Mark Hough Email & Phone Number

Serve as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary to the North American Crop and Non-Crop Business Units and the Latin American Business unit of one of the world's largest agrichemical manufacturers with over 7,000 employees and $6B in annual revenue. Member of Executive Team involved in all major business decisions that enabled the company to exceed sales and profit targets for five consecutive years. Manage and lead litigation efforts and all legal aspects of real estate procurement, business transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and contracts.• Successfully developed and implemented a legal strategy for North America growing the North American footprint from four to seven companies with sales revenue increasing from $400M to $1B.• Negotiated, structured, and drafted agreements related to the divestment of company assets in connection with a multi-billion dollar acquisition by parent company.• Managed and led the acquisition of a $100 million consumer pesticide company with the engagement of outside counsel.• Successfully reduced outside counsel cost by over $1M per year and negotiated settlements that saved the company an average of $2M per year. Reduced the percentage of legal spend to total sales revenue every year thereafter despite revenues more than doubling.• Oversee legal matters in companies in ADAMA's Latin America Business Unit.

Cary, Nc, Us

Served as point person regarding all matters pertaining to human resources including employment, independent contractors, and benefits litigation. Managed a team of four attorneys covering labor and employment litigation and counseling on a global scale; provided direct resolution for all instances of domestic litigation. Participated in mergers and acquisitions (including due diligence). • Managed the company’s independent contractor program; created and reviewed all independent contractor agreements.• Negotiated agreements related to licensing and maintenance of software and hardware, protection of intellectual property including proprietary software licenses, professional services and consulting.• Developed corporate governance and compliance policies and procedures.• Conducted complex research, performed due diligence for acquisitions and reviewed all sales compensation plans. • Drafted and negotiated corporate real estate leases and transaction documents.• Noteworthy Accomplishment - Successfully defended company against an $8M claim by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs; responded to Department of Justice’s antitrust inquiry resulting in the DOJ terminating its investigation of the company.

Nashville, Tn, Us

Provided case management, litigation, and counseling services for more than 400 hospitals with approximately 300,000 employees (union and non-union), including representation on claims involving Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, ERISA (non-tax issues), NLRA, and state law employment issues in 38 states. Represented affiliates at depositions and trials (7 trials as first or second chair), as well as arbitration and state/federal labor board hearings. • Provided case management, litigation, and counseling services for more than 400 hospitals with approximately 300,000 employees, including representation of affiliates at depositions and trials (7 trials as first or second chair), as well as arbitration and state/federal labor board hearings.• Conducted human resources due diligence related to the acquisition of hospitals as part of the company M&A due diligence team

Nashville, Tn, Us

Served as In-house counsel supporting the Chief Litigation Counsel for a for-profit hospital corporation. • Responsible for responding to discovery, defending depositions, and assisting in responses to governmental inquires.

Jd, Law

Certificate Of Completion, Agronomy Essentials

Mpa, Public Policy

Mba & Mpa

Ba, Economics/Psychology