Marvin E. Pitzak

Spring, Texas ***** – 713-***-**** – adkeqy@r.postjobfree.com

Summary: Highly skilled senior commercial and compliance counsel, performing in-house, legal practice in the industrial chemicals, biofuels, plastic pipe, pesticide, real estate development, mining, and oil/gas industries. Represented client interests in federal regulatory compliance matters (trading with sanctioned countries, disability discrimination (ADA), race/age/gender discrimination claims, data privacy (US State Department & Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, France), compliance performance audits, chemical product registrations (FIFRA), corrupt practices (FCPA), family/medical leave act (FLMA), occupational safety/health (OSHA), mine safety and health (MSHA), and managed products liability litigation (against GE); Trainer/lecturer on federal compliance regulations (specialty in antitrust) and transactional risk management, globally.

Expertise:

Antitrust, Federal Compliance, HR/Data Privacy Law and International Transactions

Negotiation of multi-national performance plans

Complex contract/document review/drafting

Uncovering compliance assurance misbehavior

Managing conflicts, providing alternatives

Compliance performance enforcement

Compliance training of employees & agents

Advising top management in legal operations risks/alternatives

Professional Experience:

Chevron Corporation (Standard Oil Company of California) – Texas, California, Utah, Colorado and Paris, France.

Attorney through Senior Counsel, 1979-2015.

Guided all levels of management of petrochemicals, gas/fuel additives and plastic pipe business globally. Collaborated with corporate clients and external legal teams to provide zero-tolerance, compliance performance in international transactions and operations, risk avoidance through legal planning, superior transactional execution and quality risk defense. Trained internal customers in person in several countries within Latin America, Asia, Europe, and south Pacific in US and local compliance regulations, covering manufacturing, marketing, sales, finance and technology operations. Developed and implemented upgrades/updates to compliance training materials and compliance budgeting for multiple countries/languages. Prepared and managed extensive contractual documentation for buying/selling raw materials (hazardous chemicals), finished products (additives, resins, pesticides, industrial gasses), entire product lines and acquisitions/dispositions of total businesses. Negotiated and documented numerous transactions with engineering, procurement and construction companies. Managed multi-party, product liability litigation against General Electric. Maintained a very high standard of ethical behavior and professionalism.

Contributions:

Managed legal support for hundreds of transactions including 50+ multi-million dollar transactions.

Advised management/staff on compliance issues in the United States, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, UK, United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Performed as the sole company attorney in France from 2007-2010.

Directed emergency response legal team for several gas and liquid releases from the point of release through the settlement of government inquiries/citations and personal injury claims/suits.

Managed legal affairs for post-Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005) issues including emergency raw material substitution, customer product allocation (force majeure), temporary employee/contractor housing and government affairs.

Education and Credentials: JD degree – Western State University, Fullerton, California.

BS degree – Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Geology & Geography

State Bar of California, 1981, admission to practice law

Federal Northern District of California, 1981; United States Supreme Court, 1984

Language Skills: English, French and Spanish

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