Vp And General Counsel
Magma Copper Company
Managed Legal, Land, Governmental, and Regulatory Affairs functions for NYSE - traded mining company, growing from an initial market capitalization of $200 million, to ultimately over $3 billion, with domestic and international operations. Reported directly to CEO and supervised professional staff, including lawyers, landmen, engineers, lobbyists, paralegals, and secretaries, with an annual outside consultant budget exceeding $3 million. Major personal accomplishments during 8-year tenure include the following:• Acquisition (1992) of and ongoing permitting and resolution of complex water issues for the $100 million, breakthrough technology Florence copper leaching project in Arizona• Acquisition and regulatory permitting (Federal and State) of the $400 million Robinson Mining District in Nevada (1990 through 1995)• Management of $350 million privatization transaction (1994) of the Tintaya Mining District in Peru, including invention and passage of enabling changes in Peruvian Investment Law• Ongoing management of Company's intellectual property portfolio, including in-house R&D related to development of key technologies, patent prosecutions, and licensing and technology agreements Developed special reclamation technology subsidiary, and alliance with international partner to market same• Managed employment and environmental litigation matters including, ADA and FMLA issues as well as claims involving the EPA and several environmental regulations. • Orchestrated and lobbied in Washington, and at the state level over a period of years, the company's key and distinct interests in potentially impacting legislation and regulations, through powerful relationships developed with the Arizona and Nevada congressional delegations, and with federal and state regulators• As Chairman of Arizona Mining Association, organized passage in 1994 Arizona Legislative session of the critically-needed Arizona Surface Mined Land Reclamation Law