Provided strategic leadership for Best Lawyers with visionary approach and strong operational focus. Worked with Company management and Advisory Board to establish long-range goals, manage new product development, refine business strategies, and drive both revenue and EBITDA growth.• Developed and expanded media partnerships on five continents• Negotiated major contracts, including U.S. News Lawyer Directory - Powered by Best Lawyers• Assumed public relations functions from founder and became public face of the Company• Worked with investment bank Greenhill & Co. to sell Best Lawyers to Private Equity Company

Assessed each department to increase efficiency and productivity and changed staff as needed. Negotiated all new contracts with media partners in U.S. and globally. Represented Company at legal functions for lawyers, law firms, and business partners. Supervised work by Company lawyers to safeguard intellectual property. Set goals and plans for Company growth.• Assembled new leadership team to integrate departments and increase productivity• Worked closely with each department to transform business practices and protocols• Designed internal Accounting systems to increase customer outreach and sales potential• Developed new Best Lawyers online logo products

Supervised and expanded team of software engineers to grow Best Lawyers while building out Best Law Firms in partnership with U.S. News World & Report. Project management style was very much “in the trenches” with IT team, often developing new tech alongside it.• Hired, managed, trained, and revitalized IT department• Implemented server architecture using VMWare vSphere for expansion into new two offices• Designed algorithms for data-mining more than 100 million lawyer data points to assist research• Developed Best Law Firms algorithms, for 67,988 practice area rankings• Automated decision-making process for Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms

Worked with management to transition Company from fax, phone, and paper to completely online functionality. Designed and developed internal systems using Visual Studio and Microsoft SQL server. Integral part in developing all proprietary software. Assumed all key database design work and online solutions for balloting, client interaction methods, and decision making for Best Lawyers lists. Built software to expand U.S. lists into 75 countries.• Designed and developed proprietary systems for company growth• Designed and implemented server infrastructure, including security and backup solutions• Developed systems and software to expand rankings to 75 countries• Moved 99% of balloting process online

Worked with developers, network technicians, and plant managers to improve existing programs and build new systems for daily operations.