• Serve as interim and outside counsel for public and private companies handling a variety of corporate and litigation matters.• Assist and advise in contract review and negotiation to ensure compliance with internal policies. Provide litigation management including handling mediations, attending court hearings, and oversight of outside counsel. • Provide risk analysis and mitigation advice for various contracts ranging from $10,000 to $30,000,000.• Draft, review and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, tolling agreements, master service agreements, work authorizations, T&Cs, information technology agreements, professional service agreements, confidentiality agreements, transport agreements, letters of intent, and real estate contracts. • Represent clients in the LNG, oil and gas, chemical, transportation, and real estate industries.

• Served as executive legal counsel on all matters affecting the company’s LNG bunkering, import and transportation projects and business ventures in the United States, Mexico, Ireland, and the south Pacific region.• Devised creative solutions and coordinated with members from the finance, engineering, project development and administrative departments to advance company objectives. • Lead the drafting and negotiation of all company legal contracts including FEED agreements, memorandums of understanding, heads of agreement, letters of intent, master service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, joint development agreements, LNG sale and purchase agreements, LNG bunker fuel supply agreements, option agreements and commercial real estate leases. • Responded to external inquiries and provide business and legal advice to other members of the executive team.

• Practice touched on practically all aspects of the company's and its subsidiaries' business but with a primary focus on development of the $17 billion Rio Grande liquefaction facility and export terminal in Brownsville, Texas. • Responsibilities included handling project development, EPC contracting, permitting (federal, state and local), regulatory, environmental mitigation, licensing, real estate, commercial and vendor agreements, liability analysis and prevention, corporate governance and filings, tax matters, trademark registration, financial audits, and human resource issues.

• Represented companies in a wide variety of LNG, oil and gas, marine and commercial law transactions with an emphasis on LNG project development, exploration & production of mineral resources, acquisitions, financing, risk mitigation, and litigation management. • Counseled clients on matters involving development of LNG and upstream projects, exploration, production and transportation of oil and gas reserves, master service agreements, and financing procurement.

Represented this data technology company in all sales and licensing of its software applications for landman field data and mapping.

• Represented clients in the energy, banking and securities, real estate, and insurance industries. • Provided legal consultation and advice on commercial contracting, regulatory compliance and litigation matters.

• Advised domestic and international companies on oil and gas matters, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting, regulatory compliance and liability issues.