High performing C suite legal and business advisor with proven track record delivering creative solutions to a wide range of business problems. Known for managing large-scale corporate projects, directing sophisticated financial transactions and overseeing complex “bet the farm” litigation. Extensive experience underwriting, managing and remediating fixed income portfolio investments. Partner with boards and senior management to deliver clear assessments and pragmatic leadership in growth, crisis and recovery environments. Detailed knowledge of fixed income and insurance products, credit default swaps, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. Familiarity with related regulatory regimes, accounting practices and tax objectives.Key Accomplishments:Delivered $570M to shareholders as member of leadership team that developed and implemented strategic runoff and dividend plan targeting risk reduction, expense control and opportunistic recoveries. Culminated in $45B reduction in liabilities, $1B increase in capital position, $120M capital release and $450M merger with strategic investor.Built proactive internal legal department responsible for sourcing and generating revenue opportunities, commencing recovery litigation and pursuing remediation transactions. Recovered over $125M through strategic litigation effort while successfully negotiating favorable settlements and defending against multiple threatened and actual contingencies.Restored solvency and stability to distressed insurance group by negotiating three multi-billion dollar international corporate restructurings over 24 month period, including IFLR “Restructuring Deal of the Year”.
Listed skills include Structured Finance, Securitization, Capital Markets, Due Diligence, and 42 others.