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C-Level Business, Strategic and Legal Advisory and Outside General Counsel ServicesPhronesis (Ancient Greek: φρόνησῐς, romanized : phrónēsis) is an ancient Greek word for a type of wisdom or intelligence relevant to practical action, implying both good judgement and excellence of character and habits. Sometimes referred to as "practical virtue."Phronesis is a boutique legal firm that provides practical and business driven strategic legal and business advisory services to enable our clients to achieve lasting results and optimize growth and succeed in a timely, responsive, practical, highly ethical and cost-effective manner. We act as outside general counsel to small and mid-size companies, and special counsel to other external boutique law firms in all facets of corporate transactional law, including: corporate formation; securities; commercial contracts; finance; M&A; executive compensation; employment; internal and domestic distribution and other general business areas.Our team has over 50 years of corporate transactional experience and has worked with some of the leading international law firms in the country. At Phronesis, we provide these same superior legal services at a fraction of the cost of traditional law firms . This enables us to quickly prioritize and respond to our clients' needs and build lasting relationships that transcend a client's legal needs.

Orange County, California, United States

K[Her]ut is a non-profit empowering survivors of sex trafficking, domestic violence, sexual abuse, imprisonment, and young women aging out of the foster care system, in a safe and supportive environment. Kherut provides employment, training, and mentorship leading to long-term career opportunities and a path towards independence within our food services business platform.

Provide legal services to law firms and in-house legal teams who need assistance with business and finance transactions that are either (a) not provided by them or (b) for which they have overflow work. Currently have recurrent/ongoing work with 6 firms.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Shah Grossi is a boutique law firm that creates strategic solutions to protect businesses and individuals with complex, legal challenges from employment issues to intellectual property, franchising to Chapter 7 bankruptcy. We manage risk and provide maximum protection of our clients’ assets and interests.Our team is comprised of area experts, passionate about serving the needs of our clients. We have a reputation of achieving the best results in the industry.We have a strong personal relationship with each of our clients. Therefore, we represent each matter as if it were our own – we listen closely, provide immediate and excellent communication, offer first-class advice, and perform quickly.Our goal is very simple – It is to help you succeed globally.

Greater Orange County, Ca

Provide a variety of legal and strategic business advisory services on an as-needed basis. To date: Together with executive team, set and refined strategic direction to accelerate growth and further develop business model. Advised Board and CEO on corporate governance and compliance issues. Negotiated legal settlement with the one of the company’s former executives on terms that allowed the company to close on a round of financing. Negotiated company’s initial round of outside financing. Drafted internal and external corporate communications.

Newport Beach, California

We are innovation pioneers for whom improving our community is part of our life's story. We share a passion and social mission to solve profound societal problems. We believe that social entrepreneurship unlocks human potential and makes the world a better place. We found for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations using innovative technology and then support their growth by investing as angel investors, helping place a strong team, providing infrastructure, and attracting partners. Profound Ventures, LLC is based in "Silicon Beach" in Newport Beach, California to zero-in on solving profound societal problems.

Newport Beach, Ca

A Profound Ventures portfolio company, Bennufit is a next-generation platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to deliver intelligent solutions including genetic testing, wearable medical devices, and remote patient monitoring to help solve the dueling public health crises of chronic pain and opioid abuse.

Irvine, California

Together with executive team, set and refined strategic direction to accelerate growth and diversify business model. Advised Board and CEO on corporate governance and compliance issues. Oversaw all legal, human resource and compliance functions, including staff management of each department. Advised company owned licensed clinical laboratory personal on preparation for, and response to CLIA and CAP audits. Developed government affairs strategy. Drafted internal and external corporate communications. Negotiated institutional financings. Identified, together with the CEO, strategies for diversification of revenues and related structures to accomplish same. company-wide organization on legal, regulatory, legislative and human resource matters as part of six-person executive team. Implemented comprehensive cost savings program to reduce external legal spend. Worked with Receiver on a variety of projects to ensure the orderly disposition of certain employee assets.

