David Crites Email & Phone Number

Frisco, Tx, Us

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.