Sam Hamilton Email & Phone Number

Appleton, Wi, Us

Appleton, Wisconsin

- Serves as the lead attorney for the Voith Paper division in North America. Formerly served in the same role for the Voith Industrial Services division, including Voith's sale of that division.- Provides legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Digital Solutions) in North America, with a current focus on the legal affairs of Voith Paper and Voith Digital Solutions.- Advises U.S., Canadian and German senior management on legal and strategic… Show more - Serves as the lead attorney for the Voith Paper division in North America. Formerly served in the same role for the Voith Industrial Services division, including Voith's sale of that division.- Provides legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Digital Solutions) in North America, with a current focus on the legal affairs of Voith Paper and Voith Digital Solutions.- Advises U.S., Canadian and German senior management on legal and strategic business matters, including M&A projects.- Drafts, reviews and negotiates a wide array of major commercial agreements, M&A agreements and other contracts, including capital equipment purchase agreements, supply agreements, service agreements, project agreements, joint venture agreements, stock purchase agreements and asset purchase and sale agreements.- Analyzes and counsels businesspeople on complex regulatory issues.- Drafts confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and other documents regarding the protection and ownership of intellectual property.- Advises and trains management and other employees on compliance matters.- Engages and manages outside counsel.- Regularly participates in meetings, negotiations and training in the United States and international locations, including Canada and Germany.- Collaborates with colleagues around the globe on a daily basis. Show less

Appleton, Wisconsin

- Served as Voith's chief legal officer in North America.- Managed a client-focused team of lawyers that provided legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Industrial Services) in North America.- Advised U.S. and international senior management on legal and strategic business matters.- Served as key lawyer/legal advisor on major North American business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. -… Show more - Served as Voith's chief legal officer in North America.- Managed a client-focused team of lawyers that provided legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Industrial Services) in North America.- Advised U.S. and international senior management on legal and strategic business matters.- Served as key lawyer/legal advisor on major North American business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures. - Participated in the definition, development and interpretation of corporate policies, procedures and programs and provided continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters. - Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a wide array of major commercial agreements and other contracts.- Advised and trained management and other employees on compliance matters.- Oversaw the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside counsel.- Regularly participated in and led meetings, negotiations and training in the United States, Canada and Germany, as well as occassionally in Mexico and Argentina.- Collaborated with colleagues around the globe on a daily basis.- Served as corporate secretary of, and managed the corporate governance of, Voith's companies in the U.S. and Canada.- Increased the North American legal department's customer focus, which markedly improved the department's reputation within the organization and positively impacted Voith's businesses in North America.- Drove two consecutive years of double-digit percentage reductions in the North American legal department's travel and entertainment costs.- Initiated and implemented various process improvements. Show less

Appleton, Wisconsin

- Provided legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Industrial Services) in the United States and Canada, with primary responsibility for Voith Paper's legal affairs.- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a variety of large commercial agreements, including capital equipment purchase agreements, supply agreements, service agreements and project agreements.- Advised management on compliance matters.- Analyzed and counseled businesspeople on… Show more - Provided legal counsel and support to all Voith divisions (Paper, Hydro, Turbo and Industrial Services) in the United States and Canada, with primary responsibility for Voith Paper's legal affairs.- Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a variety of large commercial agreements, including capital equipment purchase agreements, supply agreements, service agreements and project agreements.- Advised management on compliance matters.- Analyzed and counseled businesspeople on complex regulatory issues.- Drafted confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements and other documents regarding the protection and ownership of intellectual property.- Regularly traveled to a variety of locations in the United States, Canada and Germany for meetings, negotiations and other activities. Show less

- Advised and supported corporate, individual and nonprofit clients.- Assisted with mergers and acquisitions involving closely held, publicly traded and family owned businesses.- Drafted confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, employment agreements and other agreements.- Reviewed and negotiated a variety of business contracts.- Analyzed and advised clients on regulatory matters.- Drafted and revised entity formation and governance… Show more - Advised and supported corporate, individual and nonprofit clients.- Assisted with mergers and acquisitions involving closely held, publicly traded and family owned businesses.- Drafted confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, employment agreements and other agreements.- Reviewed and negotiated a variety of business contracts.- Analyzed and advised clients on regulatory matters.- Drafted and revised entity formation and governance documents.- Counseled clients on issues related to starting new businesses.- Drafted asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements and membership interest purchase agreements.- Conducted “Blue Sky” research and prepared related memoranda in connection with multiple securities offerings. Show less

- Composed legal memoranda for assigning attorneys.- Completed legal research assignments.- Assisted with select due diligence projects.

- Advised House Majority Caucus members and staff.- Wrote memoranda in response to member inquiries.- Performed legislative research and policy analysis.

- Served as the liaison to the constituents of the 18th Ohio House District.- Collaborated with Legislative Service Commission attorneys and other state agency staff on various legislative issues.- Worked extensively on the state biennial budget.

J.D., Cum Laude, Law

B.A., Summa Cum Laude, History

- Phi Beta Kappa - Phi Delta Theta - Boyd and Carol Shafer Scholarship in History