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Corporate/private equity M&A partner. Combining the business and financial sensibility of in-house practice with the global capability and expertise of a top tier law firm, I provide the type of counsel that I looked for as a GC. Fast, strategic, practical and effective. Practice focuses on retail, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure. M&A, strategic alliances, corporate governance, compliance, franchise, technology, regulatory and supply chain matters.

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the largest independent distributor of heavy duty truck and trailer parts in the United States with over $1 billion in revenue, 3300 team members and operations in 45 states and China. Managed internal and external professional teams.• Established the first Legal, Loss Prevention, Environmental Health and Safety and Communications functions in the company’s 17-year history• Successfully resolved multiple legal disputes avoiding multimillion-dollar exposure • Hands on negotiation and closing of 4 strategic acquisitions in 4 markets in 12 monthsLed cross-functional teams in the development of key operational processes

Senior Legal Executive managing lawyers, paralegals and regulatory specialists in the national retail operating company of the $47.5 billion global transportation, e-commerce solution and business services corporation with 325,000 worldwide team members connecting 99% of the global gross domestic product.• Executed the FedEx Office company’s acquisition and disposition strategy in China, Japan and Korea • Led negotiations team on complex outsourcing relationship with a major defense contractor• Directed regulatory compliance function for FedEx Office

• Led team responsible for private commercial as well as federal, state and local government outsourcing relationships and contracts in the US and Canada• Developed and launched the Export Control, HIPAA and PCI compliance strategies for 1800 business units nationally• Developed and served on various policy and operational governance committeesDirector, Technology and IP Management CounselNovember 2002 to August 2004• Lead legal advisor and negotiator for technology transactions, proprietary software development and launch of national point of sale (POS) system, mobile and cloud technology products• Lead legal advisor for Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance and data security matters• Responsible for all Intellectual Property and Marketing matters

Chief legal officer for a franchisor of global executive suites with annualized revenues of $600 million with operations throughout the US, Argentina, Mexico, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. • Developed and led the legal and risk management operation worldwide for a company that doubled in size in a two year period. • Led public offering process.• Led major acquisition to double company’s operational footprint.• Managed private equity and debt stakeholder relationships.• Led legal analysis and decisions for the franchise operations globally. • Successfully resolved several litigation matters and managed complex shareholder litigation.• Successfully lobbied for and achieved favorable federal regulations governing revenue generating aspects of the business. Authored key provisions that were adopted into the regulations.

Senior Associate Attorney in the Corporate Group for full service law firm. Practice focus: Corporate mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings, SEC filings and regulatory matters for Internet, Communications, Retail and Real Estate companies. Representative Transactions:• Consolidation of various start up and family owned companies by publicly traded Internet, ice and direct marketing companies, U.S. and Canadian real estate management companies• Representation venture stage technology and sporting goods companies• Initial public offerings in communications, factoring and gaming companies

Associate in the Commercial Group