Diane D. Reynolds Email & Phone Number

Florham Park, New Jersey

Corporate | Data Privacy & Cybersecurity | Mergers & Acquisitions | Corporate Governance & Compliance

New Jersey, United States

New York, Ny

In addition to her expertise in data privacy, security and cybersecurity, Diane advises businesses on corporate, contractual, capital formation, business planning, and corporate governance matters. She has extensive transactional and capital markets experience, having represented scores of privately held and publicly traded corporations in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, joint ventures, technology transfers and corporate restructurings. She has also represented borrowers in a variety of complex financings, asset securitizations, equipment leasing, project financings, leveraged buyouts and workouts.Diane has also served as a director of a publicly traded financial services company, where assets under management grew to $10 billion from $1.5 billion during her tenure.

Columbus, Oh

• Advised a healthcare sector client impacted by a nationwide data breach on compliance matters and developed the strategy, messaging, and communications plan for federal and state agency and all consumer and customer interactions• Identified and closed three acquisitions which achieved a 10% increase in revenue and reduced costs by 15% as outside General Counsel for national consumer products company• Represented 4th largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world on a $9 million US-based acquisition achieving $500,000 increase in indemnification as a result of previously unidentified environmental risks • Successfully negotiated a term sheet and currently negotiating a transaction for a large state healthcare association with a private equity colloquium to develop a state wide data analytics program

Columbus, Oh

General Counsel for one of largest privately held US-based hosting companies. Provided legal strategy to CEO and Management Team, managed European and India Expansion and acted as federal and state cyber-security liaison.• Introduced a compliance program and call center procedures which resulted in a 10% decrease in insurance premiums and a 70% decrease in escalated complaints• Created and managed successful 3 year litigation strategy on time and $450,000 under budget with 3 international law firms on an ownership dispute resulting in 100% vesting in one owner • Restructured company and its affiliates to realize 50%+ tax savings and 25% reduction in operating costs and developed financing strategy resulting in 100% increase in borrowing capacity• Led team on and structured partnerships with vendors to deliver additional services to hosting platform resulting in 20% increase in revenues

Columbus, Oh

• Represented borrower on $150 million financing for construction of first ethanol plant in Ohio• Developed Taft’s General Counsel Access Program resulting in 10% increased office revenues• Effectively used Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code to complete an asset transfer from a distressed corporate client through the lender to a buyer group in three days: saving the client the cost and delay of a bankruptcy filing• Negotiated the merger of a telecommunication company into a “roll-up” acquisition of statewide telecommunication companies by means of a reverse merger into a publicly traded shell company

Columbus, Oh

• Developed strategic growth opportunities and relationships with two large financial institutions resulting in 15% revenue increase• Completed the restructuring process including the transfers of 50 state licenses and developed corporate policies and procedures resulting in 10% decrease in insurance premium

Columbus, Oh

• Created recapitalization plans for financial services client and acted as investment banker and broker to locate, negotiate and close with new investors to support growth objectives• Created and executed office business development plan resulting in 30% increase in revenue

Columbus, Oh

• Developed a business plan and created client relationships resulting in 20% increases in 2002 and 2003 revenues for the Corporate/Securities Practice Group

Columbus, Oh

• Increased revenues from $300,000 to $1.2 million and added five attorneys. Clients included start-ups, technology companies and current and former Borden companies

Columbus, Oh

• Successfully maintained aggregate asking price of $80 million on dairy divestiture despite declining market share• Developed and managed the implementation of $42 billion inter-company credit program allowing business units to reduce interest costs by borrowing independently on revolver/term bases and restructured $2.5 billion real estate portfolio on time and 14% under budget

Columbus, Oh

• Structured financing and securitization packages, prepared and negotiated pre-merger documentation, ancillary agreements and managed data exchange in connection with divestiture and acquisition of over 25 businesses totaling $1 billion

Columbus, Oh

• Created standardized real estate contracts and streamlined environmental assessment process resulting in 20% increase in closing rate and reduced outside legal costs by 50%

Columbus, Oh

• Led negotiations in UK on European defaulted bond issue among seven international creditors resulting in coordinated position and strategy that maximized final return by 10%

Mba, Finance

received MBA

Juris Doctor (Jd), Focus On Corporate And Securities Law

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor, Capital University Law Review, 1984-1985. Published article in Law Review on changes.

Ba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Honor Society.