Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
I’m a strategic, business-first legal executive with experience advising private equity-backed and Global 500 companies across multiple industries. My background spans both law firm and in-house roles, giving me a practical, commercially-minded approach to complex legal and business challenges. I’ve led and supported a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including M&A and strategic transactions, governance, risk management, and enterprise-level contracting. My role has included leading and developing cross-functional legal and risk teams, with direct reports spanning multiple legal, compliance, and risk management functions. I partner closely with executive leadership, finance, sales, and operating teams to enable growth, manage risk, and align legal strategy with business objectives — helping organizations move decisively while staying protected. My experience includes working at the intersection of legal, business, and strategy in environments typical of scaled and scaling organizations, with responsibilities comparable to those overseen by a General Counsel. I’m known as a trusted advisor to leadership teams who values clarity, judgment, and pragmatic solutions over unnecessary complexity. I enjoy connecting with legal leaders and recruiters to exchange perspectives on legal leadership and the evolving role of the General Counsel, particularly within growth-oriented and private equity-backed companies.
Serve as General Counsel and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Act as the company’s chief legal officer and strategic advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on corporate strategy, governance, commercial growth, M&A, enterprise risk, and legal operations. • Lead the company’s legal function across commercial contracting, corporate governance, M&A, litigation, labor and employment, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, intellectual property, and enterprise risk management. • Partner with executive leadership to drive profitable growth, accelerate commercial execution, support innovation, and deliver practical, business-focused legal advice across the organization. • Oversee corporate governance, Board processes, outside counsel, legal operations, compliance programs, and enterprise risk while building scalable legal processes that enable speed, consistency, and operational excellence. • Lead strategic transactions, commercial negotiations, and cross-functional initiatives supporting customers, technology, finance, operations, HR, and private equity stakeholders throughout North America.
Served as the senior in-house legal executive for a private equity-backed transportation and logistics company, advising executive leadership on corporate strategy, commercial transactions, governance, compliance, and enterprise risk while leading the legal function through a period of significant growth. • Led complex commercial transactions, M&A, acquisitions, strategic customer agreements, and enterprise contracting initiatives in partnership with executive, finance, and operating leaders. • Built and led multidisciplinary legal, contract management, insurance compliance, and risk management teams while developing scalable legal operations, contracting playbooks, and governance processes. • Served as a trusted advisor on corporate governance, litigation, employment, compliance, regulatory matters, and enterprise risk management in a fast-paced, private equity-backed environment. • Partnered across the business to balance legal risk with commercial objectives, enabling growth, improving operational efficiency, and supporting long-term value creation.