Tedd Matula is Tierra Energy’s Vice President and General Counsel and is responsible for directing the legal affairs of the company. Prior to joining Tierra Energy, Mr. Matula served as Senior Counsel for Black Hills Corporation, a diverse publicly held energy company with holdings in the utility, power generation, exploration and production, and marketing sectors. At Black Hills, he oversaw the legal affairs of the business development and corporate finance groups on significant acquisitions, dispositions, power purchase agreements and financings, and provided day-to-day counsel to the company’s non-regulated divisions. Mr. Matula also practiced law with Vinson & Elkins and Hogan & Hartson concentrating in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, securities issuance and compliance, and private equity. Mr. Matula received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy from Southern Methodist University, and a Juris Doctor from SMU School of Law.