Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler
2019 - 2024
Chief Operating Officer of 100 year old, leading New York law firm, with over 200 attorneys delivering a full range of services across more than 20 practice groups in both litigation and commercial law.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
2013 - 2019
Seniormost business officer of international law firm with 21 offices in North America, Europe and Asia. Akin Gump employs approximately 1,000 attorneys and 800 other staff members, with gross revenue in excess of US$1 billion.
Dentons
2010 - 2013
Planned, managed and integrated three-way, three-continent business combination of SNR Denton, Fraser Miller Casgrain, and Salans, to form Dentons – a 4,000 lawyer, global law firm.
Clifford Chance US LLP
2007 - 2010
Oversaw strategic planning and business operations for North and South America. Restructured and repositioned firm to cope with business challenges stemming from the Great Recession.
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
(Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman)
2001 - 2007
Guided and counseled partners to consummation of merger between Kronish Lieb and Cooley Godward. Managed all firm finance, technology, staff and facilities operations.
Verizon Inc. (and predecessors)
1995 - 2001
Directed the strategic management and operations of legal and security departments, with over 1,000 employees in 30 locations, through the telecom industry’s two largest multi-billion dollar mergers, NYNEX/Bell Atlantic and Bell Atlantic/GTE.
Time Warner/Counsel Connect
1994 - 1995
Developed and implemented operating protocols for service businesses, and expanded operations – ultimately resulting in sale of division to Wasserstein Perella.
General Electric Company
1990 - 1994
Managed business operations and planning for then the world’s largest in-house law department with over 450 attorneys in 75 locations.
Infinite Global Inc.
2017 - 2023
Strategic advisor to, and member of corporate governance of, Anglo-American strategic communications consultancy. Offering public relations, branding and content services to legal, corporate, financial services and property clients.
British American Business Inc.
2009 - 2020
Strategic advisor to, and member of corporate governance of, transatlantic business networking group for C-suite executives and SMEs in the UK & USA.
Master of Business Administration
Class of 1990
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