• Managed land department of 40 employees for private equity backed Marcellus Shale gas producer and affiliated midstream company. Oversaw land operations, title, permitting, and land lease records departments.• Designed and implemented land department structure• Set strategy, goals, and budget for land department• Balanced legal risk and business needs in making final decisions on land legal items with high dollar risk• Contributed to setting company strategy with other members of the management team• Negotiated and directed acquisitions, divestitures, trades, and joint ventures, including due diligence for acquisitions• Developed form legal documents for leasing, right of way acquisitions, surface use agreements, compressor site agreements, and other land agreements including approved form riders and a decision tree for authority for contractors, landmen, and managers to approve use of riders in negotiations• Participated in planning pipeline and other infrastructure routes• Coordinated with operations and finance departments to set drilling and development program• Oversaw compliance with state and federal regulations and permitting requirements• Participated in preparing board materials

Member in Energy and Natural Resources Group, representing large oil and gas and coal companies• Advised clients on complex transactions and general business activities• Drafted transactional documents, including leases, agreements, assignments, asset purchase agreements, purchase sale agreements, and joint operating agreements• Analyzed contracts and real property instruments to advise clients of their rights and obligations• Managed other attorneys on large title and due diligence projects• Participated in industry associations• Mentored younger attorneys

Managed West Virginia title curative group within the land department that cleared title to hundreds of horizontal wells in first stage of horizontal drilling in Appalachian Basin• Designed and implemented curative process for horizontal drilling• Directed outside counsel, reviewed outside counsel's work, and made informed decisions based on advice of outside counsel and business considerations• Coordinated drilling program with geology, engineering, and construction departments• Reviewed leases, assignments, farmouts, and other transactional documents to determine their impact on the company’s leasehold rights• Managed due diligence process for acquisitions

Associate in Energy and Real Estate Practice Group.• Performed legal research and wrote memoranda related to common law property issues or state and federal regulations impacting mineral development• Drafted transactional documents, including leases, assignments, asset purchase agreements, and partnership agreements• Represented clients before the West Virginia Public Service Commission in regulatory proceedings

• Performed economic, financial, and statistical analysis and modeling. Focused primarily on the housing industry and typically worked as a member of a team of consultants