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Fargo, North Dakota, US

• Drafting and negotiating contracts based on business’ needs and advising business stakeholders.
• Performing contract review and negotiation of a broad range of agreement types including Master Goods and Services Agreements, Work Orders, NDAs, Creative Services Agreement, Cloud Computing Agreements, Software.
• Suggesting to business partners appropriate responses to counterparty’s requests.
• Responding to questions about process, corporate contracting policy and requirements, and contract status.
• Advise on data protection terms within agreements and provide transactional support in the negotiation and drafting of company contracts and agreements.
• Analyzing complex contractual language, identifying risks and providing mitigation measures.

Corpus Christi, Texas, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Conducting final administrative review of unemployment benefit determinations and decisions of the Appeal Tribunal
• Carrying out legal review and analysis of cases, preparation of summaries of appeals to the Commission Appeals
• Providing recommendations to the Texas Workforce Commission members on the appropriate response to appeals brought before the Commission Appeals
• Evaluating employer labor and employment policies for reasonableness

Houston, Texas, US

• Undertaking proper handling of personal information in compliance with applicable data privacy laws, regulations, policies and contractual obligations.
• Drafting and preparing legal documents for insurance carriers and law firms preparing for disputes resolutions and claims management.
• Entering new orders based off client’s name, case number, claimant’s name, case type and process type in the company’s system.
• Conducting electronic research in the company’s operating system to confirm if able to add to existing orders versus creating new orders in the system.
• Performing online research for necessary for fulfilling client’s records requests orders.
• Verifying records custodians to be served with requests for records using the company database.

NG

• Participated in and contributed to the company's privacy program including understanding and implementing a foreign and domestic privacy compliance program.
• Worked with and advised executives within the company on a variety of legal and compliance issues.
• Researched and anticipated unique legal issues that could impact the company.
• Facilitated alternative dispute resolution techniques to resolve conflicts with vendors, contractors and subcontractors in a satisfactory manner.
• Interpreted contractual terms, laws, rulings, and regulations and prepared legal opinions.
• Analyzed contracts to ensure compliance with contract specifications, company policies and business terms.

Victoria Island Annexe, Lagos, NG

• Researched legal issues and rendered legal opinions on issues such as local laws relating to commercial practices, taxation, labor, immigration, property, procurement, torts, contracts, and the environment
• Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated both domestic and international legal agreements for the upstream, midstream, and downstream energy sectors
• Facilitated alternative dispute resolution strategies to resolve conflicts with vendors, contractors and subcontractors in a manner satisfactory to the clients
• Aligned contractual, commercial and risk guidelines and approval policies to ensure effective governance
• Developed and maintained strategic relationships with vendors, contractors and subcontractors to ensure best service, commercial terms, and surety of services
• Ensured contracting processes are implemented in timely fashion to meet business requirements (Contracting Strategies, Risk Assessments, Tendering Process, Negotiation, Contract Documents etc.

• Researched and provided legal advice for mitigating the contractual, financial and legal risk to clients.
• Interpreted contractual terms and advised on implications of contract and transaction impacts of specific language, clauses and requirements
• Acted as dedicated counsel and company secretary to the TSKJ Consortium on Trains 4, 5, and 6 of the multi-billion dollars Nigerian LNG Project on Bonny Island
• Ensured all statutory and regulatory filings were done on-time and all operational permits and licenses promptly obtained and maintained for clients.
• Prepared monthly reports on all litigation and non-litigation matters and presented same to senior management of TSKJ
• Carried out legislative watch for new or modified legislations, regulations, rules, and reported to management any current or emerging legal risks in the operating environment

• Researched legal issues and rendered legal opinions on issues such as local laws relating to commercial practices, taxation, labor, immigration, property, procurement, torts, contracts, and the environment
• Carried out routine legal audits of client processes and operations to ensure regulatory compliance
• Attended board of director and shareholders meetings and kept minutes
• Negotiated, reviewed, and drafted contracts and subcontracts agreements
• Undertook contract review, development, negotiation and execution process for a variety of contracts, including services agreements, statements of work, confidentiality and purchase agreements
• Performed statutory and regulatory filings and procured operating licenses and permits

Master Of Laws - Ll.M

Education record

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), Law