Terence Lane Wilson — Senior VP & General Counsel at The Williams Companies

Judge Terence Lane Wilson has been Senior Vice President and General Counsel at The Williams Companies, Inc. since April 17, 2017. Judge Wilson leads Williams' legal team. He has served as the U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma since 2009. In 2016, Judge Wilson was appointed to the Judicial Conference Committee on Criminal Law by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Judge Wilson has also served as an Adjunct Settlement Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2008 and was a member of the Grievance Committee for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma from 2007 to 2008. Prior to his appointment as a U.S. Magistrate Judge, he was a shareholder and member of the board of directors for Oklahoma-based law firm, Hall Estill from 1994 to 2008. At Hall Estill, he managed a team of lawyers that specialized in trying complex commercial litigation matters focused in the areas of oil and gas, construction, telecommunications and intellectual property. Judge Wilson also has prior energy industry experience, having previously worked for Exxon early in his career.