• Experienced Private and Public Company General Counsel, Chief Litigation Officer and Senior Advisor.• Business minded, legal and regulatory focused senior executive with a demonstrable record of success, creative leadership and thoughtful risk management skills.• Staunch advocate and determined problem solver, focused on driving value to my company and its constituents, and on obtaining best outcomes under all circumstances. Effective collaborator with internal and external experts and advisors, willing to express views while remaining open and enthusiastic about alternative approaches, combining all inputs to generate an optimal strategy.BOARD ADVISOR AND MEMBER OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAMServed as the chief legal advisor and a member of senior management teams overseeing all strategic company initiatives, offering creative solutions and helping to drive business objectives to enhance shareholder value.LEGAL DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIPManaged a talented team of legal, regulatory, compliance and audit professionals, and oversaw all corporate transactional, litigation and regulatory affairs. Supervised all securities, SEC-reporting, and corporate governance matters, as well as legal issues relating to the finance, tax, investor relations, employment and HR divisions.FINANCE AND LITIGATION SPECIALISTRegularly interacted with the NYS Department of Financial Services Capital Markets and Insurance Divisions, and managed responses to inquiries from the SEC. As general counsel to a global publicly traded financial insurance company, and formerly internal litigation counsel to a global investment bank, I have advised internal and external clients on managing disputes and risk concerning a wide array of financial products and services matters, including M&A transactional, fixed income, structured product, distressed debt, real estate, tax, and general corporate affairs.