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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

• 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