MARIZZA PICHÉ, JD

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Highly accomplished In-House Attorney bringing over 18 years of cross-functional skills and experience in public and private organizations in the energy industry including Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, Oil Field Services and Maritime. Bilingual team player with global experience in Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Mexico, UAE, and South America.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

In-House/GC Legal Functions

Global Human

Resources Director

EPC

Mergers & Acquisitions

Global Regulatory & Compliance

Litigation, Arbitration, & Mediation

Corporate Governance

OSHA/FERC compliance

Midstream/Marketing & Trading

Insurance & Risk Management

Real Estate /Right of Way

Internal/External Investigations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PBF Energy, Inc. The Woodlands, TX May 2023 – Present

Corporate Counsel

Provided legal support to one of the largest, state of the art refining facilities and supplier of unbranded transportation fuels, heating oil, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants and other petroleum products in North America.

Advised and supported the Logistics group with procurement, commercial and special projects teams including reviewing, analyzing and negotiating 3rd party commercial agreements for EPC, NAESB, NDA, and refining logistics, (pipeline and trucking), commercial, as well as other functional departments.

Counseled management on legal and business matters including training support and compliance.

Developed litigation support and interpreted contracts with potential disputes, M&A support, and special projects to develop and implement comprehensive contract programs, industry best practices and balance legal risk with business objectives.

Mitigated approximately one million dollars in losses and claims, penatlites and fines by working with the Procurement, Commercial, and Right of Way groups.

Demonstrated a commitment to support and collaborate with ancillary departments including Human Resources Department, Risk Management, Finance, and Commercial Marketing departments for day to day legal matters

Executed budget compliance. Review annual external counsel invoicing and manage legal project expenses.

LBC Houston, LP Houston, TX January 2020

Regional Counsel Corporate Restructure

Provided legal support to midstream and downstream facilities for bulk liquid chemicals, oil, and refined petroleum products.

Executed contract management process with commercial and operations group reviewing, drafting, and negotiating terminalling and storage agreements governing tank storage of natural gas, liquid hydrocarbons, and other petrochemicals.

Supported C-suite in financings, large energy infrastructure projects over $140mm by establishing Joint Venture with partner competitors.

Accomplished and improved new commercial service agreements, project development agreements, permits, EPC agreements for expansion of Tank Farm and Pipeline infrastructure and joint operating agreements.

Demonstrated compliance with corporate insurance policies and managed potentially material legal issues.

Prepared and managed complex regulatory issues on matters including permitting and tariffs and compliance while establishing rapport with FERC representatives for guidance.

Contributed support for M&A activity, drafting and negotiating commercial transactions, and collaborating with Netherlands HQ for achievement of corporate goals.

Equinor, Stamford, CT October 2017

Principal Consultant Contract MMP MT AM OPI –Midstream Relocate to Texas

Provided legal support for the intrastate pipeline and midstream commercial activities primarily in Texas and Louisiana.

Spearheaded drafting, and negotiating midstream transactions related to gas gathering and processing agreements, transportation and storage of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons, NGL fractionation and purchase sale agreements, interconnect, and reimbursement agreements for facilities upgrades.

Led and supported the Law Department in a very fast-paced but collegial corporate legal environment by providing contractual advisory for cross-commodity commercial operations, Marketing, and Trading for various products (Crude, NGLs, Refined products) for energy trading physical and financial trades.

Allrig, Inc., Houston, TX

November 2014

VP, General Counsel, HR & Compliance

Lay-Off/ Reduction in Force

Effectively managed the global organization as Human Resources Director by providing strategic and day-to-day leadership and support to drive the delivery of organizational goals in the US, Brazil, APAC, UAE, and Europe.

Demonstrated country content by supporting Line Managers with employee relations, disciplinary actions, investigations and compliance with employment laws.

I in establishing a wholly owned subsidiary in Dubai - UAE.

Worked collaboratively with the Chief Counsel and advised on the acquisition of a Brazilian entity and assisted with the JV to continue manufacturing and field services in Brazil.

Early Career PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, Houston, TX

General Counsel

Instituted a standard contractor review policy and implemented ISN software for contractor vetting.

Saved $900k for four months in legal fees by streamlining legal responsibilities and managing work performed by outside counsel.

