o Provide commercial legal support to all facets of Wood Group operations with primary focus on Well Support and Production Facilities services businesses o Draft and negotiate broad range of commercial contracts, including Master Service Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Letters of Intent, Joint Ventures, Leases, Government Service Contracts, Loan Agreements, Long Term Purchase Agreements, Distributorship Agreements, Preferred Supplier Agreements, Requests for Quotation, Request for Procurement, Agency Agreements, Terms and Conditions, Purchase Orders and Non-compete o Counsel all levels of business operations on risks, laws, litigation trends, and other related issues; Develop risk mitigation plans to address specific allocations of liabilities in contracts and the practicalities of operations o Participate in due diligence investigations, draft reports to on findings, incuding recommendations on implementation and post closing transitions o Known as an excellent diplomat, who possesses a unique ability to liaise between legal, business operations and customers to achieve desired results, for responsiveness, and skilled at developing practical solutions to meet the guidelines of management and the business needs o Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of legal and operational practicalities relating to indemnities, state specific anti-indemnity statutes, insurance issues, warranty, risk identification, strategic problem solving and contract management within confines of internal policies and procedures o Tend to corporate housekeeping, including draft of board resolutions, corporate approvals, meeting minutes, secretary's certificates, new company startup documents, research and prepare new country entry, draft powers of attorney, bank approvals, and facilitate legalization and Apostile as required
o Managed negotiations of all agreements pertaining to $40M international Engineering Design, Procurement and Construction Management project. Reported directly to Project Manager and Business Manager o Revised client Requests for Quotations and Procurement documents. Drafted binding contract language to achieve clients' end goals o Hired consultants, independent contractors and subcontractors; Facilitated terms and conditions for hire and transport of personnel from UK to staff project o Researched and wrote proposals on potential contract issues in dispute locally and internationally; state licensing requirements; incorporation and formation procedures o Issued policies to personnel relating to onsite code of conduct o Planned and forecasted manpower, deliverables, and costs; Drafted weekly status reports for issue to client
o Second chair attorney for 3 week medical malpractice trial o Researched and drafted numerous briefs and memorandum addressing expert challenges, discovery, evidentiary issues and dispositive motions o Evaluated new cases; Primary point of contact for new clients
o Junior Associate in defense of large Construction Defect case involving more than 20 parties, including general contractor, subcontractors, and product manufacturers; Prepared case for arbitration and trial o Reviewed and summarized all discovery documents including contracts and insurance agreements o Researched and drafted briefing to address issues arising in complex commercial litigation, contractual obligations and liabilities, discovery and dispositive motions
Kristin Scheel is a transactional business lawyer and nonprofit attorney offering entrepreneurs and mid range businesses thoughtful planning and legal infrastructure to secure their launch pad and grow their organizations. As a small boutique firm, we deliver quality legal advice and personalized attention to each of our clients. Founding owner Kristin Scheel has a sophisticated understanding of business law, contract drafting and negotiation, and pertinent aspects of navigating the requirements of the law with a risk management perspective. For many years she served as corporate commercial counsel in the oil and gas sector advising entrepreneurs, business owners, executives, boards of directors, human resources, project managers, and operations. Contributing to Houston's rising status as a top place to live and work, Kristin serves as an advisory member of several nonprofit boards of directors, and volunteers with many community organizations. We are committed to providing responsive and professional service in a friendly environment of the Houston Heights. Our law firm offers many services on a flat fee basis.
J.D.
B.S.
Concentration: Economics
Business Law, Startups, Social Enterprise, Nonprofit Organizations, B Corps, Benefits Corporations, B Lab, Entrepreneurs, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Partnership Agreements, Venture Capital, Funding, Joint Ventures, Conscious Capitalism, Social Business, Socialpreneurs, Social Intelligence
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