Consultant to a variety of organizations including: Miles LeHane Companies• Coaching senior executives and attorneys in job transition• Strategic Management Planning - Objective Third Party Review of Organization and StrategieNavigation Technologies - Consultant Law Firm in India - Outsourcing Legal Services from USA

Participated in the creation and implementation of corporate strategies leading to increase of revenues from $80M to $350+M. As a member of senior management reported to the President & CEO.Responsibilities included:• Risk ManagementAscertained levels of risk, provided mitigation where possible, and procured business insurance in 20 countries, including D&O, liability, property, E&O, working with brokers to determine acceptable coverage levels and premiums.• Global Real EstateAcquired, disposed of and/or managed 140 properties globally. Included facilities management for all locations: construction and modifications of each new acquisition, and the expansion of corporate headquarters from 100,000 to 150,000 square feet.• Corporate SecurityInitiated initial physical security for all locations, determined the most efficient methods for ingress and egress, expanded patent, copyright, and IP protection methods.• Corporate SecretaryAll corporate secretarial activities including liaison with Board of Directors.Global Dispute Resolution

As a member of senior management reporting to the CEO.• Created an international legal department and directed all global legal activity.• Structured an international legal department to meet the business and legal needs of the company.• Managed an intellectual property program, which included the filing of 36 US and foreign patent applications.• Created templates enabling the company to take equity positions in other businesses. • Successfully completed such investment in hi-tech French company.• Created standardized form agreements to both protect the company’s interests and expedite the sales process.• Managed all real estate activities (105 global locations) including the negotiation of a new 100,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters and a 70,000 sq. ft. build-to-suite database creation center.• Formulated the strategy and successfully coordinated all activity concerning the investigation and resolution of serious allegations filed by the Chairperson of the Board of Directors against the President.Global Dispute Resolution

As a senior member of the group, worked with partners and associate partners as a resource on selected legal activities for the firm.• Developed, implemented and managed a formal mentoring program for attorneys’ ongoing career development to improve client value through performance.• Managed all firm matters in Canada, including litigation, transactions and the acquisition of a major CPA firm.• Managed selected complex transactions and troubleshot special assignments for the firm on a national and international basis.• Participated with partners in the strategic initiative for Andersen Worldwide legal services.• Managed all legal activities for Andersen Consulting’s technology, government, automotive and utilities business units in the Americas.Global Dispute Resolution in Technology, Automotive and CPA Industries

NORTEL was a $4.5 billion wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Telecom Limited• Directed and managed all domestic and international matters of corporate legal activity and the cost effective management of corporate litigation.• Global responsibility for the strategy and management of the defense of CTD/RSI litigation against all NORTEL companies.• Chief negotiator in complex negotiations of legal documents for the sale/license/lease of sophisticated high-tech/telecommunications equipment and software to regional Bell operating companies, GTE and other telephone companies.• Managed all legal aspects in various mergers/acquisitions/divestitures ranging in size from $250K to $175M.• Negotiated more than $2B of computer related transactions with NORTEL and predecessor, Computer Consoles.• Successfully managed litigation of numerous large, complex cases involving patents, real estate, product liability and negligence. Full responsibility for retention of counsel, negotiation of fees, development of policy and retention agreements and a key person in all significant case strategies and decisions.Global Dispute Resolution

Computer Consoles was a $125+ million company engaged in the design, development and marketing of complex applied telecom/computer systems. • Active member of Senior Management, which developed and implemented corporate strategies leading to increase of revenues from $27M to $125M.• Negotiated and formalized legal documents pertaining to the sale of $200+M systems to British Telecom.• Arranged and managed various multi-year OEM agreements as both purchaser and vendor with several Fortune 100 companies.• Structured, coordinated and implemented all legal and business matters for conducting business in Europe and Asia by creating subsidiaries and through joint ventures, international distributorships and OEM relationships.• Instituted litigation against a Fortune 100 company for failure to perform and received pre-trial settlement of eight figures for contract valued at $50K.• Negotiated all real estate leases (100+) in U.S., U.K., Hong Kong and the construction of headquarters site in California.• Negotiated non-telecommunications OEM sales of hardware/software, maintenance, support and licensing for $50-100M sales.Global Dispute Resolution

• Attorney of record for development of 200 parcels of land, including shopping centers, apartment complexes, hotels and building lots.• Represented clients for a variety of other legal services involving multi-million dollar leasing agreements for major corporate and government tenants.• Performed all legal services for the creation of a "Hedge Fund" under the New York Intrastate Financing Act.

My responsibilities included prosecution/jury trials of persons charged with felonies and presentation of cases to grand juries.