International Business Transactions - The course covers the legal aspects of international business and finance, extraterritorial application of national statutes, and the regulation of international trade. The course examines, among other things, contract formation in international transactions; key commercial terms; Bills of Lading; transaction financing and obtaining appropriate security; issues associated with investing in other countries (foreign direct investment); commonly encountered ethical issues such as the FCPA; tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade; import and export restrictions (including sales to embargoed countries); and available forms of, and issues arising in, dispute resolution.International Trade Law - The course offers complete coverage of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) together with all World Trade Organization (WTO) side agreements. While the focus is trade of goods, significant coverage is given to trade in services, technology, and foreign direct investment. In addition, societal issues such as the environment, human rights, and development are incorporated as they relate to international trade. This is a problem oriented course.

Senior Helpers provides in-home personal and companion care in the greater Oklahoma City area. Its mission is to provide quality care to seniors and others who need assistance in order to stay in their homes as long as possible. Specialty areas include care for patients with dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease) and neuro-motor diseases such as Parkinson’s and ALS. Senior Helpers also provides short-term assistance for people recovering from surgery or injury.

Ascot Properties concentrates on the acquisition, management, and disposal of commercial and residential rental properties in central Oklahoma.

Responsible for the legal and company secretarial affairs of Bakkavor, an international producer of ready meals and snacks. The company operates over 50 facilities in a dozen countries around the world, employs 20,000 people, and has a turnover in excess of £1.7B.

Project ManagementForeign Direct InvestmentLaw Department Efficiency and EffectivenessInterim Legal Director Positions (SHL, global leader in talent measurement and psychometric testing; ESAB Holding, global leader in welding automation and consumables)

Directed all legal affairs and company secretarial services for RHM, one of the largest publicly traded food suppliers in Great Britain, Ireland, and France (16,000 employees, 46 production facilities, and annual sales in excess of $3 billion).

Invensys (Now owned by Schneider) was a UK based technology, engineering, controls, and energy services company with sales in excess of $16 billion, operations in six continents (300+ subsidiaries), and almost 100,000 employees.Vice President Law & Director Contract Management, Asia Pacific (Jan 2003 to Jul 2005)General Counsel and Secretary to regional businesses with turnover in excess of $1 billion. Responsible for all contract negotiation in the region, including JV and large EPC agreements. Member of multi-disciplinary team charged with developing a global company code of conduct and related compliance procedures. Group Senior Counsel, M&ADelivered major transactions of interest to the Chief Executive and the executive team and supported the Global Procurement organization. Managed the negotiation and drafting of agreements for the purchase or sale of businesses with total transactional value in excess of $400 million in the following countries: United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, South Africa, Malaysia, India, Mexico, and Singapore. Chief EMEA and Asia Pacific Counsel for the BaaN Group (2000 to 2003)From winter 2000 to spring 2003 also served as Chief EMEA Counsel and Secretary to the BaaN Group of companies, a $500 million Dutch software company that was purchased by Invensys in August 2000. As member of the senior management team, supervised three other lawyers and advised on competition, anti-trust, and trade practice matters and provided a full range of commercial contracting advice. Significant time was also spent protecting the company’s IP rights (trademark and copyright) from misuse and / or infringement, advising management on employment and labor relations matters including dealings with local works councils, and managing customer claims and commercial litigation. Served as Chief Compliance Officer charged with communicating and enforcing Invensys’ Code of Conduct and Legal Compliance policies.

Senior Regional Counsel, APAC, Hong Kong 1996 - 1999Senior Counsel, Benton Harbor Michigan, 1992 - 1996Legal Counsel, Benton Harbor Michigan 1987 - 1992