Deputy General Counsel
$30B Global Fortune 500 provider of building/construction materials with 77,400 employees in 28 countries.Held leadership roles in collections; compliance (antitrust, anti-bribery and corruption, campaign finance and lobbying, export control, data privacy, fraud, EHS); corporate governance; financial derivatives; government contracts and investigations; insurance claims; IP; international transactions; litigation; L&E; M&A; procurement; and securities.• Built internal legal function for $15B Americas operations, rationalizing and reducing external counsel, developing world-class legal resources, and proactively managing risks.• Managed legal support for centralization of sourcing for $B annual spend, enabling economies of scale to reduce costs and contribute to company's competitive advantage.• Led legal aspects of due diligence, negotiations, closings, and integrations for 60+ M&As, earning recognition for driving strong balance sheet during 2008 recession that enabled expansion while other companies divested.• Initiated adoption of secure, centralized management system for IP portfolio, including patents and trademarks to increase workflow efficiencies, collaboration, and data capture.• Implemented IP training and integrated legal reviews within new product development processes to reduce large IP claims. Member of CRH Innovation Council.• Litigated 100+ tort, IP, and contract cases, accurately assessing risks and achieving resolutions within projected outcomes.• Digitally transformed CRH corporate governance system from manually processed to web-based system.• Built highly efficient team of elite paralegals trained for key tasks, including advanced document drafting, negotiations, and client communications, enabling operation with fewer attorneys to maintain budget.• Prepared materials for advanced compliance training presentations to all management on an annual basis since 2001.
