Brian S. Email & Phone Number

South Bend, Indiana, Us

As General Counsel, I have successfully established a comprehensive compliance program and launched an In-House Legal Department, ensuring uniformity in legal practices across global operations. I've negotiated advantageous agreements with major retailers, significantly reducing legal costs by over 50% while enhancing control over legal operations. Additionally, I've spearheaded a risk management program, overseen substantial litigation and arbitration cases, and optimized licensing and SEC compliance, substantially improving our legal department's effectiveness.

At Smith Legal, my role as Legal Consultant & Corporate Counsel involved providing strategic legal guidance to a diverse client base, ranging from startups to established corporations. I focused on ensuring compliance, and excelled in contract negotiation and drafting. My thorough approach to legal research, due diligence, and intellectual property rights fortified business operations and governance for our clients across Texas and California. Additionally, my expertise in SEC filings further streamlined legal processes and reduced corporate risk.In particular, I delivered specialized legal advice to both startups and established firms, with a focus on compliance, contract negotiation, and document drafting. My work was pivotal in developing contracts and HR guidelines that bolstered the operational and legal frameworks of our clients. I conducted extensive legal research and due diligence, providing a sturdy foundation for client decision-making and strategic planning. My expertise guided clients through the complex compliance landscapes of Texas and California, ensuring strict adherence to regulations. I led efforts in intellectual property management, securing and defending clients' innovative assets and trademarks, and was responsible for the preparation and review of SEC filings to ensure financial reporting accuracy and compliance. My strategies in risk mitigation have protected clients from legal adversities, enhancing their overall business resilience.

As a founding partner at Smith & Garg, PLLC, I was instrumental in establishing a practice with specialties in business law, litigation, personal injury, family law, and immigration. Under my guidance, the firm grew to employ a dozen attorneys and expanded its presence across Texas and California from 2003 to 2007.

As a Trial Attorney at Pharmaceutical Legal Group from 2001 to 2003, I was a key member of a legal team representing over 3K clients affected by the diet drug "Phen Fen." We championed the rights of individuals who sustained heart damage due to the drug's undisclosed risks across multiple states including Texas, Colorado, California, and Pennsylvania.

EcoBox continually innovates to be the preferred supplier of boxes and shipping supplies. Using world class software to manage inventory, web sales, and customer service centers, EcoBox offers a tremendous selection of stock products as well as highly customized products. Utilizing multiple warehouses for local delivery and shipping nationwide via UPS, EcoBox can serve customers anywhere in the U.S. Whether you need one box or one thousand boxes, EcoBox will seek to find the best overall solution to your packaging needs.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Members of the Air Force Security Forces are tasked with providing force protection duties, guarding weapons, air bases and Air Force personnel from possible dangers. Security force members are essentially the military police within the Air Force, and the branch's first line of defense. They keep the peace at all Air Force bases and installations around the world. This career field's duties include such things as securing the perimeter of a base, to handling security dogs.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence, Litigation

Ba, English Literature

Language Certification, Russian Language Study Programs

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