A successful career as primary, high performing general counsel skilled as a trusted legal and business advisor for executive leadership and senior leadership teams on all corporate legal and regulatory matters. Proven record of excellence in business development and financial knowledge and skills including competitive strategic analysis and transactional law with major corporations. Significant achievements and competency in compliance, security acquisition, and business start-up to sale of products and services. Areas of expertise include: Strategic Planning - Revenue Generation - New Business Development - Negotiation Franchise Industry - Technology Business - Intellectual Property - Financial Corporations Securities - FinTech - Mergers/AcquisitionsBUSINESS ACUMEN:- Expanded franchise systems for franchisors, 13 years' experience. Included Strategic Planning and Management of large projects with leading franchise companies, such as Homestyle Dining, Liberty Tax, Geeks On Call, smART Explorers, ServiStar, The Chocolate Room, and others. - Directed business acquisitions through asset purchases, and stock/membership unit purchases, and bill of sale. Included appropriate filings with state agencies.- Structured and implemented 150+ business launches. Included private auto/racing club, extreme sports complex, social network web company, and pecan food production company.- Worked together with private investors, venture capitalists and angel investments to achieve successful capital raise campaigns, as well as FinTech initial coin offerings (ICOs). Included $25 million insurance blockchain technology, $15 million restaurant franchisor, $9 million extreme sports complex, and a $300,000 Pittsburgh-themed restaurant.
Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Litigation, Strategic Planning, Contract Negotiation, and 36 others.