Kevin Trautner Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Leadership• Member of the senior executive team of this private equity-backed (Clearlake Capital) company• Promoting collaborative culture of focused execution• Facilitated sales of the fluids and chemical divisions to optimize balance sheet and strategic opportunities• Reporting directly to the CEOCorporate Governance • Attend and document all board of directors’ meetings, ensuring proper governance and compliance• Manage all corporate subsidiary governanceRegulatory and Compliance• Assist with Railroad Commission regulatory issues, including critical infrastructure designation• Assist with environmental regulatory issues in connection with produced waterM&A and Financings• Over entire career led over 100 M&A transactions valued over $10 billion• Led the legal team in the sale of the fluids division• Led the legal team in the sale of the chemical division• Manage borrowing facilities with finance team• Manage complex private equity capital structure, coordinating directly with diverse private equity stakeholders• Managed internal entity reorganization• Led the legal team in the sale of multiple non-core saltwater disposal wellsLitigation, Disputes and Insurance• Manage commercial litigation• Manage insurance coverage issues• Manage employee EEOC claims and litigationHR, Labor and Employment• Manage long term equity incentive plan• Manage internal investigations• Assist with COVID management plan • Support and manage legal aspects of employee issues including policy compliance and counseling employeesCommercial Contracts• Manage a commercial contract management program to implement higher standards reducing risk to the company for commercial contracts, including master service agreements• Manage real estate leasesIntellectual Property• Protect tradenames and trademarks

Houston, Texas Area

Leadership• Member of the senior executive team for this private equity-backed (Advent International) public company• Built a legal department • Trained and managed three direct reports• Reported to the CEOBoard and Governance • Planned and attended all board of directors, audit committee, and compensation, nominating and governance committee meetings• Organized and attended all meetings of the stockholdersTransactions• Managed the legal team in the company’s successful $160 million initial public offering• Managed the legal team in the company’s $80 million acquisition• Managed the legal team in the creation of a joint ventureCompliance• Managed international compliance issues including in China, Russia and Mexico• Enhanced a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance programIntellectual Property• Managed US and Canadian IP infringement and breach of contract litigation• Managed license and joint development agreements• Managed contracts to protect intellectual property Securities• Managed all SEC filings, earnings releases and other public disclosure• Established inside information policy and training• Managed the legal team in establishing and implementing a stock-based compensation program for executives and other employees• Assisted the chairman of the compensation, nominating and governance committee in implementing the executive long-term incentive programCommercial Contracts• Established and managed a commercial contract management program to implement standards reducing risk to the company for both domestic and international commercial contractsLabor and Employment• Established internal employee training on legal matters• Managed legal aspects of employee issues including policy compliance and counseling employees Litigation, Disputes and Insurance• Managed commercial litigation• Managed arbitration and international arbitration• Managed insurance coverage issues in connection with commercial disputes

Houston

Advised public and private companies on mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate governance, and corporate law

Advised public and private companies, and master limited partnerships, on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, securities regulation, corporate governance, spin-offs, and corporate law

Advised public and private companies on mergers & acquisitions and securities regulation

Advised public and private companies, and master limited partnerships, on corporate finance, securities regulation, mergers & acquisitions, IPOs, corporate governance, corporate law, and private placements

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