Michael Barton
Managing Counsel @ Shell specializing in Energy Commodities, Manufacturing & Logistics, and Corporate Law
- Role
- Managing Counsel - Chemicals & Products Refining Americas, Europe at Shell
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Barton
Senior legal leader with 22 years advising and leading across Shell’s Trading & Supply, Upstream, and Downstream organizations, with early-career deal leadership at top-tier firms. I currently serve as Managing Counsel for Shell\'s Chemicals & Products Refining businesses, leading a cross-regional team supporting refineries, chemical manufacturing sites, and associated commercial, capital, and strategic activity across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Representative focus areas:• GC–relevant leadership: incident response / crisis management, government investigations & audits, complex litigation oversight, and governance/authorization discipline. • Value creation & strategic execution: structured commercial arrangements (including long-term exchanges, supply/sales and project financing) and first-of-kind tradable instruments/credits. • Trading, derivatives & credit: ISDA/NAESB/EEI frameworks; implementation of U.S. derivatives reform; secured/non-margining credit facilities. • Operating model & simplification: legal service portal deployment, automated contracting training, and low-touch contracting models covering ~80–90% of global sales while maintaining governance. Texas Bar; Texas CPA. Fluent Portuguese; basic Spanish.
Experience
Managing Counsel - Chemicals & Products Refining Americas, Europe
Aug 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Lead a cross-regional legal team supporting refining and chemical manufacturing operations, commercial/logistics activity, capital projects, and strategic execution across the U.S, Canada, and Europe.
Education
BYU Law School
Juris Doctor, Law
2001 — 2004
Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business
BS, Accounting, Portuguese minor
1995 — 2001
Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business
Masters of Accounting, Tax
1995 — 2004
Skills
- Corporate Law
- Project Finance
- Joint Ventures
- Energy Commodity Derivatives
- Energy
- Government Contracting
- Solar Energy
- Securities
- Crude
- Energy Trading
- Lng
- Contract Negotiation
- Legal Advice
- Commodity Markets
- Natural Gas
- Legal Consulting
- Dodd-Frank Implementation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Legal Compliance
- Corporate Governance
- Renewable Energy Law
- Legal Writing
- Isda Negotiations
- Electricity Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Dodd-Frank
- Corporate Tax
- Tax Law
- Structured Finance
- Railroad Law
- Partnerships/Joint Ventures
- Legal Research
- Due Diligence
- Partnership Taxation
- Cftc
- Sec
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