Ron Coker Email & Phone Number

15115 Park Row #300, Houston, Tx 77084

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Responsible for the legal function in support of the Energy group, HCC’s largest vertical ($400 million); 23 offices worldwide and 1,200 employees➢ Supervised a staff of two attorneys and two contracts analysts➢ Negotiated oilfield master services agreements and vendor agreements, and teaming, reseller and distribution agreements➢ Managed anticorruption compliance (FCPA, UK Bribery Act) program including developing and implementing policies and procedures and training➢ Managed internal FCPA investigation including negotiating a successful resolution with the US DOJ; performed numerous internal investigations of Code of Conduct and anticorruption violations➢ Performed major roles in:o $525 million stock sale of CapRock to Harris Corpo $400 million asset acquisition of a key competitor involving assets in 45 countries ➢ Lead attorney for $35 million stock acquisition of US Government contractor ➢ Formed complex joint ventures in Malaysia and Equatorial Guineao Identified and vetted local partnerso Structured companies (i) to ensure Harris maintained control to protect its investment and enable consolidation and (ii) for tax efficiencyo Negotiated shareholder agreements, loan agreements and option agreements➢ Possess knowledge of tax, treasury and accounting issues necessary to structure deals to maximize efficiencies➢ Negotiated supply chain contracts➢ Knowledgeable in trade compliance➢ Supported government division by negotiating prime contracts and subcontracts relating to US and foreign government contracts➢ Co-managed litigation against former employees regarding breach of confidentiality and non-compete and non-solicitation obligations➢ Involved in $265 million refinance of corporate debt➢ Responsible for corporate risk management and insurance program➢ Primary legal support for human resources➢ Managed corporate records for 20 companies➢ Oversaw development of multiple SharePoint-based sites used to improve efficiency of department

Houston, Texas Area

Wood Group Management Services, Inc. – Gas Turbine Services Division - Western Hemisphere➢ Senior Counsel representing seven business units➢ Negotiated and drafted engineering, procurement and construction contracts; operation and maintenance and service agreements; equipment leases; and foreign sales consultant agreements➢ Organized due diligence relating to potential $800 million international joint venture➢ Advised management, and organized due diligence team, for potential acquisition of a manufacturing company in Chapter 11➢ Established standard contract purchase and sale programs for business units➢ Responsible for labor issues including maintaining separateness of union and non-union field service businesses➢ Responsible for intellectual property matters including establishing intellectual property procedures for the reverse engineering of gas turbine parts

Houston, Texas Area

Negotiated the settlement of energy and paper commodity contracts (physical and financial) under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code; analyzed contracts and transactions for setoff, preference and fraudulent transfer issues; evaluated cases for litigation; sold assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Commercial role➢ Led valuation and marketing of domestic and international assets under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code➢ Led Section 363 auction and sale of newsprint mill in New Jersey➢ Managed valuation and marketing of more than $1.5 billion in South American energy assets; drafted information memorandums and established on-line data rooms

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Commercial role➢ Evaluated acquisition and investment opportunities in the recycled materials and pulp and paper industries➢ Co-led potential acquisition of a publicly-traded European company• Established and managed relationship with strategic partner• Negotiated joint venture and commodity agreements• Performed valuation of target company and researched related markets➢ Developed successful bid to purchase recycled materials from a public entity

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Commercial role➢ Developed, marketed, sold and acquired power plant projects in the Western U.S.; developed project budgets➢ Sold two power projects totaling 1,000 MW netting over $50 million in cash profits; established and led bid process and evaluation; managed due diligence process; negotiated sale agreements

Houston, Texas Area

➢Commercial role Houston-based Manager for Korean joint venture that owned nine local distribution companies, an LPG plant and a cogeneration plant; responsible for executing growth strategy in Korean gas market through acquisitions➢ Closed two major stock acquisitions of $180 million and $105 million that increased earnings more than 25% and market share by 15%; managed financial analysis; organized and supervised due diligence; negotiated purchase and sale agreements➢ Performed joint venture IPO analysis➢ Worked closely with foreign partners and learned to successfully tackle cultural differences

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Lead attorney on integration team responsible for integrating the newly acquired Stewart & Stevenson Gas Turbine Division, including almost 1,000 employees, into GE➢ Negotiated numerous international and domestic agreements relating to the construction and operation of power plants including EPC, O&M and maintenance agreements

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Senior Counsel for five operating divisions of a $1.2 billion diversified manufacturing, service and distribution company➢ Evaluated acquisition opportunities and led acquisitions and divestitures; performed major role on the legal and business teams leading the $600 million sale of the company’s Gas Turbine Division to GE including managing due diligence process and negotiating agreements➢ Extensive experience in international and domestic transactions, especially related to the construction and operation of power plants (EPC, O&M and maintenance agreements) and the manufacture of industrial equipment (oil and gas, airline and generator packages)➢ Established international equipment repair licensing agreement program; negotiated a profitable, long-term, multi-million dollar manufacturing licensing agreement with a large Russian gas company➢ Managed matters involving customers and vendors in bankruptcy; avoided rejection of two major contracts and nullification of unsecured claims totaling $10 million by simultaneously negotiating separate deals with competing bidders of a bankrupt customer➢ Advised management, sales and operations on intellectual property, employment, product liability and environmental issues

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Represented commercial real estate developers and investors

Houston, Texas Area

➢ Concentrated in real estate and financial services representing primarily financial institutions and insurance companies

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