After nearly a decade of successfully serving NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL), Kurston P. McMurray officially joined Sherwood & Robert on October 7th. The firm is excited to welcome Mr. McMurray aboard, as his extensive experience in both the public and private sectors will further strengthen the services offered to clients.
Mr. McMurray joined NGL in February 2015 and served as the company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary since October 2016. Mr. McMurray built the in-house legal functions essentially from scratch to include legal support and direct oversight for all business and commercial transactions for each of NGL’s business units; and Mr. McMurray managed the entirety of NGL’s legal functions as they relate to litigation and dispute resolution, real estate, all facets of regulatory compliance and applicability, corporate and board of directors governance, capital market transactions, contract management, public disclosures and employment.
“My time at NGL as in-house counsel was the most challenging and professionally stimulating 10 years of my career, by far,” Mr. McMurray said. “That experience made me a much better lawyer and advocate; and I am forever grateful for that opportunity and for the relationships I now have with some of the brightest minds in the energy space.”
Prior to joining NGL, Mr. McMurray practiced law in the Tulsa area for 17 years (since 1998) and was a partner in several firms and a founding shareholder of Wilkin/McMurray PLLC. Mr. McMurray’s private practice specialized in business transactions, real estate, healthcare, banking, corporate governance, corporate management, and commercial litigation. His professional plan has always been to return to his roots in private practice, at the right time and for the right opportunity.
Mr. McMurray explains, “Joining Sherwood & Robert presented itself at that perfect time for me and the perfect time for the firm as well given their recent growth and expansion of services for clients. The foremost reason I left the in-house position and joined the firm was the unique chance to help build upon what Ted Sherwood and Hugh Robert (together with the deep bench of talented lawyers and staff on the team) have already achieved. Sherwood & Robert’s client-focused mission and team-oriented culture perfectly align with my vision of a firm that can provide fulfilling work for our employees and significant value to our clients. I also have a deep desire to help improve alternative dispute resolution in this community having been involved in that process both as an advocate and a client; and look forward to helping accord mediation continue providing such an important service to the Tulsa legal community.”
“We are extremely excited that Kurston chose Sherwood & Robert to return to private practice and continue his impressive career. His experience both at prior firms and as general counsel will allow us to continue providing clients excellent guidance in litigation, transactions, and risk management. Kurston’s background, experience, and energy will be a great addition to the firm and look forward to having him,” said Hugh Robert, principal of Sherwood & Robert.
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