GableGotwals Welcomes Back Doug May to the Firm

January 16, 2024 | GableGotwals is pleased to announce the return of Douglas J. May, following more than a decade as general counsel of a publicly-traded energy company.

As a Shareholder in the Tulsa office, Doug will focus on contracts, securities, finance, mergers and acquisitions, governance, energy, and commercial law. He has over 25 years of combined experience working in law firms and in-house positions. Throughout his career, Doug has advised clients, large and small, public and private, in a wide range of transactional, governance, and compliance matters. He has also regularly advised clients on legal issues regarding energy commodities, transportation, and regulation.

Prior to re-joining the Firm, Doug served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., where he oversaw all of the company’s legal needs, including multiple complex joint ventures, acquisitions and divestitures, disputes, and, most recently, its $18.8 billion merger with ONEOK, Inc., which closed in late 2023. Before taking the position at Magellan, he was a Shareholder at GableGotwals and served on the Firm’s Board of Directors from 2008 until 2011. Prior to joining GableGotwals in 2001, Doug was an associate at an AmLaw 100 firm and held various positions of increasing responsibility in The Williams Companies, Inc.’s legal department.

Doug currently serves as an adjunct professor at The University of Tulsa College of Law, where he teaches courses on corporate finance and securities regulation.

He is admitted to practice in Oklahoma and Texas and is a member of the Oklahoma, Tulsa County, and Texas Bar Associations. Doug is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer’s Association of Oklahoma and a Trustee of the Tulsa Stadium Trust. He has also previously served in board and leadership positions with the Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Legal Aid of Oklahoma, and served as the Legal Committee chair of the Liquid Energy Pipeline Association.

Doug received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and his Juris Doctorate from The University of Tulsa College of Law with honors.

“We are proud Doug chose to return to GableGotwals following his lengthy leadership of the highly regarded Magellan Midstream legal department, and we are happy to welcome him back to the Firm,” said John Dale, GableGotwals CEO. “Doug joins our extensive list of former general counsels and other in-house counsels, which offers our clients a unique combination of complementary experiences in offering excellent client service.”

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