Member of Executive Team responsible for management of all legal matters. Corporate Secretary responsible for advising Board of Directors and drafting corporate resolutions minutes and Memos of Law.▪ Drafted legal correspondence with federal regulatory agencies, including rule-making comments.▪ With outside counsel, drafted legal pleadings for lawsuits involving the company.▪ Provided strategic advice to Executive Team on regulatory and market compliance, corporate management and structure, real estate matters and target acquisitions.▪ Drafted, negotiated and oversaw all supply, customer, engineering and consulting contracts.▪ Corporate representative for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing of 1,300 MW MA hydro project, including negotiations with federal, state and local agencies, and drafting settlement proposals.▪ Drafted compliance and regulatory protocols and procedures.▪ Handled legal matters associated with corporate acquisitions, including drafting deal documents.▪ Worked with Commercial group drafting request for proposal (RFP) responses, renewable energy certificate (REC) sales, International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) contracts, credit matters and power purchase agreement (PPAs).▪ Conducted training on compliance policies, including ethics, risk and whistleblower policies.

Promoted from position of Associate General Counsel. Business and Regulatory Counsel responsible for strategic planning, advising senior management and document drafting for corporate matters, regulatory compliance and litigation management. ▪ Counseled Commercial Group on implementation of supply contracts and customer contracts – both North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) and tariff; managed successful resolution of claim from primary sales customer.▪ Managed all compliance matters for LNG regasification business, including Sarbanes-Oxley reporting, regulatory filings, FERC filings, implementation of environmental management system and environment, health & safety (EH&S) compliance, document retention and related auditing and training.▪ Managed outside counsel and worked with management team on successful development and construction of Neptune offshore terminal; responsible for all contract and regulatory matters, including negotiating permits/approvals with all governmental agencies.▪ Spokesperson for negotiation of successful collective bargaining agreement.▪ Drafted pleadings in litigation against company.

Business and Regulatory Counsel responsible for strategic planning, due diligence and document drafting for corporate transactions, EH&S compliance and environmental audits at facilities worldwide. ▪ Drafted relevant deal documents for purchase of micro-powders startup.▪ Drafted Sarbanes-Oxley filings, conducted training on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and drafted employee manual and retention policy. ▪ Counseled Product Stewardship and Metal Oxides groups on U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and EH&S compliance matters.▪ Defended company in hazardous waste release enforcement proceeding, Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) self-disclosure enforcement proceeding, and Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) whistleblower and enforcement cases.▪ Drafted Clean Air Act New Source Review (NSR) compliance policy and counseled facilities on Title V applications.▪ Developed and implemented strategy for complying with U.S. Department of Transportation and bioterrorism regulations.

Responsible for representing clients in real estate and corporate transactions, including drafting deal documents; defending manufacturers in environmental enforcement cases; and representing clients in brownfield redevelopment sites.▪ Represented national textile manufacturer in sale of assets, including complex allocation of liability and responsibility for ongoing air, water and hazardous waste matters; drafted deal documents.▪ Represented chemical company with nationwide facilities in all compliance/real estate transactions.▪ Conducted due diligence for low-income housing syndication projects and reviewed environmental compliance issues, including settlement negotiations with agencies.▪ Procured permits for national energy concern's natural gas pipeline installation in Massachusetts.

Began as an Associate and promoted to partner in one year. Represented clients in real estate transactions, corporate governance matters, state and federal environmental matters and EH&S compliance. Appeared before conservation commissions, zoning boards and state agencies for permits and approvals of development projects, including Providence Place Mall.