Ed Summers Email & Phone Number

207 Goode Ave., Glendale, CA 91203

I currently provide a wide range of legal services to Avery Dennison Corporation's corporate function, primarily in the areas of commercial law and contract drafting, review and negotiation, with emphasis on procurement, especially Information Technology-related agreements such as software licensing and maintenance, equipment and equipment leasing, and.

Brea, CA

Manage/provide legal services for the Office and Consumer Products Group of Avery Dennison Corporation - commercial law, contracts, antitrust, real estate, regulatory and environmental compliance, dispute resolution, litigation management, trade regulation.

• Harman International designs, manufactures and markets audio and infotainment solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional audio markets primarily in the United States, Germany, and other parts of Europe..
• As General Counsel, recruited, trained and grew legal staff sixfold while keeping legal expense below industry average; managed global Law Department with 5 offices in the US, Canada and Germany; established extensive.
• Managed and closed acquisitions and divestitures, participated in others; managed Corporate Secretary function; served as member and chairman
• Initiated procedures and recruited staff to significantly expand and protect intellectual property estate.

Irvine, California

• Established Office of the General Counsel, organized, staffed and deployed department resources.
• Took the company public shortly after arriving; managed second IPO in the next year; provided counsel to board and officers on governance, securities law compliance, and all related topics.
• Provided guidance and other legal support to lending and legal compliance functions, reviewed/revised their processes and procedures; provided legal support and documentation for secondary market operations.
• Prepared and supervised regulatory filings to establish lending offices in multiple new states as well as internationally in the U.K.

• Transamerica Finance was a $10 billion subsidiary of publicly held Transamerica Corporation engaged in Commercial Finance, Consumer Finance and Transportation Finance (intermodal leasing).
• As General Counsel, supervised and managed a team of more than 24 lawyers including division counsel and their staff in three states; worked closely with Treasury function in managing relationships with 55 banks world.
• Designed, drafted and implemented new forms of reverse mortgage lending documents, managed regulatory filing and compliance program with minimal use of outside counsel

Avery Dennison Corporation is a Pasadena, California based multinational manufacturer of pressure-sensitive materials including office products, tickets, tags, labels, and other converted products, with 2009 sales of $6 billion and employees over 60 countries.Associate General Counsel responsible for securities law filings and compliance, management of.

B.A. Cum Laude, English

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