Steven Walker Email & Phone Number

Tallahassee, Fl, Us

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Sterling, Va

Objective Interface Systems (OIS), a leader in real-time, embedded, and high-performance communications software, provides its customers with advanced real-time connectivity software development tools for use in products throughout the military/aerospace, high assurance, telecommunications, data communications, process control, medical equipment, robotics, finance, transportation and consumer electronics industries. A privately held company, OIS has been developing high-performance software applications since 1989.

San Mateo, Ca

Washington, Dc

Served as General Counsel and Managing Director of the Board Services Group advising hundreds of C-Suite executives and directors from start-ups Fortune 10 corporations regarding strategic board governance issues, board leadership, board composition, ESG, assessments, regulatory relations, governance committees, succession planning among other topics . My teams designed and directed customized strategic governance reviews, board training, director recruitment and board and CEO evaluations. The team enjoyed growth of over 500% since 2008. Steve is a frequent domestic and international speaker publically and in boardrooms on board and governance issues.

Hired to establish in house legal department. Managed all corporate legal affairs of this public corporation; Directed all corporate governance and SEC/SOX compliance, ethics, including the drafting and review of the company’s periodic reports (10-K, 10-Q, proxy statements and registration statements). Served as Corporate Secretary to the Board of Directors; Handled M&A. Drafted domestic and international strategic pharmaceutical contracts; real estate, managed antitrust, commercial and patent litigation; managed employment, EEOC, matters; negotiated and drafted government and academic clinical studies CRO, software licensing, manufacturing, materials, technology and logistics agreements; developed and managed a multimillion dollar legal operating budget; developed new Governance procedures, Code of Conduct, Insider Trading, Privacy, Records Management and Disaster Recovery policies; Worked closely with media and investor relations to craft and edit corporate messages.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Alderwoods was the second largest public funeral home and cemetery company in the world was acquired by SCI in 2006. Managed U.S. attorneys, paralegals, government relations and support staff that provided legal advice to executive team and workforce of over 8,500 employees, including labor/union matters• Directed Corporate Governance, privacy compliance, investor relations and SEC compliance including the drafting and reviewing of the company’s periodic reports, proxy statements and registration statements• Member of IT Steering and Corporate Compliance Committees• Managed all GL, P&C, and employment litigation in U.S. and Puerto Rico with over 500 open matters including multiple class action lawsuits; extensive mediation and arbitration experience• Instrumental in negotiating the recovery of multi-million dollars of previously written-off receivables• Developed preferred outside counsel network by reducing outside firms network from 150 to 54

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reviewed and commented on disclosures made by public healthcare, financial services, and insurance companies• Collaborated with accountants and financial analysts to identify novel financing and business structures presented in public offerings, proxy contests, tender offers and mergers• Offered interpretive advice to companies, shareholders and others regarding disclosure rules. • Worked directly with executives, underwriters, outside counsel and outside accountants to improve public disclosures

Jd, Bs, Law And Communications For Business

Activities and Societies: Student Body Attorney General Student Senator

Masters Studies

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