Senior Vice President, General Counsel And Secretary
Stamford, Ct
Citizens Communications Company (currently known as Frontier Communications) was one of the largest telephone and utility companies in the U.S, operating natural gas, electric, telecommunications, and water and wastewater businesses in more than 25 states.• Led a staff of 14 attorneys and managed an average annual legal budget of more than $10 million.• Responsible for all legal matters involving or affecting the company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, with particular emphasis on… Show more Citizens Communications Company (currently known as Frontier Communications) was one of the largest telephone and utility companies in the U.S, operating natural gas, electric, telecommunications, and water and wastewater businesses in more than 25 states.• Led a staff of 14 attorneys and managed an average annual legal budget of more than $10 million.• Responsible for all legal matters involving or affecting the company, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, with particular emphasis on federal and state regulatory matters, litigation, corporate law issues, and securities law compliance. • Developed, implemented, and administered programs, structures, and controls necessary to assure compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC and NYSE rules.• Managed and provided strategic leadership of all federal and state regulatory matters, including rate cases and all regulatory commission approvals required to timely and successfully complete $9 billion acquisition and $2.5 billion divestiture efforts.• Tried or supervised numerous rate and regulatory proceedings before more than 30 state utility commissions, the FCC, and the FERC. Show less