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Experienced in-house legal executive, general counsel and corporate attorney representing and advising corporations and financial sponsors in a wide variety of complex inorganic business transactions and enterprise-level commercial, corporate and securities matters across many international jurisdictions. Analytical and collaborative leader with an ability to drive maximum performance in material cross-functional projects and to identify, prioritize, assess and problem solve a variety of transactional and commercial related issues across all functional areas. Excellent communicator and strategic business partner with strong business judgement and influencing skills who builds strong interpersonal connections through authenticity and empathy and can relate to a broad spectrum of stakeholders at all levels of the organization in an authentic and real way. Seasoned manager with 20+ years of progressive global experience gained through a combination of law firm training and GC / senior in-house experience working across a board range of legal disciplines, including depth in complex corporate and commercial matters (M&A, JVs, governance) as well as exposure across other areas such as compliance, IP regulatory, employment, and litigation. Demonstrated success and ability to deliver exceptional results in matrixed business environments by effectively collaborating with diverse teams, business leaders and legal colleagues while aligning legal strategy with business and stakeholder objectives. Specialties: corporate acquisitions and divestitures, corporate carve-out and spin-off transactions, white goods, intellectual property, procurement, logistics, privacy, international transactions, regulatory, antitrust, healthcare, medical imaging, life sciences, medical diagnostics, software, digital, leveraged buyouts, corporate finance, corporate secretary, securities, private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, family office, management incentive plans.

Listed skills include Mergers And Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Joint Ventures, and 19 others.