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New York, New York, Us

First GC hired for RAB managing $MM legal budget across ~ 15+ law firms in the US, China, Southeast Asia, and Mexico. Coordinate all legal matters globally, including contracts, dispute resolution, litigation, insurance mitigation, patents, trademarks, real estate, HR/labor, M&A, corporate governance, customs, and compliance matters. Broad spectrum of legal issues favorably resolved including the following: • Reduced outside counsel costs by ~ $2.5M in first 2 years of being hired• Drafted and negotiated the following agreement types: distributor, China and Mexico supplier, independent sales representative, R&D, licenses, consultant and service, software, rebate, employment, severance, confidentiality• Resolved favorably two patent litigations that threatened business shutdown and $MM damages • Successfully enforced design and utility patents against China supplier and US competitor• Resolved $ MM real estate lease dispute induced by company’s footprint reduction• Significant recovery from suppliers and insurance for product liability claims with no counsel fees • Significant recovery from insurance and third party concerning environmental issue at nearly zero cost• Resolved various employee hiring and termination issues • Closed real estate sales and leases of various properties in the US and China• Resolved successfully various trade and compliance issues • Managed global patent and trademark portfolio for ~ 250 patents and 300 trademarks• Quarterbacked complex patent inter partes reexamination (IPR) strategies on bet the company disputes

New York, Ny, Us

Transactional leader responsible for joint development agreements, strategic vendor agreements, licensing, sales and service agreements, joint ventures, M&A, and confidentiality agreements. Other responsibilities included:• Coordinated intellectual property due diligence for M&A transactions on both the buy and sell side completing 4 transactions in 12 months.• Conducted request for proposal for outside counsel selection resulting in 25% cost savings (~ $1.25M per year)• Conducted trade secret misappropriation and other IP investigations for potential enforcement and defense• Led open source software compliance process

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Utilized substantial global IP leadership along with almost 4 years as general counsel for a $350M business unit. Developed and executed consistently successful and cost effective IP strategies aligned with business objectives and technology roadmaps. GC capabilities enabled efficient handling of complex matters extending well beyond IP function. Biased for action with a strong sense of urgency to identify and execute on material opportunities that make a difference.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Core leadership team member and business thought partner for a $350M business unit that solved diverse complex matters. Key highlights included strategic take-or-pay contract negotations to fund expansion investments, resolving substantial contractual disputes, drafting and negotiating supply agreements with key suppliers, coordinating all legal activities to support M&A diligence, and developed processes to comply with recent SEC Conflict Minerals laws.

High stakes litigation practice for chemical, pharmaceutical, and electromechanical matters; developed significant experience drafting opinions and prosecuting patent and trademark applications.

Mini-Mba Innovation Certification, Business Fundamentals

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Ms Equiv, Nuclear Engineering

Commissioned Officer, Leadership

Bs, Mechanical Engineering