Senior legal counsel for the Retail Division of Nutrien (including Loveland Products) supporting Nutrien's sustainability, product stewardship, and digital initiatives along with marketing, real estate, construction, regulatory, and litigation matters.

Support and provide legal advice to numerous Cameron operating bases and manufacturing facilities around the globeDeveloped global distribution agreement and terms and conditions for use by Cameron product line with enhanced commercial and legal protections in response to the increasingly challenging oil and gas business environment

Counseled the North America Offshore management team while serving as the trusted legal advisor for strategic operational, commercial, health and safety, litigation, risk management, labor and employment, environmental regulation, ethics, real estate, and compliance mattersManaged complex international litigation docket for company's North America offshore market covering Louisiana, Texas, Alaska, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Eastern CanadaDrafted and negotiated international real property deals in international markets new to the companyInvestigated numerous allegations of ethics and compliance violations including intellectual property theft, harassment and discrimination

Advised and served on the crisis management team during Schlumberger’s response to Hurricane Harvey assisting business continuity efforts and displaced employeesGuided company’s health and safety department regarding data privacy regulations in the implementation of a nationwide employee driving applicationServed as director for Schlumberger’s North American entity with over a billion dollars in annual revenue

North America Senior Attorney for Schlumberger's M-I SWACO drilling fluids segment. Some of my duties included: providing legal counsel to management, evaluating risks, negotiating transactions, resolving disputes and managing all types of general legal issues.Conducted internal compliance audits including interviewing and training employees at field locations

Negotiated, drafted and reviewed various types of agreements with a focus on client commercial agreements and master service and licensing agreements.Assisted with transactions and special projects for other internal Schlumberger groups and entities and managed a team of North American contracts attorneys and professionals.Mentored and trained new contracts attorneys on oil and gas indemnities and client negotiations

Negotiated, drafted and reviewed various types of agreements with a focus on client commercial agreements and master service agreements.

Focused on corporate law, primarily mergers and acquisitions and private equity mattersAdvised a variety of clients, including both public and privately held companies including energy, financial services and entertainment companiesFounded the Gardere Start-Up Team to assist emerging and entrepreneurial clients with business planning, raising capital, corporate growth and daily operations of their businesses

Drafted motions and legal memoranda for the litigation practice group

Prepared memoranda and responses to motions addressing subjects such as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and habeas corpus appeals from federal prison inmates

Analyzed and composed various civil and criminal memoranda and orders for Judge Smith

Increased operational efficiency by building customized reporting for financial accounting and marketing teams as SQL and PowerBuilder programmer.