Gulfport Energy Corporation announced that Patrick K. Craine will serve as the company's General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He will report to President and CEO David M. Wood.
With more than 20 years' experience handling a broad range of securities, corporate, regulatory, governance, compliance and litigation matters (with a focus on the energy industry), Craine joins Gulfport from Chesapeake Energy Corporation where he served as Deputy General Counsel – Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. Before joining Chesapeake, Craine was a partner with Bracewell LLP, where his practice focused on securities and corporate regulatory matters and investigations. Prior to entering private practice, he served as a lawyer with the SEC and the FIRA where he held leadership positions in their Oil and Gas Task Forces.