University of Chicago Law School

Brigham Young University

General Counsel at Ancestry

Lehi, Utah, United States

Responsible for all legal functions of Ancestry, leading a team of 25+ attorneys and legal personnel around the world. Trusted member of executive team, working directly with senior leadership, board of directors and private-equity sponsors on a variety of legal matters. Actively serving on the boards of various domestic and international Ancestry brands and companies.

Ancestry

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Vice President and Associate General Counsel, leading corporate & securities, M&A and corporate governance matters at <a href="http://Ancestry.com">Ancestry.com</a>, including legal matters related to Blackstone's $4.7B acquisition of Ancestry.

VP, Legal

Chief legal officer of Lonestar Resources, a publicly-traded energy company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Experience:
- Responsible for all legal functions of company, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate & securities, litigation, technology & licensing, insurance program, commercial contracts, risk management and labor/benefits/employment
- Deep SEC experience, including 10-K/Q filings, proxy statements, annual meetings, public equity and debt offerings, 8-K’s, Section 16 filings, etc.
- Hiring and management of external legal counsel

Lonestar Resources, Inc.

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Chief legal officer of $2B+ company, managing 12+ attorneys, contract admins and IT personnel. Responsible for all legal functions of company, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate & securities, litigation, technology & licensing, commercial contracts, risk management and labor/employment.

Experience:
- Numerous financing transactions, including the sale of $500M of preferred securities, multiple credit facilities and several equity offerings
- Significant acquisitions, including a $500M acquisition of energy assets
- Multiple joint ventures, including the development and project finance of a $500M cross-border energy project
- Experienced with technology licensing, SaaS, cloud-based offerings and privacy issues
- Building and management of in-house legal and technology departments (roughly 15 employees)

Howard Energy Partners

Represented diverse set of public and private companies, investment banks and private equity firms in multi-billion dollar mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, private company formation, complex contract negotiation, licensing & IP matters and general company representation across several industries.

Experience:
- Multiple issuers and underwriters in IPO transactions, including Diamondback Energy and Bonanza Creek (issuers), Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Barclays (underwriters)
- The $2.6 billion and the $2.5 billion joint ventures between Enbridge Inc. and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
- General representation of private equity and infrastructure funds, including formation, portfolio company development and exit transactions.
- Energy Transfer Partners, LP in its $1.5 billion debt offering
- Confidential private equity sponsor in its $73 million formation of a manufacturing services company
- Hall Houston Exploration, in the formation of its $100 million development fund
- Confidential distribution company in its formation, acquisitions and initial public offering

Latham & Watkins

Corporate Attorney

Prepared tax returns for corporations, S-corps, partnerships, LLC’s, individuals.  Compiled monthly/yearly financial statements according to GAAP.  Performed financial audits, tracked fixed assets/depreciation.

Greg Packer