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MICHEL PEREZ

Houston,TX

Summary

Strategic legal leader with deep experience guiding high-value commercial and corporate transactions, including deals ranging from $100M to multi-billion dollars. Known for leading negotiations, managing legal teams, and aligning legal strategy with broader business objectives. Skilled in budget oversight, operational efficiency, and advising senior stakeholders on risk and growth opportunities. Brings a business-first mindset to legal practice, with a strong track record of enabling expansion and driving cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate General Counsel

EnLink Midstream LLC (acquired by ONEOK, Inc.)
08.2022 - Current
  • Lead the structuring and negotiation of high-value commercial transactions ranging from $100M to multi-billion-dollar deals, demonstrating advanced financial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and strategic decision-making aligned with C-suite objectives.
  • Lead a team of attorneys and contract administrators, improving the handling of commercial matters through effective collaboration and operational oversight.
  • Oversee a $1M+ budget for administrative services and outside legal counsel, optimizing resource allocation and vendor performance to support cost-effective legal operations.
  • Lead negotiations and provided strategic counsel on mergers and acquisitions, facilitating successful deal execution and driving business expansion initiatives.

Senior Counsel

EnLink Midstream
09.2015 - 08.2022
  • Served as the lead attorney for the commercial legal team comprised of three attorneys who support all commercial departments within the organization.
  • Provided legal counsel and support for the company’s natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude and water commercial teams.
  • Negotiated, drafted, reviewed and/or oversaw the drafting of all agreements necessary to process, gather, stabilize, transport, treat, fractionate, store, buy, sell, market and/or export hydrocarbons.
  • Advised commercial teams on FERC and other regulatory issues in support of commercial opportunities.

Counsel

Targa Resources
01.2012 - 09.2015
  • Provided legal advice and support to natural gas gathering and processing commercial team.
  • Provided legal advice and support to company’s wholesale marketing and transportation division.
  • Drafted, reviewed and negotiated construction and engineering agreements, master services agreements, purchase order terms and conditions, consulting agreements and IT related agreements.
  • Provided legal advice and support for downstream and marketing group, to include reviewing, drafting and negotiating master purchase sales and exchange agreements, fractionation agreements, storage agreements, terminaling agreements and export agreements.
  • Reviewed, drafted and negotiated confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, term sheets, purchase and sales agreements for corporate acquisitions.

Commercial Litigation Associate

Boyar & Miller, P.C.
06.2006 - 12.2011
  • Represented clients in complex commercial litigation matters to include contractual disputes, trade secret misappropriation claims, shareholder derivative actions, shareholder disputes, non-disclosure and competition lawsuits, patent infringement litigation in State and Federal Court.
  • Represented employers in discrimination charges filed at the EEOC and/or state employment discrimination offices, employment discrimination suits, wage and hour claims, ERISA claims, and other employment disputes in State and Federal court.

Law Clerk

Landry’s Restaurants Legal Department
07.2004 - 05.2006

Logistics Manager

Wal-Mart
05.1998 - 02.2004

Airborne Ranger

U.S. Army, Hunter Army Airfield
06.1993 - 05.1998

Education

Juris Doctor -

South Texas College of Law
Houston, Texas
01.2006

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, New Jersey
01.2003

Skills

  • Deal structuring expertise
  • Mergers and acquisitions strategy
  • Financial budget oversight
  • Collaborative leadership
  • Business development strategy
  • Negotiation expertise
  • Collaborative team management

Certification

  • Texas (2007)
  • Southern District of Texas (2007)

LANGUAGES

Spanish – Bilingual (Fluent in Reading & Writing)

Timeline

Associate General Counsel

EnLink Midstream LLC (acquired by ONEOK, Inc.)
08.2022 - Current

Senior Counsel

EnLink Midstream
09.2015 - 08.2022

Counsel

Targa Resources
01.2012 - 09.2015

Commercial Litigation Associate

Boyar & Miller, P.C.
06.2006 - 12.2011

Law Clerk

Landry’s Restaurants Legal Department
07.2004 - 05.2006

Logistics Manager

Wal-Mart
05.1998 - 02.2004

Airborne Ranger

U.S. Army, Hunter Army Airfield
06.1993 - 05.1998

Bachelor of Arts - undefined

Thomas Edison State College

Juris Doctor -

South Texas College of Law

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