Managed litigation with external counsel and insurance underwriters post-West Delta 32 Gulf of Mexico Platform incident

involving property, personal injury, and casualties from discovery to trial; handled litigation claims and lawsuits involving the company and subsidiaries from property damage, and breach of contract to personal injury.

Created and led the Corporate Emergency Response team to ensure compliance and investigation matters were appropriately addressed.

Boa Marine Services, Houston, TX

VP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Achievements:

Initially hired as HR Director and Senior Counsel for start-up Maritime and Engineering Norwegian company as first US subsidiary in Houston, Texas.

Assisted C-Suite with Venture Capital Funding – successfully secured $350MM.

Ensure and monitor compliance with federal and state laws and regulatory requirements for various programs including Affirmative Action, OSHA, FLSA, FMLA, EEO, OWCP, ERISA, and COBRA.

Oversaw maritime and admiralty claims (e.g. collision and liability for damages) and vessel arrests, salvage, towage and wreck-removal.

Oversaw the company’s insurance binder with P& I Clubs, underwriters, surveyors, shipping and marine companies.

Managed litigation and arbitration cases on behalf of the company relating to employment disputes, breach of contract, workers’ compensation, and personal injury.

Secured a $35 million contract with a major operator as the first customer for the company.

Assisted CFO on various types of transactions ranging from equity fundraising to negotiating lines of credit with banks.

Managed corporate governance matters and participated as Corporate Board Secretary.

EDUCATION, LICENSE, & AFFILIATIONS

Juris Doctor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

Bachelor of Science, Management, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX

Louisiana State Bar License

Member: Association of Corporate Counsel Hispanic National Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association

Women in Energy Network (WEN) Member

Volunteer: redM

Board Member: International Perforating Forum Company, Houston, Texas

Computer skills: Microsoft, ISN, SAP, Enertia, Knowliah, SharePoint,

Marketing and Trade Apps: RATS, DCF, Contiki, E-Confirms, TOPS

Bilingual: Spanish

Accomplishments/Transactions

Conducted global training for Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equality; conducted sensitivity training for the US region to bring awareness and business development for managers and all employees.

Work in collaboration with commercial and engineering teams on a PO/TBA project with a major customer to build the world’s largest PO/TBA plant in Houston. Draft and negotiate contracts for the PO/TBA project to rent out 328,000 m3 of chemical storage capacity and install and connect a pipeline to the customer’s PO/TBA plant with a 20-year initial term and a CapEx of $122.65 million.

Conducted Master Services Agreement audit to determine insurance gaps, contract expiration, and review contract management procedures.

Appointed Interim General Counsel after GC’s resignation to support the global day-to-day legal activities of the global group.

Appointed Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors for two JVs and subcommittees and managed board minutes and presentations.

Manage commercial transactions to include all functional teams and coordinate with external counsel.

Achievements:

Assisted with the contract management from draft to full execution for physical and financial brokers utilizing a newly developed standard Broker Services Agreement and EGUS Agreements respectively.

Created, drafted, and negotiated Master Trade Agreements with various counterparties to streamline and create a LEAN measurement for the Spot Desk to complete trade transactions with e-Confirms.

Led the company-wide Norwegian Constitution Day annual social event [17th of May 2018] by organizing a celebratory event.

Achievements:

Lead insurance “lunch & learn” to train contracts group on the fundamentals of Certificate of Insurance, and various insurance policy review as it applies to upstream and midstream contracts.

Lead the Ch. 11 Bankruptcy review of executory contracts in place with over 2600 contractors. Supported the Supply Chain team with post-Ch. 11 Bankruptcy projects and divestitures of subsidiaries and transition phases.

Achievements:

Lead the Company’s global rebranding from implementation to close, conducting global trademark clearance searches in conjunction with outside counsel, securing IP rights, copyright filings, and trademark registration, and drafting of Privacy and Technology Policy with the assistance of external counsel.

Saved the organization approximately $1.8 million in potential 401(k) audit due to non-compliance.

Negotiated the top ten customer Master Services Agreements to support the drilling rig services operations; created a contract management system.

Lead the Reduction in Force of 120 employees without unemployment claims or employment litigation.

Successfully coordinated and led insurance renewals and negotiations in London, UK post-incident for acceptable insurance renewal.

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