Laura Robertson

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Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel, Global E&P and HSE at ConocoPhillips

Houston, Texas, United States

Overview

As Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel at ConocoPhillips, Laura Robertson leverages over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. She leads legal teams handling global exploration and production, HSE, and corporate sustainability matters. Laura earned her Juris Doctorate with honors from The University of Texas School of Law.

Outside of her corporate role, Laura is deeply involved in the legal community, serving as Board Chair for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) and as a trustee for the Houston Ballet. She is a native Texan and fourth-generation Houstonian.

She received the "Inspiring Innovation Award" for developing innovative cost-reducing solutions for ConocoPhillips during a declining oil price environment.

Personality Overview

Example Seeker

Value Driven

Assertive

They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince.  They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals.

Topics They Care About

Dispute Prevention
As Board Chair for the CPR Institute, she actively promotes and contributes to thought leadership on preventing business disputes before they arise.
Energy Law
Serves as past chair of the Institute of Energy Law (IEL) advisory board and frequently speaks at its conferences, demonstrating deep expertise in the sector.
Legal Innovation
Won an award for creating innovative, cost-saving legal strategies, showing an interest in efficiency and new approaches within corporate law.

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Work History

3-2023
Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel, Global E&P and HSE at ConocoPhillips
2-2019 - 2-2023
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Technology/IP and Legal Ops at ConocoPhillips
2-2018 - 1-2019
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation, Arbitration and Employment at ConocoPhillips
2-2015 - 1-2018
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Arbitration at ConocoPhillips
2-2012 - 1-2015
Managing Counsel, Arbitration and Claims at ConocoPhillips

Education

Doctor of Law (JD) with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - BA from Loyola University New Orleans

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Insights For Selling To Laura

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Laura is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Laura

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Laura move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Laura take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Laura

Personality Compatibility


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