Commercial manager responsible for Calypso development in Trinidad and Tobago and Caribbean exploration and development.

Structure venture capital investments in new technologies.Establish university and partner relationships to further innovation activities.

Coordinated integration of BHP Petroleum's commercial, legal, corporate affairs, risk and compliance, finance, and tax groups with Woodside's corresponding teams in preparation for acquisition by Woodside of BHP's petroleum business.Previously responsible for supporting petroleum group’s domestic and international exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia, Caribbean, and UK . Primary duties included negotiation of host government, joint operating and purchase and sale agreements, and other joint venture related documents. Other prior roles have included legal support for (1) the Fayetteville shale production unit, (2) worldwide development projects, (3) Gulf of Mexico operations, and (3) worldwide gas marketing activities.Areas of responsibility have included:- Drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including AIPN and A.A.P.L. operating agreements and other joint venture governance related agreements; leases, easements, right of ways and other land acquisition agreements and releases; gas processing contracts; LNG, gas, crude, and refined product purchase and sale agreements; petroleum transportation services agreements; IADC drilling contracts and drilling service related agreements; and various master services agreements.- Negotiating PSCs, state development agreements and other licenses and agreements with host governments; and interacting with and preparing submissions to oil and gas industry regulators.Assisting human resources, geophysical and intellectual technology departments.- Supervising the work of external counsel and managing litigation and arbitrations.- Integrating a large U.S. shale acquisition into a petroleum business that had no onshore U.S. operations.

Primary duties included: (1) overseeing acquisitions, exchanges and divestures; (2) assisting with financing transactions and SEC reporting; and (3) drafting processing, fractionation, storage, transportation, marketing and other agreements.

Primary duties included: (1) structuring acquisitions and financings; (2) preparing Canadian and U.S. disclosure documents; (3) managing compliance programs, insurance policies and arbitration and litigation; and (4) negotiating construction, service, and other agreements related to exploration and development activities, refinery operations and the development of a LNG facility.

Practice focused on capital market transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Significant transactions included:-Mergers and acquisitions of public and private oil and gas companies, restaurant and hospitality companies, and software companies.-Numerous public and private offerings of senior, subordinated and convertible notes, and common stock, including initial public offerings and exchange offers.-Representation of borrowers in connection with large credit facilities and commercial banks acting as the trustee of publicly issued debt.-Investigation on behalf of the audit committee of a large exploration and production company relating to the booking of oil and gas reserves.-Representation of an investment advisory firm in connection with acquisitions of interests in oil and gas properties, and arranging project financing for exploration and production companies in partnership with large oilfield services companies.-Chapter 11 reorganization of a publicly-traded pipeline company, chapter 11 sale of assets of a publicly traded funeral services company, and restructuring of a publicly traded dental services company resulting in a change of control.