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REH Company (formerly The Sinclair Companies) is a holding company with businesses in the energy, real estate, ski & hospitality, and ranching industries. The company’s subsidiaries employ more than 5,000 people. Government Relations: Develop and manage the public policy agenda for each of the individual subsidiaries, promote constructive relations with federal and state executives and lawmakers. Direct all federal and state political activity. Ensure compliance with federal and state campaign finance laws and laws regulating corporate and individual political activity.External Affairs and Communications: Lead and develop all public communications, including media relations and issue management, for each of the subsidiaries.Legal Counsel & Advisory: Manage all federal environmental litigation and federal and state regulatory compliance for each of the subsidiaries. Advise senior executives on existing federal and state laws and on a variety of real estate and commercial dealings.

Government Relations: Developed and managed the public policy agenda for each of the individual companies, promoted constructive relations with federal and state executives, legislators, and regulators, and served as a source of information inside the companies about government and public policy. Directed all federal and state political activity and contributions.External Affairs and Communications: Lead and developed all public communications, including media relations and issues management, for each of the subsidiaries and for The Sinclair Companies. Counsel: Managed federal litigation for Sinclair Oil and federal & state regulatory compliance for each of the subsidiaries. Counseled senior executives on existing federal & state laws & regulations and on proposed legislation and rules. Ensured compliance with federal and state campaign finance laws and laws regulating corporate political activity.

Murphy USA, a Fortune 250 company, operates more than 1,600 retail fuel and convenience sites and eight wholesale terminals across 27 states. The company employs more than 15,000 people and serves millions of customers each day.Government Affairs: As the head of Murphy USA Government Affairs, shaped and promoted Murphy USA’s interests in the policy and political arenas, at the federal and state levels, before executive, legislative, and regulatory officials. Corporate Communications & Public Affairs: Created and executed strategies to promote and enhance the reputation of Murphy USA brands across a variety of external stakeholders, through multiple channels. Lead a dedicated team handling public and media relations, corporate communications, issue management, and corporate social responsibility.Customer Experience: Developed and executed the enterprise customer-experience vision and strategy. Worked to create positive customer experiences that produced consumer value, satisfaction, and growth, building on voice of the customer feedback and qualitative and quantitative data.

Transactional & Advisory: Drafted and negotiated commercial agreements for each department within Murphy USA, focusing on financial lending agreements, fuel supply and throughput agreements, and technology licensing and software agreements. Advised executive team on a variety of real estate and commercial dealings.Litigation: Managed litigation matters in federal and state courts, including the company’s involvement in N.L.R.B. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 584 U.S. 1 (2018). Cases commonly centered on claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, and premises and product liability.Regulatory & Compliance: Directed Murphy USA’s compliance with federal and state regulations, including those regulating public companies, consumer privacy and protection, cybersecurity, energy, safety and the environment, tobacco and alcohol, and employment matters. This work included advising Murphy USA department heads on proper compliance and representing Murphy USA before federal and state regulatory bodies. Government Affairs: Created and then managed Murphy USA’s federal and state government affairs operation. Responsibilities included advocating for reasonable and effective legislation and regulation, developing and maintaining relationships with federal and state lawmakers and regulators, and directing the company's membership in trade associations.

Stichter Riedel specializes in bankruptcy and insolvency matters, out-of-court workouts, complex commercial transactions, and related civil litigation. Stichter Riedel is routinely recognized as the top boutique bankruptcy firm in Florida.Litigation: Represented business entities and individuals in bankruptcy proceedings, primarily in Chapter 11, other insolvency proceedings, and out-of-court workouts. Also represented parties in fraudulent transfer and preference actions, real estate litigation, and other commercial litigation in federal and state courts.Transactional Work: Represented institutional lenders in the negotiation and documentation of loan transactions, including construction, permanent and mezzanine lending, asset-based financing, loan workouts, and the restructuring of debt obligations. Also represented real estate developers with their acquisition, development, financing, and disposition of real property for office, hotel, retail, residential, condominium, and mixed-use projects.

Drafted opinions, orders, and bench memoranda, provided counsel to the court, and assisted the court during trials, evidentiary hearings, and other proceedings.

Prosecuted a wide variety of felonies, focusing on financial, drug, and weapons cases. Managed the office’s public policy work and advised the state attorney and senior staff on changes in legislative and common law.

Reviewed and selected submissions for publication and assisted the editor-in-chief with administrative functions.

Drafted opinions, orders, and bench memoranda, attended all court hearings, and edited and cite-checked opinions and orders prior to publication.

Drafted motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment, attended and assisted with mediation and pretrial motion hearings, and researched issues critical to existing cases and client matters.

Drafted research memoranda for cases on appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; drafted pleadings, indictments, and motions for civil and criminal cases pending in U.S. District Court; researched issues relevant to open and ongoing investigations.