Attorney Profile
BAR ADMISSIONS
EDUCATION
- University
of Utah M.B.A. and Juris Doctor
- Calif.
State Univ., Long Beach B.S. in Marketing; German minor
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Founding
board member, vice president and and corporate secretary, The Woodlands
(Texas) Bar Association, 2005-2008; president 2008-2009.
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Association
of Corporate Counsel (formerly known as American Corporate
Counsel Assn.), Washington, D.C. National Leadership:
Chair of the International Energy Committee, 1999-2000.
Vice chair of Energy Committee, 2005-2007.
Houston Chapter Leadership: Member of board of directors
for 2005 - 2006
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Houston Area Chapter President, J. Reuben Clark Law
Society (international ethical and religious legal organization),
2002-2003. Current member of Houston Chapter Advisory
Board.
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"At
large" board member, Electric Power Supply Assn.
(Washington D.C.-based national trade association of
non-utility electric power suppliers formed by the merger
of the Electric Generation Association and the National
Independent Energy Producers), 1997 -- 1998
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Board member, Electric Generation Assn.: 1994 - 1995
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Board member, National Independent Energy Producers:
1992 - 1994
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Judge
Pro Tem, San Diego County Municipal & Superior Courts,
Small Claims Division (1993 - 1999)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Negotiation
and closure of over $14 billion worth of transactions
spanning six continents while serving in the following
capacities:
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Solo practitioner supporting corporate, transactional,
and dispute resolution matters, including acquisitions,
divestitures, project financings, equipment procurement,
and construction activities.
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Vice president and general counsel of publicly-traded
group of oilfield services companies. Responsible for
all legal affairs (including litigation management,
corporate secretarial functions, compliance, insurance
procurement and coordination) and lead negotiation responsibilities
on acquisitions and divestitures.
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Sole U.S. division counsel for a privately-held European
conglomerate with global responsibility for supporting
large-scale electric power plant and refinery project
development, construction, financing, and operational
issues.
- Assistant
general counsel for significant subsidiaries of U.S.
Fortune 500 corporations engaged in electric power plant
development, financing, and operations activities on
five continents, and related sales of power plant and
refinery equipment and systems.
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