Scott Wood Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina

• Counsel business and service units for international specialty chemical company headquartered in Switzerland. Oversee all legal issues, contract negotiations, privacy/IS/IT, M&A, real property, finance, IP, litigation.
• Leader of consolidated Americas legal department for North and South America; President and Member of the Board for U.S. and Canadian operating companies.
• Negotiated complex sales agreements, including direct sales, distribution sales, IT (including SaaS), and real property.
• Lead counsel for multiple acquisitions and divestments, from due diligence through full integration, including $1.2B divestiture of the Master Batch Business Unit and the acquisition of over 17,000 acres of mining and.
• Lead global attorney for information security policy, procedures, and legal matters; obtained GDPR certification; assist with design and execution of data privacy procedures according to GDPR and U.S. privacy laws.
• Lead all regional compliance matters and coordinate with HR on investigations and labor matters.

• Legal Executive for North American operations of international high-tech energy and telecommunication cables and systems company headquartered in Italy with regional sales of $1.7B and global sales of $7.4B. Handled.
• Counseled company executives on multiple North American M&A matters including a $50M acquisition.
• Crafted new security, privacy, and data protection policies in addition to receiving CIPP-US certification.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Guided senior management on matters related to contract negotiations, information security and technology, online media, privacy, IP, compliance, M&A, and finance for Compass Group PLC (UK), Compass Group USA, Inc..
• Revamped company-wide security and privacy policies affecting 175K employees and appointed leader of the security committee tasked with security compliance, assessments, and updates

• Advised senior executives on matters including contracts, risk, data security, privacy, licensing, marketing, co-branding, and outsourcing for U.S., Canadian, and Mexican operations. Selected as lead attorney for all.
• Singlehandedly negotiated then drafted several $30M per year master telecommunications agreements comprised of software/hardware purchases, custom services for domestic and international operations, and analysis of.

Assumed role as an Officer of 14 privately held Pedcor companies including a financial holding company. Engaged in planning, development, design, financing, construction, and management of multi-family housing projects and urban development.

Represented clients on bankruptcy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, and banking matters.

• Integral member of the Financial Restructuring Group representing both debtor and creditor clients for bankruptcy, restructuring, and distressed acquisition issues.Key Accomplishments:
• Acted as only attorney on a multi-billion-dollar, 8 country telecommunications restructuring from engagement to completion for firm’s largest debtor client; appointed Lead Associate post-closing.

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Graduate Teaching Assistant - College of Arts and Letters; Tutor - Athletic Department

United States, United Kingdom, Turkey

• Commanded 45-person flight from “worst to first” status, winning awards that included “Flight of the Quarter” and “Officer of the Quarter”.
• Authored and delivered highly detailed intelligence presentations to both staff and field commanders at the Pentagon for impending Congressional testimonies.
• Intelligence Officer School - Honor Graduate.

Jd, Law

Mba, Mba

Bs, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Model Arab League - Secretary General Rocky Mountain Region