A lead corporate counsel and assistant corporate secretary for publicly traded, Fortune 6 integrated health care company. Primary areas of responsibility include:Securities Law. Reviews all filings with the SEC. Participates in all disclosure committee meetings. Primary responsibility for preparation of annual proxy statement. Interacts with shareholders on governance and other matters. Responsible for Section 16 and insider trading policy compliance. Completes all filings with NYSE.Mergers and Acquisitions. Has played an active role in implementing company’s growth strategy during a period when the company has increased annual revenues from $12.7B in 1997 to over $355B in 2023. Has served as legal department representative for the integration team on most major acquisitions.Corporate Secretary’s Office and Corporate Governance. Served as corporate secretary for publicly traded parent entity from 1/2012 - 12/2013. Currently serves as assistant corporate secretary of parent, as well as president and/or director for several hundred subsidiary entities, including several charitable entities associated with the company. Licensing. For over 20 years oversaw the retail licensing department, which obtains and maintains all licenses for the company’s 9,000+ facilities. Has interacted with government officials, including DEA, state boards of pharmacy and alcohol boards.Contract Review and Negotiation. Has reviewed and negotiated a wide range of contracts for multiple business units, including merchandising, logistics, information services, strategic procurement, tax and ESG/corporate social responsibility.Dispute Resolution. Engages and manages outside counsel on a litigation matters related to my areas of responsibility. Provides assistance and direction on discovery matters and serves as corporate representative on corporate structure and history issues.Legal Department Management. Supervises seven direct reports and approximately 25 indirect reports.

My practice included public offerings, mergers and acquisitions of public and private companies, securities law matters and general corporate representation. I also participated in attorney and summer associate mentoring program and in the hiring process.