Kari A. Potts

Previously, Kari served as Senior Legal Counsel at Equinor (formerly named Statoil), an international energy company, from December 2011 to January 2020. While at Equinor, Kari provided legal advice with respect to corporate governance, human resources, antitrust issues, upstream oil and gas operations, regulatory compliance, corporate financing and investment transactions, and other matters associated with Equinor’s activities in the United States. Prior to Equinor, Kari served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Brigham Exploration Company from July 2010 until its sale to Equinor in December 2011. Kari was responsible for the legal affairs of the company and advised on a broad range of matters, including corporate financing transactions, risk management, securities law compliance, human resources and corporate governance. Prior to joining Brigham Exploration Company in 2010, Kari was a partner at the law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP where she advised clients on public and private debt and equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance and corporate governance.

Kari received a Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin.