Regional Compliance Officer

  • Jul 2011 - Jun 2015

  Member of the Senior Management team; Overall responsibility for commercial, contractual and legal compliance, Regional Compliance Office ; Company Secretary; Management, negotiating and settlement of contract disputes; instructing and managing external legal counsel; managing international arbitration proceedings; Developing and delivering legal, ethics & compliance and contract training.

• Head of Commercial Management Sales & Marketing

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

  Member of the Senior Management Team; responsibility for achieving order intake and order book targets; Overall responsibility for sales, marketing, tendering, cost control and contract management activities and compliance; Functional line managment of 3 senior Managers and a wider team of around 40 employees;



ConocoPhillips

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Legal Counsel

  • Oct 2006 - Jan 2010

  Provision of legal advice and assistance in connection with JV agreements, capital projects and operations and tendering activity, including EPCI, Charter parties and transportation and installation contracts; contract negotiations; Advising on and managing settlement of contract disputes; Preparation and delivery of extensive company-wide training programme, covering contract law, contract management and EU procurement directives; Creation and maintenance of Company’s contracting standards, guidelines and contract templates;



Dril-Quip- Dril-Quip (Europe) Limited

• United Kingdom
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal & Contracts Manager

  • May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Establishment of the legal and contracts function, development and maintenance of standard contracting principles, procedures, guidelines and templates; Advising on all legal and contractual risks and mitigation for EPCI contracts, Frame Agreements, sale and rental contracts, service contracts and Representation agreements; Leading and assisting in contract negotiations; Managing and advising on commercial disputes and potential litigation; Corporate issues and company secretarial work; Establishment of the legal and contracts function, development and maintenance of standard contracting principles, procedures, guidelines and templates; Advising on all legal and contractual risks and mitigation for EPCI contracts, Frame Agreements, sale and rental contracts, service contracts and Representation agreements; Leading and assisting in contract negotiations; Managing and advising on commercial disputes and potential litigation; Corporate issues and company secretarial work;



Technip

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Advisor

  • Feb 2001 - May 2005

  Instructing and supervising external legal advisors in significant IP litigation; Provision of legal advice and leading contract negotiations with clients, joint venture partners and major subcontractors; Drafting and reviewing contracts including EPIC, IRM, R & D, charter parties, bidding and exclusivity agreements; Advising on liability insurance policies; Preparing and delivering legal training. Instructing and supervising external legal advisors in significant IP litigation; Provision of legal advice and leading contract negotiations with clients, joint venture partners and major subcontractors; Drafting and reviewing contracts including EPIC, IRM, R & D, charter parties, bidding and exclusivity agreements; Advising on liability insurance policies; Preparing and delivering legal training.