Professional experience and career objectives: Experienced corporate, transactional, and labor and employment lawyer serving a range of clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Have served as first general counsel for a number of companies. Seeking an in house counsel position or opportunities to serve multiple companies as a contract outside general counsel.
Skills and areas of expertise: Corporate and business law, labor and employment law, program development, building consensus, creative problem solving, able to read and write French and Spanish.
Current Employment
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
Seamless NWS, Inc.
(Computer Science, Internet) - United States
july 2008 - Today (1 year 4 months)
Member of executive team. Responsible for corporate governance, transitioning company from LLC to Delaware corporation, and advising board and executives regarding legal and business issues.
Attorney
Self-employed
(Legal Services) - United States
august 2004 - Today (5 years 3 months)
Represent business clients in the United States and Europe in all business, labor, and employment matters. Provide consulting services.
Clients include isostatic press manufacturer, interactive website developer, and commercial air conditioning distributor, and developer of solar power technolog
Former Employment
Senior Vice-President, General Counsel & Secretary
Onit Digital, Inc.
(Computer Science, Internet) - United States
march 2007 - june 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Established first legal department in international interactive media and advertising startup. Served as member of executive team, advising on all legal matters, including corporate reorganization, protection of intellectual property, corporate governance, drafting agreements.
Education
University of Michigan United States (Michigan)
, august 1972 - august 1973
M.A., Speech and Theatre
The Ohio State University United States (Ohio)
, september 1965 - march 1969
B.S., Education: English and Speech
About me
Interests:
International travel, domestic travel, foreign languages and cultures, psychology, theatre, politics, reading, children's issues.
Other:
Experienced corporate and transactional attorney and labor and employment law specialist. In house counsel for public and private companies. Established legal department for several small companies Experience includes corporate governance; extensive contract review, drafting, and negotiation; intellectual property matters; environmental law; litigation; mergers and acquisitions; regulatory compliance; and all areas of labor and employment law.
Actively involved in Kidsave International as
Languages:
English, French, Spanish
Groups and associations:
Board of Directors, Kidsave International, Member American Bar Association, Association of Corporate Counsel
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