Claude White Email & Phone Number

Fairfield, New Jersey

Advising and counseling businesses relative to voluntary supplemental health insurance benefits that are 100% employee paid. Voluntary supplemental benefits provide safety nets for employees who experience medical expenses not covered by major medical insurance.

Greater New York City Area

Advising and counseling IntegraMed Senior Management relative to legal issues in the fertility field.

Greater New York City Area

Directed legal and regulatory issues, complex commercial transactions and aggressive M&A program for $450+M industry leader in specialty healthcare facility management. Responsible for public reporting requirements including SEC, annual shareholder meetings, registration statements, and SOX. Held corporate secretary functions including Secretary to Board of Directors and Board Committees. Managed outside counsel involved in multiple litigations. Built legal department; led Privacy, Risk Management and Compliance.• Played integral role in company’s growth from $20M to $450+M; restructured contractual agreement with fertility clinics that revolutionized the business; expanded network of physician practices by over 100%; created greater accountability and reduced partner physician costs. Actions recognized as most significant growth factor.• Created strategy and established a pharmaceutical subsidiary for distribution of infertility drugs to patients resulting in a new revenue source while providing significant cost savings to physician practices and patients. • Supervised acquisition of substantial subsidiaries including $28M acquisition of Vein Clinics of America in 2007. Subsequently established Vein Clinics of America as a franchise operation.• Working with CFO, successfully accomplished three public stock offerings, securing Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Revolving Credit Lines. Raised capital of over $40M.• Designed and instituted first compliance program that met Department of Justice Guidelines. Led oversight for HIPAA compliance. Attained at or above targeted compliance levels in all 30+ offices nationwide.• Set up legal offshore insurance captive in 2005 for medical malpractice coverage that immediately stabilized or reduced insurance costs; in 2012, declared a dividend to the network practices further reducing costs by 30%.• Served as legal counsel to HR Department and Partner Network Physicians.

Private practice firm engaged in legal work for Resolution Trust Corporation pursuing failed thrift institutions. Provided corporate law advice and counsel in the matter of the New Jersey’s largest bank failure during this period. Oversight of all corporate law aspects of identifying and chronicling corporate processes and procedures contributing to violations of Federal banking laws.

Responsible for all legal affairs for the largest contract security services company in the US; a division of Baker Industries (subsidiary of Borg Warner), including preparation and filing of regulatory license applications nationwide, developing and implementing processes and guidelines for standard and non-standard contracts to minimize exposure, and supervising the Contracts and Risk Management Departments.

Recruited to direct a start-up legal department and prioritize provision of legal services for Mid-sized, publicly-held home healthcare and staffing services company. Developed and instituted successful practices and procedures for branch office operations; oversaw the preparation and filing of SEC filings and shareholder communications; negotiated acquisitions of home healthcare companies and branch office leases; and counseled senior management on marketing, franchising and regulatory matters.

GrandMet USA (holding company of Liggett Group) was the domestic subsidiary of UK-based Grand Metropolitan, plc Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Quality Care, Inc. (1985-1987)Promoted from GrandMet Legal Department to General Counsel of home healthcare subsidiary. Responsible for oversight of all legal affairs. Negotiated acquisitions and mergers of home health care businesses consolidated into the Company. Enhanced effectiveness of Contracts Sales Department through development of practice and legal guidelines. Developed legal policies for day-to-day operations and long-range business planning.Corporate Counsel for GrandMet USA (1976-1985)Provided legal counsel and advice to management at all levels of this consumer products conglomerate. Negotiated numerous acquisitions and mergers, handled SEC filings, reviewed marketing and advertising materials to assure compliance with regulatory provisions, and monitored and supervised outside counsel handling litigation matters.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: President, Student Bar Association

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: President, Class of 1971; President, Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity; Rutgers Student Government Association; Rutgers.