Orange County, California Area

LB Hunter Group provided strategy legal and strategic business advisory services to c-level executives in the start-up arena. Past clients include: a SaaS company that has developed a proprietary software platform that predicts behavior of people within and applying for new opportunities; a medical IT company that is developing training modules for various healthcare applications, including mental health and oncology; and a digital media company.

Irvine, California

Set strategic direction, and advised Board on corporate governance and compliance issues, and company-wide organization on legal, regulatory, legislative and human resource matters as part of six-person executive team.Created connectivity between company executives and Board.Managed an internal staff, contract lawyers and a number of external law firms.Saved multiple millions of dollars in outside legal fees through comprehensive cost savings program.Advised human resources, regulatory and compliance, supply chain and warehousing operations. Instrumental in settling two shareholder derivative suits in connection with the sale of Obagi to Valeant.Thwarted threatened proxy contest.Participated in mediations; negotiated hundreds of company transactions.Reduced outside legal costs by managing day-to-day operations and hundreds of complex legal matters. Saved millions of dollars in costs by resolving a variety of disputes without litigation.Preserved and increased approximately $70 million in company revenues by resolving a number of state Attorney General and other state regulatory inquiries, defeating key legislative initiatives and introducing and passing significant legislation.Met regularly with legislators in key states to ensure continuity in the perception of both Obagi and its products.Preserved and improved the company’s financial position by reducing the numbers of product diversion sites on the Internet.

Villa Park California

Advised early stage $60+ million venture capital fund on all aspects of formation; prepared all offering documents; evaluated portfolio companies for investment; advised and led workshops for portfolio companies to assist them in refining business plans and strategic objectives.Engaged as strategic consultant for healthcare IT services company to redefine business model - created all new contracts and compliance policies; aligned company vision with management personnel.Mentored numerous executives in transition; Negotiated contract on behalf of CEO into publicly traded company with the Board and Compensation Committee; advised on creation of SOX compliance program.

Irvine, California

LAW PRACTICE PARTNER (JANUARY 1995 - FEBRUARY 2002)Practiced law in a dynamic, growth-oriented firm with a focus on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures of assets, public and private financings, general corporate counseling and corporate governance issues. Represented companies primarily in healthcare/life sciences industries.Led or participated in: dozens of technology transfer, development, licensing and manufacturing agreements, both domestic and international; approximately 75 public offerings; hundreds of financings for issuers, venture capitalists and investment bankers, and numerous merger and acquisition transactions, including management buyouts, leveraged buyouts and going private transactions – resulting in the placement or raising of billions of dollars in capital.Significant experience as both outside corporate counsel and in house general counsel, in making presentations to boards of directors, and advising boards on corporate governance, disclosure issues and fiduciary obligations. Expert in developing regulatory compliance plans for a variety of industries. MANAGING PARTNER, BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY GROUP (1999 - 2002)Led business development, operations and client management programs for the Orange County corporate practice. Grew office from 6 partners and 14 associates to 9 partners and 32 associates.Increased revenues from $6 million/year to over $25 million/year, excluding revenues generated for other practice groups or offices.Responsible for hiring, review and compensation of all associates and staff.Developed and managed office group budget and P&L. Participated in associate elevation, partnership level and compensation discussions. Implemented “new associate assignment and training program.CO-CHAIR LIFE SCIENCES PRACTICE (1999 - 2001) Enhanced, conceived, designed and developed national marketing plan for 150+ attorneys.ASSOCIATE (1989-2005)

Mcgaw, Inc., Irvine, Ca

Spent a minimum of three days a week in house for a specialty pharmaceutical company assisting in all aspects of legal needs. This was in addition to my full-time associate responsibilities at the firm.

Juris Doctor Degree In Law, Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Activities and Societies: Articles Editor - UCDavis Law Review

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Plan Creation, Statistics, Economics, Business Development

Activities and Societies: Beta gamma sigma Honors: Magna cum laude

High School Diploma