Work
Experience

&
Professional

Achievements

Leadership, Team Building Staffing
& Development

A trusted advisor to executive teams and boards of directors on business, legal and regulatory matters. Developed corporate vision, mission statements, and company standard operating procedures.

Improved team morale & grew the legal department. of a $19+ billion company during a challenging phase by developing the organizational structure and improving recruitment and training of attorneys and support staff.

Strategy Development &
Process Improvement

Led global corporate compliance initiatives, developed and deployed technology, policies, procedures, and training to ensure compliance with FCPA-Anti-Corruption, CCPA, GDPR and Data Security regulations.

Achieved a 30% reduction in the sales cycle timeline by developing and implementing broad consultative selling strategy focused on customer needs.

Reduced turnaround time from three weeks to one week. Reduced legal expenses by 25% by developing and implementing an organizational effectiveness strategy during a challenging transition phase.

Financial, Operations &
Project Management

Prepared & monitored KPIs for a large regional engineering firm’s legal department’s multi-million-dollar budget.

Managed global intellectual property portfolios and related legal budgets at two multi-billion companies. Achieved material savings in legal expenses by developing & implementing a patent and trademark filing tier system and flat fee billing.

Managed a portfolio of more than 3,700,000 sq. ft. of commercial real estate. Acquired & sold properties achieving millions in revenue and saving $10 million in expenses.

Mergers and Acquisitions & Business
Development

Delivered millions of dollars in EBITDA by leading the negotiations & execution of both domestic & global acquisitions of companies valued at more than $3.5 billion dollars.

Generated millions of dollars in new business through consultative selling to new and regional accounts, drafting and strategically negotiating sales and distribution agreements, designing and implementing customized legal and business risk mitigation solutions for prospective customers.