William Rainey Email & Phone Number

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Provide advice and counsel to Boards of Directors of publicly traded companies and serve as an Expert Witness relating to Board, Corporate, Governance or General Counsel standards of conduct or similar issues relying on 23 years experience as General Counsel to publicly traded companies in industries including retail drug, retail footwear and accessories, specialty chemical and energy, forest products manufacturing, real estate and financial services (banking). Areas of experience: M & A, securities law, governance, regulatory, litigation management, compliance, securities law, and employment law. Extensive non-profit board experience, currently on four(4) such boards.

San Francisco Bay Area

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, reporting to Chairman and CEOMember of Senior Management, Executive and Capital Committees for $5.3 billion retail drug store chain (NYSE). Managed legal affairs, M & A, securities matters, litigation, corporate secretarial functions and sale of company to CVS-Caremark in fall of 2008.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, reporting to Chairman and CEOMember of Senior Management Team and Executive Committee for $3.0 billion retail footwear company (NYSE). Company's first General Counsel. Managed legal affairs, mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, litigation, corporate secretarial functions.

Wichita, Kansas Area

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, reporting to Chairman and CEOMember of Senior Management Team for $7.5 billion bank holding company (NASDAQ). Managed legal affairs, mergers and acquisitions including sale of company, securities offerings, litigation, corporate secretarial functions.

Greater Boston Area

Vice President & General Counsel, reporting to Chairman and CEOMember of Senior Management team for Fortune 300 specialty chemical and energy company with $1.5 billion in annual sales and extensive U.S. and international operations (NYSE). Managed legal affairs, acquisitions, securities offerings, and litigation.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, reporting to Chairman and CEOMember of Senior Management team for 26th largest commercial bank in the U.S. and its holding company (NASDAQ). Managed mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, litigation including stockholder lawsuits, regulatory relationships, corporate secretarial, compliance and insurance functions.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

VP, GC, and Secretary

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Journal of Law Reform

Ab, U.S. Government

Activities and Societies: Cum Laude in General Studies, Published Kirkland House Newspaper, Intramural Sports, Phillips Brooks House.