Pulse Investing in Energy, Efficiently JOSH DAZEY U.S. ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and financial contracts, reviewing policies and procedures,
Josh Dazey, general counsel and corporate secretary for U.S. Energy Development Corporation, discusses his role as solo general counsel at an award-winning upstream oil and gas firm, as well as why he finds working in the energy sector so fascinating. CCBJ: Upstream oil and gas firm U.S. Energy Development Corporation recently brought you in as general counsel.
advising on compliance and regulatory matters, all the way down to negotiating nondisclosure agreements and advising on human resources matters. As a solo general counsel, I am responsible for matters ranging from the very top, strategic level, all the way down to putting paper in the copy machine when necessary. One of the primary skills of a solo general counsel is to understand when you can handle matters on your own, and when it is best to consult
Please tell us a bit about what that entails.
outside legal experts. I think being able to strike the right
Josh Dazey: I am the solo general counsel here, so my
living through enough similar matters to understand when
responsibilities are wide-ranging in a legal sense. I
balance in that respect comes from experience, and just it’s advisable to bring in a subject matter expert.
manage all legal issues, ranging from general corporate legal matters to litigation. This covers everything from
In addition, given my prior experience in oil and gas
managing litigation, assisting our business development
and particularly upstream companies and executive
team in negotiating transactions, negotiating commercial
management, I bring a certain amount of strategic CORPORATE COUNSEL BUSINESS JOURNAL
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