Avi Stadler Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Integral member of executive management team responsible for all human resource, strategic and tactical legal, mergers and acquisition, real estate and contract, and government relations and compliance functions. Lead company on all company-wide culture and change-management initiatives. Drive complex business transactions and critical contract negotiation.Significant Achievements:• Implement initiatives to enhance the company’s infrastructure and leadership to instill positive, process-driven, and growth-oriented culture• Successfully lead acquisition process and integration of newly acquired businesses, including successful acquisition of large companies and tuck-ins• Create and implement HR practices and processes leading to reduction in turnover and improved employee satisfaction• As General Counsel for the company, initiate and develop risk management and legal processes and procedures• Actively lead company's lobbying and government relations activities• Partner with marketing and sales organization to implement CRM, design commission plans, and create and deliver client and vendor training• Work with CIO to ensure compliance with data security laws

Litigator and client advocate practicing in a number of practice areas including: securities litigation, broker/dealer regulation, employment law, tax controversy, professional liability, and business litigation.Significant Achievements:• Successfully devised and implemented strategy for defending large volume of securities cases• Advised senior management of companies on liability, risk management, and legal and business strategy• Managed large caseload and supervised teams of attorneys and paralegals for clients while delivering cost-effective legal services• First-chaired large litigation matters; successfully tried dozens of arbitrations throughout the nation• Served on firm-wide and team committees relating to management, training, staffing, pro bono, and business development

Created and implemented merit review process, career development program, training programs, and firm policies to improve retention and management of firm’s attorneys in conjunction with firm’s strategic plan. Significant Achievements:• Designed and implemented firm-wide review and career development process for firm’s associates• Chaired firm’s associate compensation committee with primary responsibility for managing all aspects of attorney evaluation and compensation process for all associates• Regularly advised HR on employment issues including hiring and firing decisions• Created comprehensive reporting system to enhance performance management of attorneys• Developed leadership training program for use with senior associates and junior partners• Implemented career planning mentorship program for all associates• Served on diversity and pro bono committees

Elected to partnership December 2005. Litigator and client advocate practicing in a number of practice areas including: securities litigation, broker/dealer regulation, employment law, tax controversy, professional liability, and business litigation.Significant Achievements:• Successfully devised and implemented strategy for defending large volume of securities cases• Advised senior management of companies on liability, risk management, and legal and business strategy• Managed large caseload and supervised teams of attorneys and paralegals for clients while delivering cost-effective legal services• First-chaired large litigation matters; successfully tried dozens of arbitrations throughout the nation• Served on firm-wide and team committees relating to management, training, staffing, pro bono, and business development

Drafted employment and independent contractor agreements. Took depositions of fact witnesses and party representatives in federal intellectual property and product liability litigation. Conducted direct examination of expert witness in federal sentencing hearing. Drafted pleadings in state and federal court.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: First Honor Graduate Class of 1998; Order of the Coif; West Publishing Award; Executive Notes & Comments Editor.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude Graduate; President, Duke College Bowl; Founder, Duke Tournament of Academic Excellence; Member, Duke.

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