Andre Hall Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

I am a legal advisor and business partner with experience in many complex business situations and have led international teams to achieve company objectives. I am currently looking for a new corporate legal role and am willing to relocate. Please contact me via LinkedIn or email at j.andrehall@gmail.com.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• General Corporate Matters
• Key advisor to executive team and Board on acquisitions and divestitures, class action and commercial litigation, restructuring, SEC compliance, executive compensation and departures, Board composition and structure.
• Reduced IP expenses by rationalizing the IP portfolio.Securities | Finance
• Led legal and strategic aspects of multiple recapitalization transactions.
• Provided guidance and leadership through multiple Board and executive transitions.
• Resolved large complex securities class action lawsuit.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Fostered an ethical culture and established a proactive corporate mindset as a value-added differentiator.
• Educated associates and cascaded ethics strategy globally.
• Reduced open active case inventory 50%.
• Decreased average time to investigate ethics cases 30%.
• Developed subject matter expertise in anticorruption compliance arising from international business transactions.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Top legal executive for this $2B segment made up of 10+ operating divisions supporting the aerospace and defense industries. Led corporate development transactions including complex acquisition and divestiture deals..
• Recognized as the go-to subject matter expert for high margin commercial and military aftermarket deals.
• Deals include: $83M acquisition of airborne mission data / video information systems supplier, $10M helicopter seating and floor armor provider, and formation of a complex international joint venture valued in excess.
• Steered government contracting compliance minimizing violations and mitigating enforcement actions.
• Led complex records retention initiative implementing a state-of-the-art electronic discovery management system.
• Contributed to corporate governance activities relating to SOX, SEC reporting and affiliate management.

Charlotte, NC

• Advisor supporting 13 business units for products liability, intellectual property, commercial litigation, contracts, regulatory, and M&A matters.
• Led or key contributor to divestiture of chemical businesses, spin-off to shareholders of industrial products division, divestiture of aviation test systems business, acquisition of a multinational aerospace business’s.
• Led intellectual property strategy and partnered with legal expert on IP creation, management, and litigation.
• Negotiated, drafted and managed extensive international commercial contracts.
• Trained sales force to understand contract language and improve their negotiating skills for smoother customer interfaces.
• Managed significant high stakes commercial and products liability litigation and gained a reputation for a practical, no-nonsense approach to defending cases.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Responsible for all employment law counseling, claims / litigation, training and policy development and review.
• Key leader in acquisitions and divestitures, related due diligence, document preparation and negotiations.
• Directed real estate matters; led business and legal efforts for purchases, sale and lease transactions.
• Virtually eliminated EEOC charges through training and instilling rigorous disciplined processes.
• Drafted and reviewed domestic and international contracts for product sales, supply chain, agency and distributorships, business partnerships, and contract manufacturing.
• Provided antitrust, anticorruption and environmental, health and safety compliance training and counseling.

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

• Business unit counsel and manager of corporate real estate function.
• Advised business units on general corporate legal matters, including reviews of a variety of purchasing, sales, copyright and trademark licensing, and software licensing contracts.
• Managed products liability cases arising from consumer injuries, including wrongful death cases ensuring pre-trial resolution on favorable terms.
• Handled regulatory inquiries from Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Represented retail outlet store business during rapid expansion; provided employment law guidance and compliance strategies; participated in site selection and viability analysis and negotiated all retail lease.
• Built expertise in employment law matters including responding to discrimination charges and inquiries from the EEOC.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Assisted senior associates and partners with commercial real estate leasing and purchase and sale transactions.
• Assisted bankruptcy and litigation groups in real estate foreclosures, bankruptcies and landlord / tenant litigation.
• Assisted banking and residential groups in loan and residential real estate closings.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: cum laude