Marcus A. Williams Email & Phone Number

Sarasota, Florida Area

A consultancy, specializing in M&A, Corporate Finance and Strategic Transactional Investment.

Senior management position with lead responsibility for M&A, Corporate Finance, Securities Compliance, Board and Governance matters.• Managed all transactional matters for the company and its subsidiaries, as a global business and legal executive.• Formulated and delivered strategic business and legal advice to the management and Board of Directors of a publicly traded, global cyber security company.• Provided thought leadership to senior management for all aspects of significant corporate transactions, policies, strategies and contracts, as with previous positions.• Significant transactions and responsibilities include divestiture of non-core operating division; refinancing and reworking the company’s capital structure; acquisition of global cyber security assets from distressed competitor; SEC reporting and compliance; and Board governance.

Discharged classic director duties, bearing accountability to stakeholders for leading the overall strategy, financing and operation of the Company.• Formulated and administered compensation metrics and policies to focus and motivate the senior management of a rapidly emerging technology company with US Government Defense and Homeland Security agencies as customers.

Vice President of Transactions and Development, (10/10 to 1/11); Assistant General Counsel, (01/08 to 10/10) www.techteam.com• Managed all transactional matters for the company and its subsidiaries, as a global business and legal executive with matrix reporting relationships to the General Counsel, global business unit leaders and other senior company executives.• Formulated and delivered strategic business and legal advice to the management and Board of Directors of a publicly traded IT services company, with approximately $250 million in revenue, 3,000 employees and operations globally.• Provided thought leadership to the Board of Directors and senior management for all aspects of significant corporate transactions, policies, strategies and contracts, including acquisitions, divestitures, and compliance with securities, tax, accounting and US government acquisition regulations.• Advised senior management and the Board of Directors on governance and disclosure issues as appropriate.• Significant transactions and accomplishments (as leader or co-leader of team) include: • Led the company through a competitive auction process culminating in the divestiture of the company's Government Solutions Business and in the sale of the entire company through a third party tender offer, both at a substantial financial premium for the company's shareholders. • Established the company’s presence in the Philippines through a strategic acquisition and a contract partnership arrangement. Established the company's presence in Australia. • Divested the company of non-core business operations in Belgium and Romania. • Reformulated and drafted the company’s executive employment agreements, annual incentive plan and severance policy. • Negotiated, renegotiated and drafted material commercial contracts with large customers.

• Counseled entrepreneurs and senior management in all aspects of negotiating, drafting and closing complex business transactions, domestic and international, for public and privately held companies, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic investments, mainly in the IT services and automotive industries.• Advised clients with respect to various offering, sale and financing documents, including purchase and sale agreements (for stock, assets and real estate), private placement memoranda, and franchise agreements, across multiple industries.• Assisted clients in compliance matters involving federal and state corporate, securities and tax laws, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, primarily in the IT services industry.• Managed the work of other shareholders, associates and paralegals in delivering the services of the firm to its clients.

• Litigated the value of real estate and businesses in eminent domain cases involving large, multi-parcel real estate development projects in blighted areas with heavy environmental concerns.• Negotiated and drafted real estate purchase and development agreements for governmental entities and other quasi-public corporations.• Significant transactions and accomplishments (as junior member of a team) include: • Successfully defended the private placement of stock by a publicly traded Internet-based company in federal and state courts. • Completed the acquisition via eminent domain of 855 parcels of real estate for a large, high profile, urban renewal housing project, financed with public funds. • Assisted in the acquisition via eminent domain of several hundred parcels of real estate for a large, high profile, stadium development project, financed with public funds. • Completed the acquisition via eminent domain, adverse to real estate magnate, of several waterfront properties for use by public water department for construction of sewerage sterilization and outflow projects.

• Developed and implemented tax advantaged strategies for reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and defended such strategies before the Internal Revenue Service.• Researched and advised clients on the tax implications of domestic and international transactions and financing arrangements.• Prepared federal and state income tax returns for wealthy individuals and for corporations with $50 million to $250 million in revenues.

Jd; '96, Corporate Finance

Activities and Societies: Chairman -- Black Law Students Alliance (3rd Year) Treasurer -- Black Law Students Alliance (2nd Year)

Bba, Corporate Finance And Accounting