General counsel for $2.1B global developer building automation, electronic security, life safety and control systems. Responsible for all legal aspects of the business worldwide, including product development, manufacturing and procurement, sales and distribution, licensing, litigation, HR, compliance and M&A. Actively engaged in cutting-edge initiatives in the areas of AI/smart buildings, facial recognition and biometrics, COVID-mitigation solutions, Internet-of-Things and SaaS offerings. Also involved in M&A and other strategic transactions, as well as corporate governance for a number of operating entities. Manage international team of attorneys responsible for commercial contracting across all of JCI’s products businesses and supervise a range of internal specialists and outside counsel on matters related to the business.

Serve as general counsel and member of the senior management team for Johnson Controls’ Global Security Products and Fire Detection Products businesses, manufacturers of a range of premium brands of intrusion, access control, video surveillance and fire detection products. Responsible for providing/coordinating legal support for all aspects of the business worldwide.

General counsel for Tyco Security Products, a $1.0B developer of access control, video and intrusion security systems. Responsible for all legal aspects of the business globally, as well as serving as a member of the business leadership team. Contributed to 100% revenue growth through acquisitions, channel expansion and new product introductions. Also implemented a global sales contracting program, and initiated Tyco’s first open source software compliance program.

General counsel for biotech start-up focused on generating drug discovery candidates for licensing to pharmaceutical companies. Responsible for all legal matters, as well as corporate development activities. Accomplishments include the divestiture of an early stage drug discovery program and completion of a $2.5M Series A round of financing.

Provided transactional legal support across HP for M&A, equity investment, joint venture and ISDA hedging transactions, as well as general corporate and securities matters. Accomplishments include numerous acquisitions, including Snapfish, AppIQ, Trustgenix, OuterBay Technologies and Tabblo.

Lead commercial attorney for $1.3B AlphaServer hardware and UNIX/VMS software division. Responsible for commercial transactions, strategic partnerships, technology licensing, and UNIX license management.

Lead attorney for equity investment program targeting bioinformatics and genomics companies. Also provided transactional legal support for Compaq’s AlphaServer division, including acquisitions and divestitures, software licensing agreements and distribution arrangements.

Practiced corporate and securities law, serving public and private companies in the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and high technology industries. Areas of expertise include M&A, public offerings of securities, Exchange Act reporting, venture capital financings, business contract negotiation and general corporate work.