500 International Dr. N., Ste. 125, Budd Lake, NJ 07828 - Office: (973) 426-8435 - Fax: (973) 426-8418
CORPORATE COUNSEL/BUSINESS STRATEGIST
Legal and business expertise that protect and enhance profit and growth. Contributes market/transactional evaluation of business opportunities and their "fit" with strategic goals, business cycles and growth strategies for multiple lines of business. (Industry expertise includes paper, plastics, graphic arts, electronics, construction materials, personal care products and automotive parts and accessories.) Strong experience in converting complex legal/business issues into practical, common sense understandings. Successfully direct and influence negotiations, acquisitions, divestitures and capital asset transactions. Management techniques improve internal/external professional teamwork, risk assessment, targeted business results, cross-functional development of people and client satisfaction. Leadership in the cultural and business evolutionary process culminates in favorable strategic position and profitable results.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Trade Regulation
International Business
Employment & Benefits
Business Organizations
Secured Transactions
Business Regulation
Product Safety
Intellectual Property
Cost Containment
Project Management
Corporate Governance
Not-for-Profit Organizations
Contract Negotiations
Mergers & Acquisitions
Real & Personal Property
Procedural Risk Assessment
Substantive Risk Assessment
Land Use
OSHA Requirements
Fair Employment Practices
Environmental Impact
Team Development
Strategic Planning
Negotiating
CAREER REVIEW
Independent Counsel
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES Associate
CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE, New York City
Since 1996
1980 - 1995
1970 - 1980
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
Juris Doctor
B.A. in French & English
Bar Admissions
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN Honors:Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review; Executive Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (formerly, Vanderbilt International)
Davidson College, Davidson, NC Overseas Study:One Year Abroad, Montpellier, France Languages: French and Spanish
New York (1971) and New Jersey (1981)
1970
1966
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
Current:
Member, American Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York and New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, Board of Missions, Executive Committee, Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Past:
Vice Chancellor, Diocese of New Jersey (Episcopal)
Volunteer attorney, Legal Services of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties, NJ
Participating attorney, Trustee and Secretary, Community Law Offices (now a program of the Legal Aid Society), New York City
Lunch Break, Red Bank, NJ-President, Trustee, Counsel & Finance Chair-Serves 25,000 free meals a year
HABcore, Inc., Red Bank, NJ-Incorporator & Counsel-Affordable housing advocate
Spring House, Eatontown, NJ-Incorporator, Trustee & Counsel-Homeless families transitional housing
Cub Scout leader, Boy Scout leader and soccer coach 10+ years, Rumson, NJ