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James Bender

 
Sr. VP, General Counsel - Williams Companies Inc.
 
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Company Name : Williams Companies Inc.
 
Company Website : www.williams.com
 
Company Address : 1 Williams Ctr.
, Tulsa, OK,
United States,
 
James Bender Profile :
Sr. VP, General Counsel - Williams Companies Inc.
 
James Bender Biography :

James Bender was named senior vice president and general counsel for Williams in Dec. 2002.

He most recently served in a similar position for NRG Energy from 1994 to 2002. At NRG

Bender’s primary responsibilities included managing the legal department and providing advice

and counsel to senior management and the board of directors regarding proposed acquisitions

divestitures and development projects as well as capital markets offerings and litigation.

From 1996-97 Bender served as assistant general counsel for AlliedSignal (now Honeywell).

From 1993-94 Bender practiced corporate and securities law with the Minneapolis law firms

Leonard Street & Deinard and as senior counsel for Pfizer from 1989 to 1993. From 1988-

89 Bender worked for Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand in the firm’s Denver and London

offices. From 1983-88 he was an associate in the corporate department of Gibson Dunn &

Crutcher. Following law school Bender served as a law clerk for Judge Donald D. Alsop in

the federal district court in St. Paul Minn.

Education

Bender earned his juris doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota Law School where

he graduated magna cum laude. He graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with

an undergraduate degree in mathematics from St. Olaf College.

Industry/Community Leadership

Bender is a member of the Oklahoma Colorado and American Bar Associations and the

Association of Corporate Counsel. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Tulsa Area United

Way and has been actively involved in the TAUW’s annual fund raising campaigns. Bender is

a member of the Philbrook Board of Trustees where he serves on the Facilities Committee.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Parent Child Center of Tulsa where he

serves as Treasurer-Elect.

Speaking Experience

Bender has had significant public speaking experience at Continuing Legal Education Seminars.

He has been a featured speaker at the American Bar Association’s Construction Law Forum

a panelist and speaker at an SEC update course and has presented at several Energy

and Project Finance seminars sponsored by various law firms. He also has made numerous

internal presentations on legal topics principally related to securities environmental and

transactional law and practice.

 
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