Kinga Doris Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

General Counsel to a publicly traded liquefied natural gas company with operations in Australia, Canada and the United States.Provided legal support for $1.5 Billion equity commitment Prepared the Company for Nasdaq listingReduced legal spending by 80%

Houston, Texas

• General Counsel to a publicly traded ultra-deepwater drilling company with operations in the Unites States, Korea, Brazil, Nigeria and Luxembourg.
• Led company through a successful NYSE IPO.
• Established the legal department in a start-up company. Subsequently recruited and mentored three attorneys and two paralegals. Reduced legal spending by more than 60%.
• Advises the CEO and the Board of Directors on legal and compliance matters.
• Provided legal support for $4.5 Billion in financing
• Acted as sole legal counsel in negotiating drilling contracts for newbuild drillships generating contract backlog of $3.2 Billion.

Houston, Texas Area

• Counsel to a publicly traded ($6B) deepwater drilling company with operations in 30 countries, including Angola, Brazil, Brunei, Chad, Congo, Cameroon, Dubai, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Ivory.
• Lead counsel on business development, business divestiture and strategic planning transactions.
• Provided legal and compliance support to Global Operations, Accounting, Human Resources, Treasury, Marketing and Tax groups.
• Managed international litigation and arbitration including LCIA and ICC Paris.
• Conducted joint venture partner, agent and sponsor due diligence; formed, managed and dissolved strategic alliances and joint ventures in Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Angola and Saudi Arabia.
• Conducted Ethics and FCPA and trade compliance training worldwide.

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

• Associate general counsel of a public company ($3B) conducting oil and gas service operations in over 50 countries.
• Lead counsel on domestic and international merger and acquisition and asset purchase agreements.
• Negotiated and managed a portfolio of 200+ industry contracts including quality control, analysis, contract manufacturing, distribution, franchise and joint technology
• Represented the company in its dealings with state and federal agencies including Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Commerce and Department of Justice.
• Conducted internal investigations (FCPA, Food for Oil Program, Fraud).

Houston, Texas Area

Associate attorney involved in domestic and international corporate, energy and securities transactions. Participated in projects in Russia, Canada, Poland and Trinidad.

Houston, Texas Area

Associate attorney involved in international energy related transactions. Participated in projects in Russia, Poland, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Georgia and Gabon.

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Activities and Societies: American Jurisprudence Award for Business and Immigration under NAFTA; International Petroleum Transactions.

Ba, Magna Cum Laude, English

Activities and Societies: Dean's List President's Honor Roll

English

Activities and Societies: NZS (Student Solidarity)