Allison May Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Manage worldwide legal team for all company needs.Research data protection requirements for all relevant countries the company works in; make necessary changes.Create and provide training for business personnel on key areas of concern: employment law, contracts, antibribery, etc.Provide support to other departments, including crisis and employee concern management.Work across departments to improve or create new policies and procedures.Ensure compliance with legal requirements across the world, including employment law, licensing, and regulations.Manage litigation, including debt collections and defending against employee disputes.

Houston, Tx

Perform a comprehensive review of global privacy regulations and review the company's policies and procedures to confirm compliance.Create a Contracts Playbook for sales personnel to learn how and why to negotiate contract terms.Manage litigation, including billing disputes and enforcing noncompete agreements.Draft training for sales personnel regarding US employment liability and general legal information.

Houston, Tx

Play a crucial leadership role as the primary lawyer responsible for the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Promote compliance with internal policies and U.S. employment law in coordination with the internal privacy team. Investigate claims of fraud, including document review, employee interviews, and recommendations.COVID-19• Create procedures and policies regarding COVID-19 prevention in collaboration with global and local human resources, health, safety, and environment, and privacy counsel teams across the organization• Maintain open lines of communication and constant coordination with various business functions to manage legal decisions regarding the CARES Act and other coronavirus legislation• Lead the legal committee on human resources/employee relations, including policies regarding temperature checking, mask-wearing, work from home, medical privacy, and shelter-in-place orders• Research and implement better strategies for disciplinary action for employees and advise management on imposing the discipline in compliance with employment laws• Deliver timely, useful information to the business team and provide subject matter expertise to other lawyers to support compliance with company and legal policy under constantly evolving conditionsCOMPLIANCE WORK• Entrusted to oversee a major investigation from the initial complaint through final remediation, consolidating months of interviews and thousands of documents into a clear narrative for top decision-makers and resulting in significant changes in managing the subject matter, retraining for hundreds of employees, and employee accountability• Deliver the annual Integrity Day workshop to educate and help senior leadership engage directly with topical concerns inthe company each year• Create 160-page analysis of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs) for reference by contracts and business team when reviewing new business opportunitie

Houston, Tx

Collaborated effectively with outside counsel regarding litigation and claims. Conducted research and counseled more than eight business groups on various legal matters, including managing employee resignations, employee expense report violations, and environmental regulations. Investigated ethics and policy violations and made recommendations.• Aligned corporate policy with laws in 50 states, revising the drug and alcohol policy for new marijuana legislation and drafting a firearms policy and high-level training for the safety team to ensure compliance• Generated $1M+ in savings from January 2019 through August 2019 by finding mutually equitable solutions to resolve disputes with business partners• Trained management candidates in employment laws, employee relations, FCPA awareness, customer and vendor management, and financial reporting to minimize legal risk• Facilitated quick and effective resolution to legal compliance issues at a company site, performing internal audits into security failures, safety lapses, and allegations of sex discrimination

Houston

• Maintained duties of U.S. Commercial Contracts Attorney.• Wrote $120 million project documents for project crossing three different national jurisdictions.• Negotiated new Master Service Agreement with a top 20 client, which allowed for $50 mm in business to progress.• With assistance of environmental counsel, wrote and negotiated waste disposal agreement for major client in environmentally sensitive area.• Created and executed executive level, scenario based ethics and compliance training.o Feedback received: “I feel like I know my area of expertise, but as a manager, I have so much to consider. I’m glad to have done this training because I have additional tools now.”• Managed and trained newer attorneys as direct supervisor and informally as a mentor attorney.• Counseled internal team and negotiated directly with clients after financial audits, saving Schlumberger $300,000 in claimed expenses.• Wrote introductory level ethics training presentation now given to all new employees.• Assisted legal counsel managing litigation matters, including preparing employees for depositions, managing mediations, reviewing testimony and documents, and structuring theories of case.• Negotiated termination of leases, including continuing environmental risk and liability for areas that had contamination prior to the company’s lease where lease terms were silent.• Performed annual site evaluation of legal compliance for field locations, including employment, ethics, contract, OSHA, and intellectual property concerns. Provided follow up action items.• Supported environmental compliance staff with issues regarding leases, litigation, and legal interpretations.o From email to my superior: “Allison always responds promptly and thinks through the issues. Thanks for giving me the cream of the crop!”• Investigate accusations of ethical or policy violations; report findings and recommendations.

