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Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

New York, New York, Us

Serve as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of this formerly public adtech company. Helped the public company successfully manage through and emerge from Chapter 11 as a private company. Advise with respect all aspects of the business, including customer and vendor contracts, litigation, employment, and compliance. Assumed duties of Corporate Secretary to the Board and led legal review of governance matters and public filings while the company was public.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Oversaw the corporate Connect and Control Technologies (CCT) business as general counsel, reporting to the CCT president and the ITT general counsel. Supported clients in human resources, safety, and operations. Managed expenses for the legal and compliance department and supervised a lean team of one lawyer, three contract managers, and 12 export and import compliance personnel in a firm earning between $600 million and $800 million in yearly revenue. Led planning, policy, and compliance with numerous global COVID legal requirements, including CAL/OSHA and federal government contractor vaccine mandate.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Spearheaded global export compliance and environmental functions; reviewed corporate 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, and buybacks; led global M&A; and covered dividends, stock trading, proxy drafting, annual shareholders meeting, and earning materials. Provided advice and support to headquarters tax, treasury, human resources, and finance departments. Assumed additional interim roles from time to time, including as counsel to integrate one of motion technology’s US businesses, assistant secretary, and general counsel of CCT while reporting to the general counsel and corporate secretary of ITT. Assisted with corporate leasing and real estate matters.Reported to the c-suite at ITT global headquarters on risks and terms of M&A transactions, including the acquisition of global specialty pump maker Rheinhütte Pumpen Group for ~€81 million, acquisition of rubber gasket and brake shim manufacturer Wolverine Advanced Materials for about $300 million, and acquisition of Axtone, a leading manufacturer of highly engineered and customized components for railway and other harsh-environment industrial markets, for approximately $118 million, and executing a holding company reorganization of ITT resulting in a new publicly traded company and the division of operating companies from various legacy liabilities.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Assumed the subsidiary management function for the legal department. Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated agreements with customers, suppliers, and vendors. Led and negotiated mergers and acquisitions. Analyzed and advised executives concerning novel business opportunities. Supported the tax, treasury, and finance functions. Advised on acquisitions and dispositions by Arrow. Reported to the vice president of legal affairs. Executed various internal global reorganizations and collected internal due diligence.Managed outside counsel and reviewed acquisition and disposition agreements and related documents for global transactions, including acquisitions in the US, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden relating to technology recovery services, as well as various acquisitions in EMEA, Australia, and New Zealand for the electronic computing services business, and in the US for core electronics distribution business. Drafted and negotiated various complex supplier and customer engagements for components, electronic computing services, and electronic asset disposition businesses with firms such as Microsoft, IBM, Freescale, Renesas, Molex, EMC, and Altia.

New York, Ny, Us

Drafted and negotiated transaction documents for corporate acquisitions and financing. Provided legal advice to private equity and hedge funds, serving as outside general counsel to portfolio companies. Prepared and filed trademark applications; assessed and authored intellectual property records and supply, license, and employment agreements. Advised numerous private equity funds regarding acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies and add-on acquisitions by portfolio companies as either M&A counsel or corporate finance counsel. Advised clients in aspects of general corporate governance and commercial law.Transactions included representing private equity funds in the disposition of a private company with over $800 million in revenues, acquisition of a market-leading private company pursuant to a merger worth $111 million, disposition of a global business division and associated supply and license of products by a non-U.S. public company in a transaction valued at potentially over $200 million, and simultaneous acquisition of two private business operating in a highly regulated industry in transactions worth more than $500 million.

New York, Ny, Us

Provided advice and analysis to corporate clients on complex US federal and state tax issues. Analyzed the tax consequences of high-profile corporate finance, financial products, merger and acquisitions, and real estate investment trust transactions. Conducted extensive research and presented recommendations on tax-efficient structures and business practices for operating partnerships, private equity firms, corporations, and joint ventures. Drafted revisions to and independently negotiated the operating partnership agreement’s tax, distribution, and allocations sections to reflect the admission of additional limited partners.Transactions included a major foreign investment bank in connection with a $1 billion joint venture involving US and foreign investors; a US public company in connection with a $2.6 billion stock and cash acquisition; a US public company with numerous acquisitions of private companies in transactions ranging from $18 million to $40 million; a US public company with disposition of assets in the US and abroad in a $225 million transaction; and a global company during restructuring.

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