Seasoned corporate counsel with over 25 years of substantial legal, risk management and business/product development experience. Focus on working proactively with senior business leaders to provide critical input on the company’s strategy and direction, from both legal and business perspectives, add value to the enterprise, and close deals. Experience crosses over numerous industries.
Specialties: Corporate, technology, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, venture capital, consumer finance, online marketing, sales management, supply chain management, retail, government liaison, business process outsourcing, international law (especially UK and India), auto sales, commercial real estate, and commercial lending and finance.
Experience
- Chief Legal & Compliance Officer – Private company
- Managing Director – Lagniappe Ventures
- Managing Director – Gris Gris Capital
- General Counsel and Corporate Secretary – TiE Atlanta
- Partner – Schoenthaler Jindia
- Advisor / Investor – Bluechip Athletic Solutions
- Consultant – Tekchand LLC
- Managing Director – InteJur
- Corporate Counsel / Division Managing Counsel – Simmons Bedding Company
- Managing General Counsel – Simmons Canada
- Assistant General Counsel – CompuCredit
- General Counsel – CompuCredit
- General Counsel – MEM Consumer Finance Ltd
- General Counsel – Purpose Solutions
- General Counsel – Valued Services Financial Services Holdings
- General Counsel – OnLine Mall
- Senior Associate Attorney – Gambrell & Stolz
- Associate Attorney, Altman – Kritzer & Levick, P.C.
- Internal Auditor / Compliance Officer – First Commerce Corporation
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law – JD, Law
- The University of Texas at Austin – BBA, Finance
- Louisiana State University – Finance
- Emory University
- The Williston Northampton School – HS Diploma
- Notre Dame International School
- Baton Rouge High School