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Alpharetta, Ga

Alpharetta , Ga

Alpharetta, Ga

Provide consulting and legal services to businesses and individuals, including, for example, advice to a restaurateur on business acquisition, project-lead services for a food manufacturer entering into multiple joint ventures, and continuing support for Healthcare IT company, including contract negotiation and HIPAA, Stark, and Antikickback advice.

Greater Atlanta Area

Recruited by lead board member to restructure and strengthen Legal and Compliance functions of 40-year-old, private-equity-owned (TPG Capital) $400+ million company transitioning into international markets, new product technologies, and new sales channels. Led a 6-person Legal team during a time of international expansion, new technology acquisition, and change in corporate vision. Served also as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer. Reported to CEO.

Lake Zurich, Il

Recruited by CEO to help negotiate acquisition by private equity group (TPG Capital) of a tightly integrated $600+ million transfusion business from Baxter Healthcare and help direct the creation of stand-alone company. Created and led an 8-member team. Responsible for all Legal and Compliance matters as well as trade compliance. Served also as Chief Compliance Officer. Built both functions from scratch Reported to CEO. Helped lead $1.1 billion sale to Fresenius Kabi in 2012.

Waukesha, Wisconsin

Appointed acting general counsel on departing manager's recommendation to GE Healthcare’s $11 billion US Diagnostic Imaging business. Provided general strategic, commercial, antitrust, regulatory, compliance, IP, dispute resolution, and M&A advice to C-level staff and their organizations. Managed staff of 6+ attorneys as well as contracts group and paralegals. Promoted previously from Counsel, U.S. Service, Business, to Senior Counsel, Global Services, X-Ray, and Women's Health.

Deerfield, Illinois

In late 2000, GP acquired Fort James Corporation for $7.5 billion. Fort James was a Fortune 200 manufacturer of paper products. Acted from 1999 as general counsel to Fort James's $1.8 billion European tissue business and senior counsel for its domestic operations organization, including information technology, software and other technology licensing, real estate, transportation and logistics, procurement, and engineering functions. Provided general commercial, compliance, dispute resolution, and strategic support. Acted previously as Senior Counsel for the $900 million packaging division and as Counsel, Commercial, to both the commercial and consumer tissue businesses.

New York City, New York

Practiced general corporate law with an emphasis on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, finance, corporate governance, and securities law.

Berlin, Germany

Advised foreign firms investing or doing business in newly democratic eastern Germany and central Europe with an emphasis on new ventures and acquisitions.

Stuttgart, Germany

Completed public and private sector internships at the Federation of German Industry and Volkswagen AG, respectively, and participated in several multi-week seminars examining political, economic, legal and social issues and structures in Germany and Europe.

Los Angeles, California

Practiced general business and litigation law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public finance, real estate, tax, and intellectual property law.

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature, General

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Managing Editor, Law Review