Privately owned Williamson-Dickie has been manufacturing and selling apparel under the DICKIES® brand since 1922 and is the largest manufacturer of workwear worldwide. Responsible for all legal affairs of the company, including mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law and governance, intellectual property law, social media, marketing, retail, licensing and litigation. In recent years, the company has expanded geographically and through acquisitions to over one hundred countries worldwide and now encompasses multiple apparel and footwear brands: Dickies, Walls, Workrite, Kodiak and Terra. Began legal career at Haynes and Boone in Dallas, Texas. Served as Senior Attorney and Assistant Corporate Secretary at American Airlines, one of the world’s largest passenger airlines, focusing on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, technology licensing, and outsourcing agreements. Prior to current position, served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of IMCO Recycling, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company, the world’s largest recycler of aluminum and zinc, and in that capacity responsible for all legal affairs, including corporate governance and SEC reporting . Article on the relationship between a company and external legal counsel, Legal Marketing As I’ve Seen It, published in August 2004 in the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management book, Marketing Success Stories: Conversations with Leading Lawyers. Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Alabama, magna cum laude. At the University of Alabama School of Law, member of Order of the Coif, served on the Managing Board of the Alabama Law Review and graduated in the top 10% of law school class. AV rated. The Martindale Hubbell AV rating indicates very high to preeminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.