An external law firm must be able to add value, as opposed to what an in-house legal department can offer on its own. This means that the external law firm needs to have more expertise, more resources, and better technology. In addition, it is important not to be too legalistic or theoretical, but to be practical and provide clear advice and solutions, rather than focusing on minor and less likely legal risks. What can law firms do to improve their services to the legal department? Ability to provide clear, concise and understandable legal advice in a short period of time, in-depth understanding of business needs and context, efficiency and ability to prioritize and manage heavy workload. KARI A. POTTS has been General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer at Brigham Minerals, Inc. since January 2020. Previously, Kari served as Senior Legal Counsel at Equinor from December 2011 to January 2020. During her tenure at Equinor, Kari provided legal advice on corporate governance, human resources, antitrust matters, upstream oil and gas operations, regulatory compliance, corporate finance, investment transactions and other matters related to Equinor`s U.S. operations. Prior to joining Equinor, Kari was General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Brigham Exploration Company from July 2010 until its sale to Equinor in December 2011.
Kari was responsible for the firm`s legal affairs and advised on a variety of matters including corporate finance transactions, risk management, securities law compliance, human resources and corporate governance. Prior to joining Brigham Exploration Company in 2010, Kari was a partner at the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP, where she advised clients on public and private debt and equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance and corporate governance. Kari holds a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin. KARA H. HERRNSTEIN is an experienced energy attorney focused on promoting renewable energy generation in Ohio. It provides legal assistance and problem solving to developers at every stage of their projects, from access to land to permitting and operation. His practice also includes litigation on behalf of various energy companies, including producers and midstream companies. Across the board, she is passionate about helping clients make Ohio a major energy producing state. PATRICK K.
JOHNSON is a key partner in Bracewell`s Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage (CCUS) team. In recent years, he has been involved in several CCUS projects, including Hilcorp Energy Company`s upstream and midstream hybrid joint venture with a subsidiary of NRG Energy to use captured CO2 for an enhanced oil recovery project and Powertech Labs Inc., a subsidiary of a Canadian Crown corporation, to evaluate the proposed sale of mobile hydrogen refuelling stations for installation and use by third parties to United States. Patrick also represents clients. across the energy sector in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of assets and companies, joint venture agreements and project finance. He also has extensive experience in energy project development, including negotiating and drafting EPC contracts, construction management contracts, operations and maintenance contracts and various other supply and project development contracts. Patrick returned to Bracewell after serving as in-house counsel to ExxonMobil. In this capacity, he has provided legal support for upstream and mid-term projects developed in jurisdictions in Europe, North America, South America and Australia. Have any new laws, regulations or court decisions had a major impact on your company`s business or legal practice? MICHAEL H. RUBIN, one of the heads of the multi-state law firm McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, with offices from the West Coast to the Gulf Coast to the East Coast, leads the firm`s appeals team.
A former president of the U.S. Bar Association`s Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, the Louisiana State Bar Association, and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, he is a member of the ABA`s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professionalism and has taught legal ethics, real estate, and finance at law schools. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and a commissioner of the Uniform Law Commission. A nationally renowned speaker and humorist who has given more than 475 major presentations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, Rubin is the author, co-author and author of more than a dozen legal books and more than 50 articles for legal journals and periodicals. His work is used in law schools and is cited as authoritative by state and federal courts and appellate courts. In addition, he is an award-winning novelist of two nationally award-winning thrillers: The Cottoncrest Curse and Cashed Out. ALEC ROTHROCK is a shareholder in the law firm of Greenwood Village, CO, Burns, Figa & Will, P.C. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1981 and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago in 1984. Mr.
Rothrock`s practice focuses on legal ethics and the defence of the legal discipline, as well as the law of legal practice. Lord. Rothrock is the author of Essays on Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct in Colorado (Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc. 2003, Supp. 2008) and a frequent speaker on topics of legal ethics and professional conduct. He has served as Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Bar Association and Chair of the Colorado Judicial Ethics Advisory Council. ASHLEY DILLON is a partner at Stinson LLP in Kansas City, MO. She represents a wide range of companies in labor law and complex commercial litigation, whether cases are pending in federal, state or administrative courts. His areas of interest include defending employers against discrimination claims under federal, state, and local laws; claims under the Fair Labour Standards Act; unlawful cases of dismissal, reprisals and denunciation; and constitutional claims of contract and tort. Ashley provides practical business and legal solutions in all areas of employment law compliance and regularly advises and trains employers on a variety of issues, including recruitment and termination, employment contracts, leave of absence, disability issues, pay and schedule compliance, and discrimination prevention. harassment and retaliation. Ashley has also conducted sensitive workplace surveys for employers.
JASON ANTHONY ROBISON is Professor of Law in the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Program at the University of Wyoming (UW). Originally from Salt Lake City, Jason moved to Laramie in 2013 to join the UW faculty after earning an S.J.D. and LL.M. from Harvard Law School, a J.D. from the University of Oregon and a B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of Utah. Jason is the editor of the upcoming volume The Law of the River & Its Cornerstone: Confluence at the Colorado River Compact`s Centennial (2022). He is also the author of the long-time article Law of Water Rights & Resources and editor-in-chief of Vision & Place: John Wesley Powell & Reimagining the Colorado River Basin (2020). Jason is Chair of the Colorado River Research Group and a member of the Water and Tribals Initiative`s leadership team.
Prior to becoming a law professor, Jason held various positions at the Harvard Water Security Initiative, the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School, the Colorado River Governance Initiative at the University of Colorado, the Oregon Supreme Court, the Oregon Department of Justice`s Special Litigation Unit, and the Oregon Court of Appeals. MARIA ALEJANDRA DELGADO is a qualified Peruvian lawyer. She graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lima and holds a Master`s degree in Law and Development from the University of Warwick, England. She also holds two postgraduate degrees, one in Management from the University of Piura and the other in the Prince of Wales Business and Sustainability programme at the University of Cambridge, England. Mariale began her career in law firms, where she advised companies on mining projects. She then worked for two years at a Peruvian mining company, where she learned how to work with multidisciplinary teams in the mining sector before joining Rio Tinto in 2006. Mariale has been with Rio Tinto for over 15 years and has been working as a senior advisor in Peru and London for the past year. In 2016, she assumed the role of Managing Director of Rio Tinto Minera Perú Limitada SAC and has since expanded her legal and I&D portfolio for South America.
She has over 20 years of experience in business, management, administration and mining. She is also an honorary member of Women in Mining Peru. NNEOMA VERONICA NWOGU is Senior Counsel at the World Bank. She provides legal representation in corporate matters related to development finance, including legal advice on specific funds as well as operational issues related to project finance in client countries.