Houston, Texas Area

Served as U.S. Commercial Contracts Attorney while assisting legal counsel with business litigation. Supported environmental compliance staff with leases, litigation, and legal interpretations. Conducted investigations into allegations of misconduct and determined the appropriate course of action.• Secured $50M in business by negotiating a new Master Service Agreement with a top 20 client worldwide and wrote $120M project documents for a project crossing three different national jurisdictions• Launched the first Integrity Day in the U.S. and received positive feedback for a new executive-level, scenario-based ethics and compliance training program• Saved $300K in claimed expenses in counseling business personnel and negotiating directly with clients after financial audits• Established a strong compliance culture and developed an introductory-level ethics training presentation now given to all new employees across North America• Championed proactive solutions to legal compliance issues and performed a comprehensive, week-long annual site evaluation for two field locations, including employment, ethics, contract, OSHA, and intellectual property concerns• Created a three hour contracts training for sales personnel. -- Feedback from comments: “Three hours on contracts? No way!!! Except Allison made this so interesting, I want to come back!”• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated more than 70 Master Service Agreements (“MSAs”) to completion. Led many of the most challenging negotiations, including closing an MSA that had been under negotiation for twenty-four years.• Worked with Risk Management department to ensure compliance with insurance programs regarding Louisiana Anti-Indemnity Statutes and Marcel exceptions.

Houston, Texas Area

Associate Attorney at a Labor and Employment boutique law firm ● Prepare appeal of employer union pension assessment under federal pension withdrawal laws. ● Assist in complex non-compete agreement litigation preparation.

Houston, Texas Area

Associate Attorney at a Labor and Employment boutique law firm• Investigated claims of discrimination; wrote position statements to the EEOC and other regulatory agencies regarding the allegations made.• Reviewed a client’s employee classifications under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to ensure compliance under the law, conducting interviews as necessary; made recommendations for reclassification based upon findings.• Researched and wrote litigation motions, including motions for summary judgment.• Wrote discovery requests and answers in litigation matters.• Composed memoranda of law on specific legal concerns and make recommendations for future actions.• Performed document reviews, including preparation of privilege logs and other associated documents.• Managed and reviewed compensation claims made by FLSA plaintiffs, including creation of damage models based upon plaintiff claims and client records.• Researched and drafted motions and pleadings to both federal and state court. • Prepared for and attended mediations on behalf of clients.• Counseled clients on compliance with federal and state laws, administrative acts, regulations, and court rulings.

Briefing Attorney (Law Clerk) to the Honorable John S. AndersonThe 14th Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over both civil and criminal matters, including employment law, property disputes and oil and gas law.• Performed legal research into all areas of law, including statutes, administrative law rules, case law and legislative intent statements.• Prepared draft opinions and bench memos for Justice Anderson.

Summer Associate ● Research and write memos, pleadings and transactional documents.

Summer Associate ● Research and write memos, pleadings and transactional documents.

Intern ● Research and write memos and prepare orders for Judge Miller.

Legal Intern ● Research and write memos, pleadings and transactional documents.

Legal Intern • Performed intake evaluations and legal research regarding client’s claims of domestic abuse and options for legal protection.• Prepared affidavits for clients petitioning for Protective Orders.

• Led team negotiating with Texas Department of Transportation for approximately $2 million in reimbursements due to eminent domain taking.• Reviewed and negotiated sales and procurement contracts for the company.o On average, received twenty new requests for agreements a week, including master service agreements, purchase orders, and bid tenders.o Created new process after discovering a channel of purchasing that did not involve legal review of any agreements to ensure legal review occurred.• Performed due diligence for Daniel Industries’ parent company’s acquisition of Bristol, Inc.• Trained sales personnel on legal liability and other commercial concerns.• Co-hosted legal and contracts team conference, including setting agenda, finding speakers, and managing logistics.• Assisted General Counsel in a variety of legal matters, including litigation management, environmental remediation and customs disputes.• Counseled internal clients regarding disputes with suppliers and commercial concerns with customers, seeking the most practical solutions for resolution.

Director, Contracts Administration and Risk Management ● Create new department (Contracts Administration and Risk Management), including policies and procedures. ● Review and negotiate contracts for sale and purchase. ● Determine and purchase appropriate monetary amounts of insurance and appropriate types of insurance for corporate assets.

• Negotiated with clients to secure contracts. This included leading a $57-million offshore drilling program in Indonesia and acting as legal representative to open the Sakhalin development project to the company.• Managed and trained a team of Business Development Coordinators.• Created department policies and procedures.

• Coordinated work of various domestic and international departments, including legal, human resources, quality and assurance.• Coordinated with local management to prepare bids for work.• Prepared budgets for projects.• Reviewed and negotiated contracts for company services.

J.D., Law, Top 6% Of Class (Rank: #16 In Class)

ACTIVITIES & SOCIETIES ● Houston Law Review, Articles Editor ● Order of the Coif (admission restricted to top 10% of class) ● Order.

Bachelor'S Of Science In Foreign Studies; Certificate (Minor) In Justice And Peace, International Relations

ACTIVITIES & SOCIETIES ● Georgetown Ballroom Dance Club

Study Abroad, Studied Full Load Of Classes With Costa Rican Students In Spanish Language