James Sheets Email & Phone Number

Augusta, GA, US

As chief legal officer and member of the Senior Leadership Team, I provide legal and business advice to Club Car and its global workforce. Club Car is the world leader in small wheel electric vehicles, manufacturing everything from golf carts to utility vehicles. With over 1,000 employees around the world, Club Car moves the world towards a more.

Houston, Texas, US

• In addition to supporting Club Car, I served as General Counsel to Gardner Denver High Pressure Solutions, a manufacturer of high pressure pumps and related products.
• Manage legal, insurance, and contracts due diligence for $300M spin-off of High Pressure Solutions business unit to American Industrial Partners
• Team Leader for legal entity establishment and operationalization in Canada, Argentina, and United Arab Emirates in connection with HPS spin-off transaction
• Serve as Chairman of Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in In re BJ Holdings, Inc. in connection with single largest unsecured claim in bankruptcy case in United States Bankruptcy Court in Southern District of.
• Implement process improvements with respect to contracts, credit review, and secured transactions to secure right to payment
• Revise standard terms and conditions to improve transactional efficiency and minimize business risk

Berwyn, PA, US

• In addition to serving as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, I provide critical human resources leadership to 650+ employees.
• Assumed leadership of Human Resources Department responsible for managing human resources under US and Canadian laws
• Implemented broad changes to medical benefit plans including transition away from incumbent third party administrator across North America resulting in anticipated savings of $3,000,000
• Supervised planning, design, and implementation of training and organizational development functions including a revamp of performance review and succession planning process
• Orchestrated budgets and tactical plans for human resources initiatives including training and development; compensation and benefits; succession planning; and organizational development
• Managed staff of 8 human resources professionals responsible for all HR functions for North American organization

Berwyn, PA, US

• Manage tactical and strategic-level legal initiatives for leading supplier of modular buildings for government, commercial, education, and healthcare customers across 75+ branch locations. Design and implement business.
• Responsible for all asset acquisitions, vendor contracts, joint ventures, licensing agreements, real estate transactions, and finance transactions
• Negotiate/document international transactions in Slovenia, United Kingdom, China, Denmark, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Panama, and multiple Caribbean countries
• Critical role in $975M acquisition of a division of General Electric Corporation
• Represented company in refinancing of $950M asset based credit facility and $360M second-lien financing
• Participate in negotiations and manage due diligence for merger of industry’s two leading participants and secured US and Canadian antitrust approvals

Advise and represent financial institutions and commercial clients in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Member of Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditor's Rights and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups.

Advise and represent financial institutions and commercial clients in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Member of Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Creditor's Rights and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups.

Assisted attorneys with litigation and transactional matters.

Performed various research tasks for Senior United States District Court Judge.

Juris Doctor, Law

B.A., History

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