Senior Paralegal, Assistant Secretary
Houston, Texas Area
Performed logistical responsibilities for El Paso Corporation, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. and El Paso Midstream Investment Company, L.L.C., (including communication directly with the Directors and the Executive Management). Lead for all financial closings and subsidiary governance for domestic. Updated subsidiary information in the corporate secretary database.• Maintained corporate minute books for approximately 300 subsidiary companies. • Provided the Corporate Secretary with the administrative functions, attended the quarterly board meetings and recorded the minutes of the meeting for El Paso Midstream Investment Company, L.L.C.• Trained and directed the work assignments of 3 corporate paralegals.• Managed subsidiary governance, including formations, election of officers and directors, ownership changes, distributions/contributions, state qualifications, amendments and restatement of governing documents and mergers.• Validated information on an average of 40 documents a month ensuring that statements being made were accurate, legally sound and did not conflict with the legal structure of the company.• Verified approximately 180 Assistant Secretary Certifications a year. • Planned and coordinated 37 Board and Committee meetings for El Paso Corporation, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. and El Paso Midstream Investment Company, L.L.C.• Provided support, drafted documents and interacted directly with outside counsel on behalf of the Transaction Attorneys for 27 financial closings for El Paso Corporation, El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. and El Paso Midstream Investment Company, L.L.C.