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More than 20 years of in-house experience in fast-paced environments within highly competitive industries, under significant time and cost pressure Proven ability to make an immediate contribution, gained from consulting engagements where I have been engaged specifically to remedy emerging, or continuing, problematic issues (i.e., delays in periodic reports due to pending investigations, possible Nasdaq delisting, SEC and/or DOJ investigations and document requests)Primary responsibility in multiple engagements for legal aspects of ’33 and ’34 Act reporting (from earnings releases through periodic filings, including Section 16 reporting), in cooperation with finance, internal audit and external reporting teamsExtensive experience preparing board and committee meeting materials and recording/drafting minutes of board and committee meetings, including special litigation and investigation committeesExtensive M&A experience with pre-merger due diligence and HSR filings, as well as post-merger regulatory and compliance integrationAdditional experience: -- Compliance training material development; cross-departmental training on various topics, including Code of Conduct and ethics, insider trading, document retention, stock administration, equity compensation and Section 16 reporting.-- Business continuity plans and exercises; -- Investigation of potential data breaches with respect to lost/stolen computer equipment; and-- Implementation and management of document retention programs.Personal attributes:Effective leader; respected manager; able to effectively manage both internal resources and outside counsel (including targeted cost reduction); self-sufficient; absolutely service-orientedSpecialties: Corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, '33 and '34 Act, mergers and acquisitions, HSR filings, compliance, business continuity program implementation and testing, whistleblower program implementation, ethics training

Listed skills include Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Mergers And Acquisitions, Securities, and 17 others.