David Crites Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Provide proactive support to the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary on all matters relating to the corporate secretarial function for a U.S. public company.
• Provide support for the company’s Annual Stockholders Meeting including annual D&O questionnaires
• Manage the process for Section 16 compliance and insider Edgar code maintenance
• Assist with Board Meeting matters, including minutes, agendas and preparation of materials
• Work with key internal departments, including Financial Reporting, Human Resources, Payroll and Tax
• Maintain subsidiaries, including resolutions, certificates and minute books

Dallas, TX

• Assisted in the development and implementation of electronic document routing and review policies and procedures in the wake of COVID 19; formed over 1,000 domestic entities
• Review real estate documents and corporate governance ensuring compliance with internal policies
• Manage all aspects of domestic entity formations including foreign qualifications and securing EINs
• Prepare and file amendments, name changes, certificates of withdrawal, consents and resolutions
• Create and maintain complex organizational structure charts for internal and external use
• Perform OFAC searches on tenants, service providers, fund investors and investment partners

Farmers Branch, TX

• Spent the last year as the sole member of the Legal Department responsible for overseeing all corporate legal matters while working closely with outside counsel
• Established and maintained domestic and foreign subsidiary entities and joint ventures
• Oversaw merger, acquisition and divestiture activities including extensive due diligence eforts
• Set up, populated and maintained virtual data rooms relating to acquisitions and investor financing
• Maintained minute books, share certificates and registers, compliance calendars and structure charts
• Managed Employee Stock Option Plans, Restricted Stock Awards and transfer agent relationship

Irving, TX

• Selected and coordinated the implementation of Equity Administration Software, Inc.’s web-based platform for managing the company’s Employee Stock Option Plans and Cap Table
• Established, maintained, liquidated and dissolved domestic and foreign subsidiary entities
• Drafted resolutions and consents, meeting agendas and minutes and
• Maintained minute books, share certificates and registers, compliance calendars and structure charts
• Provided significant support preparing for, conducting and documenting Annual Shareholder Mtgs.

Dallas, TX

• Established subsidiary entities in over 20 countries working closely with the Business Development Managers, Tax Dept. and local foreign counsel during a period of tremendous international growth
• Managed all aspects of establishing and maintaining foreign corporate entities and branch offices
• Conducted extensive research into the particulars of establishing entities in foreign jurisdictions
• Coordinated international corporate reorganizations, capital increases and payment of dividends
• Drafted resolutions and consents, meeting agendas and minutes and company agreements
• Maintained minute books, share certificates and registers, compliance calendars and org charts

Plano, TX

• Played a significant supporting role in reviewing and summarizing legislation and establishing and implementing internal policies and procedures pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley
• Established, maintained, liquidated and dissolved domestic and foreign subsidiary entities
• Managed merger, acquisition and liquidation activities including extensive due diligence efforts
• Maintained minute books, share certificates and registers, compliance calendars and structure charts
• Coordinated Section 16 Securities filings and prepared 10b5-1 trading plans for executive insiders

Dallas, TX

• Successfully lead efforts filing Category D claims with the UN Compensation Commission to collect reparations for losses to oilfield assets resulting from Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait
• Established, maintained, liquidated and dissolved domestic and foreign entities and joint ventures
• Maintained minute books, share certificates and registers, compliance calendars and structure charts
• Drafted resolutions and consents, meeting agendas and minutes and inter-company agreements
• Managed international corporate reorganizations and capital increases in foreign subsidiaries
• Prepared and issued powers of attorney and calendared renewals as necessary

Bachelor’S Degree, Legal Studies, General, 3.72

Associate’S Degree, Legal Assistant/Paralegal, 4.0

Graduated with Highest Honors. Received Distinguished Student Scholarship and Departmental Award.