Todd Edwards Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States

• Reporting to the Chief Compliance Officer, oversee and direct the global compliance program for a multinational organization with 5,000 employees across 65 countries. • Serve as a strategic partner to the executive team and board of directors on ethics and compliance matters. Present regular updates to the Executive Compliance Committee and board Audit Committee. • Oversee all compliance investigations and ensure appropriate remediation. Review and approve high-risk third-party due diligence. Advise on complex regulations including anti-corruption, export controls, and sanctions. • Design, develop and implement a global compliance program meeting government contracting and best practices standards. Conduct risk assessments, audits, and reviews; report findings and recommendations to leadership and the board. • Oversee reporting hotlines and investigate/resolve all concerns. Monitor trends and report to leadership. Stay abreast of regulatory changes; update programs, policies, and training to maintain continuous compliance. Advise leadership on new requirements and impacts. • Serve as the main contact for regulatory agencies including self-disclosing violations and responding to audits. Ensure comprehensive record-keeping compliant with all laws and regulations. • Lead a team of compliance professionals and third-party partners. Recruit and hire, conduct performance management, determine resource needs, and mentor. • Promote an ethics and compliance culture through communications, training, and leading by example. Serve as a resource for employees and leadership to discuss concerns. • Forge relationships with new acquisitions and third-party partners to assess risks and ensure alignment. Conduct due diligence and ongoing monitoring. • Responsible for all aspects of administering a comprehensive global compliance program for a multinational company.

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for developing, managing, and implementing the Company’s compliance program across 13 countries in the Americas, including 2,000 employees in 80+ offices. • Reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer, my key responsibilities include:• Leading all compliance initiatives and identifying potential compliance risks and vulnerabilities to mitigate them. • Providing guidance on compliance issues to the executive leadership team, business operations, and support functions. • Preparing materials and presenting compliance updates to the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, and Executive Compliance Committee. • Conducting internal investigations into compliance matters, including developing investigation plans, interviewing witnesses, collecting and reviewing evidence, and recommending corrective actions to leadership. • Overseeing due diligence reviews of high-risk third parties and implementing an automated due diligence system. • Advising the organization on adherence to export control, sanction, anti-bribery, and trade compliance regulations. • Developing and delivering compliance training on anti-corruption, trade, antitrust, conflicts of interest, and reporting mechanisms to 2,000+ employees in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. • Leading anti-corruption audits and providing on-site training in high-risk countries. • Evaluating and mitigating corporate and personal conflicts of interest. • Reviewing and approving charitable contributions, business meals, travel expenses, gifts, and entertainment requests.

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Serve as first-chair attorney in more than 2,000 federal, state and administrative court proceedings Conduct more than 5,000 witness examinations/depositions/interviewsAdvise clients on compliance with the FCPA, UKBA, EAR, and ITAR

Houston, Texas

• Edited and revised "Joint Operating Agreements: Comprehensive Training Module on Worldwide Arrangements"• 400+ page comparative analysis and comprehensive training and reference guide to 14 international and domestic JOA forms, their features and commonly-encountered modifications for projects involving horizontal drilling, production sharing contracts and civil law jurisdictions• Coverage includes all current versions and some prior versions of Joint Operating Agreements published by the AIPN, AAPL, RMMLF, API, CAPL, UKOOA and AMPLA • Topics include Scope of Operations; Compliance with Granting Instruments; Title Approval, Review and Loss Provisions; Duties of Operators and Non-Operators; Work Programs, Budgets, and Operational Phases; Sole-Risk and Non-Consent Operations; Accounting Procedures and Payment of Costs; Default; Transfer of Interests, Preferential Purchase Rights and Rights of First Negotiation; Withdrawal and Surrender; Tax Issues; Entitlements, Lifting, Marketing and Balancing; Insurance Requirements; Term and Termination; Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, and Sovereign Immunity; and Confidentiality and Restrictions on Use of Information

Houston, Texas Area

Advise and represent clients in commercial litigation and bankruptcy mattersNegotiate and draft contracts, promissory notes, and releases

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Energy, Environment, And Natural Resources Law, 3.83

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), International Law, 3.83

J.D., Law

B.B.A., Finance, 3.93