General counsel for U.S. business operations of Tradebe (U.S. affiliate of privately held environmental services firm based in Spain and having operations in Europe and U.S.). Responsible for advising executive management on all legal and compliance matters for the company and providing legal support for commercial operations, facilities operations, strategic development, compliance, and functional support group operations.

Commercial legal counsel for US business operations of Tradebe. Handled all customer and supplier contracts, real estate leases, and transportation/ logistics contracts. Provided legal support to Finance, HR, IT and Operations (manufacturing) functional groups. Developed comprehensive suite of legal contract templates and drove implementation of contract management system.

• Division counsel for NAFTA operations of two large business divisions of LANXESS AG (specialty chemicals, US$8 billion sales). Legal partner to division leaders in connection with all legal matters including negotiation of key commercial contracts, developing strategic alliances, executing M&A activities, and resolving business disputes.• Primary legal resource to company in connection with handling legacy business and corporate operations… Show more • Division counsel for NAFTA operations of two large business divisions of LANXESS AG (specialty chemicals, US$8 billion sales). Legal partner to division leaders in connection with all legal matters including negotiation of key commercial contracts, developing strategic alliances, executing M&A activities, and resolving business disputes.• Primary legal resource to company in connection with handling legacy business and corporate operations of Chemtura Corporation (acquired by Lanxess in April 2017).• Managed successful integration of global legal operations of Chemtura into Lanxess regional legal operations structure. Show less

• Head of global commercial legal function in law department. Provided worldwide delivery of legal services to all of Chemtura Corporation’s business segments (US$2 billion sales). • Led in-house team of 6 regional attorneys, 4 paralegals, and 3 contract managers in the Americas, Europe/Middle East, and Asia Pacific. • Division legal counsel for key business units. • Comprehensive legal support to key functional… Show more • Head of global commercial legal function in law department. Provided worldwide delivery of legal services to all of Chemtura Corporation’s business segments (US$2 billion sales). • Led in-house team of 6 regional attorneys, 4 paralegals, and 3 contract managers in the Americas, Europe/Middle East, and Asia Pacific. • Division legal counsel for key business units. • Comprehensive legal support to key functional groups involved in supporting business activities (finance, strategic business development and M&A, logistics, supply chain, procurement; corporate, regulatory and trade compliance; human resources). • Directed governance, oversight, operations and corporate restructurings for the company’s global network of subsidiaries. Key accomplishments in improving business performance (cost and efficiency) and meeting strategic objectives:• Designed and implemented global contract management system (templates, toolkits, workflows, online training) that improved consistency, reduced contract review turnaround time, enabled more informed business decisions and lowered risk profile.• Developed global corporate subsidiary database, providing real-time access to key corporate data and enabling faster and more accurate decision making.• Reduced global subsidiary structure from over 160 separate legal entities to 50, lowering costs and improving operational efficiency.• Lead or key attorney on over 15 cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions ranging in enterprise value from US$ 25 million to 1 billion.• Lead attorney in connection with negotiation, drafting and execution of major commercial contracts (US$ 5 million to 50+ million).• Built global preferred outside counsel network through competitive bidding.• Key legal role in Chemtura’s successful 2010 emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization. Show less

Lead attorney for worldwide commercial operations of all business groups (US$1.5 billion sales). Counsel for all domestic U.S. and international M&A activities of the company. Oversight of corporate secretarial function for all domestic and international subsidiaries of the company. Counsel to corporate business ethics and compliance department (2004) Legal counsel to functional support group operations in multiple disciplines (finance, logistics, supply chain, procurement, employee/HR… Show more Lead attorney for worldwide commercial operations of all business groups (US$1.5 billion sales). Counsel for all domestic U.S. and international M&A activities of the company. Oversight of corporate secretarial function for all domestic and international subsidiaries of the company. Counsel to corporate business ethics and compliance department (2004) Legal counsel to functional support group operations in multiple disciplines (finance, logistics, supply chain, procurement, employee/HR, real estate/facilities, litigation, environmental, intellectual property). Show less