Experience

Superior Energy Services

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

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Jun 2012 - Present

  Houston, Texas Area -Develops and implements legal contract management strategies for Superior's North American businesses -Manages Contract Adminstration team -Advises executive management team of Superior's businesses including Superior North America Services, Wild Well Control and BTI -Leads negotiations on international and domestic service agreements -Advises on employment and intellectual property matters



Shell Oil Company

• China
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel-Onshore Gas, Exploration & Production

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  Houston  Leads negotiations on acquisitions and divestments; successfully negotiated and drafted transactional documents involving $700+ million oil and gas lease acquisitions.  Collaborates across multiple disciplines involving legal and business leadership teams, finance, tax, treasury, regulatory, environmental, litigation, antitrust, and communication divisions regarding critical issues and matters in the region.  Develops legal strategies, framework, and processes for the Shell operating… Show more  Leads negotiations on acquisitions and divestments; successfully negotiated and drafted transactional documents involving $700+ million oil and gas lease acquisitions.  Collaborates across multiple disciplines involving legal and business leadership teams, finance, tax, treasury, regulatory, environmental, litigation, antitrust, and communication divisions regarding critical issues and matters in the region.  Develops legal strategies, framework, and processes for the Shell operating company in the region in compliance with Shell Group policies and local laws and regulations.  Provides training to clients in the region on critical compliance matters and emerging legal risks associated with the changing legal and business environments.  Manages litigation and the numerous outside counsel firms in the region.  Member of the crisis management and non-technical risk steering committee teams on issues of high reputation and legal exposure.  Handles sensitive and complex governmental and non-governmental agency issues involved with hydrofracking, permitting, alleged environmental matters involving water contamination and ethane migration, permitting, environmental impact statements, and avian studies.  Advises, drafts and negotiates material contracts for the various businesses, including but not limited to, oil and gas lease agreements, easements agreements, rights-of ways, settlement agreements, acquisitions, divestments, swaps, areas of mutual interest agreements, joint operating agreements, top leases, farm-in agreements, gas marketing agreements, wind power purchase agreements, renewable energy credit contracts, interconnection agreements, and warranty and supply agreements.  Participates in industry wide think-tank meetings.

• Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate/Corporate Secretary Office

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2010

  Houston, Texas Area  Divested $195+ million of Shell’s retail stations and terminals as part of its exit strategy from the U.S. retail market and converted such markets to a wholesale market.  Negotiated, reviewed, drafted complex purchase and sale agreements involving both contaminated and non-contaminated properties, corporate formation agreements, contribution agreements, branding and product purchase agreements, wholesale marketer agreements, lease agreements, easement agreements, bills of sale… Show more  Divested $195+ million of Shell’s retail stations and terminals as part of its exit strategy from the U.S. retail market and converted such markets to a wholesale market.  Negotiated, reviewed, drafted complex purchase and sale agreements involving both contaminated and non-contaminated properties, corporate formation agreements, contribution agreements, branding and product purchase agreements, wholesale marketer agreements, lease agreements, easement agreements, bills of sale agreements, deeds, polecat indemnity agreements, self-source distributor agreements, settlement and release agreements, and waivers.  Communicated with FTC and Hawaii AG’s office related to Shell’s exit of the Hawaii market.  Counseled on corporate governance, anti-bribery policies, group investment and divestment policies, and underground storage tank policies.  Advised clients and consulted with colleagues on anti-trust matters, including, but not limited to Hart-Scott Rodino matters, health, safety, security, and environmental issues, labor and employment matters, condemnation, dealer rights-of first refusal in various jurisdictions, and existing litigation.  Reviewed, revised, and drafted Permission to Commence Negotiation documents, Group Investment Proposals, Group Divestment Proposals, Unanimous Written Consents, Powers of Attorney, and Delegations of Authority.  Reviewed data room documents and due diligence materials.  Effectively managed clients with divergent interests involved in the same transaction  Managed and resolved business disputes.  Reviewed, revised, and drafted public announcements and holding statements.  Collaborated with government affairs group.  Managed outside counsel and monitored budget for outside counsel use.

• Legal Counsel, Distribution, Transportation & Refining

  • Aug 2002 - Oct 2007

  Houston, Texas Area Provided all legal support to Shell and Motiva’s distribution terminals and transportation business and the Deer Park and Los Angeles refineries, including but not limited to, commercial, environmental, regulatory, labor and employment, litigation, and partnership matters.  Advised the Distribution and Refinery leadership teams on commercial, governance, regulatory compliance, and contracting matters.  Negotiated, reviewed, and drafted commercial agreements, including, but not… Show more Provided all legal support to Shell and Motiva’s distribution terminals and transportation business and the Deer Park and Los Angeles refineries, including but not limited to, commercial, environmental, regulatory, labor and employment, litigation, and partnership matters.  Advised the Distribution and Refinery leadership teams on commercial, governance, regulatory compliance, and contracting matters.  Negotiated, reviewed, and drafted commercial agreements, including, but not limited to, terminalling agreements, connection agreements, access agreements, throughput and deficiency agreements, construction agreements, security interest agreements, operational agreements, transportation agreements, confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, procurement agreements, equipment rental agreements, supply agreements for the sale of hydrocarbons, processing agreements, affiliate service level agreements, joint venture agreements, shared facility agreements, lease agreements, and settlement and release agreements.  Reviewed and advised on external public statements and public announcements.  Negotiated, drafted, and managed $15+ million in terminal and pipeline divestments .  Managed litigation.  Managed all joint venture matters for Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership.  Addressed force majeure issues.  Served as a member of the crises management and emergency response team.

• Legal Counsel, Short-Term International Assignment

  • Nov 2005 - Dec 2005

  Hague and London  Collaborated with Shell’s SEC attorney and global leadership team to respond to the SEC’s inquiry related to a Nigerian LNG project.  Led extensive review of document spanning 30 years related to Shell’s LNG train development to respond to SEC inquiry.