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• Management oversight and responsibility for all legal affairs of a globally diverse entertainment and manufacturing enterprise.
• Management of a large, worldwide intellectual portfolio of more than 1,500 patent, trademarks, design marks and copyrights in 100 plus countries.
• Developed a Global Property Rights Enforcement Policy to combat piracy and counterfeiting
• Instrumental in achieving significant cost savings reductions through the implementation of a global IP strategy.
• Extensive global company experience in both Legal and financial matters, including the establishment of corporate entities and corporate compliance in the EU, China, India, South America and Japan.
• Lead defensive effort of a Department of Justice investigation of the Company’s wood purchasing activities.

• Key member of an executive senior management team responsible for transforming Company from a four state $86 Million revenue organization to a 22 state $360 Million revenue organization.
• Led coordination of all governmental and business lobbying activities. relations and legislative lobbying activity
• Management and responsibility for the legal affairs of a NASDAQ listed company, including annual report, proxy statement, 10Q’s, 10K’s, and 8K’s.
• Lead role and oversight of:­ Company’s Initial Public Offering and Secondary Offering­ Private equity investment of $130 Million to fund privatization of Company­ Securing a series of multi-million dollar debt.
• Led negotiation and acquisition of:­ Six ancillary benefit companies. ­ Five multi-state dental practice operations (58 facilities).
• Led legal and regulatory assimilation of all business acquisitions.

• Named equity partner of largest Florida East Coast regional law firm.
• Managing partner from 1990 through 1995.
• Practice leader of Corporate Practice Department specializing in healthcare law and merger and acquisition activity.

Professor of Business Law

Jd, Law

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