Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Responsive and experienced attorney and business owner who excels in strategic planning and creative problem solving for start-ups and small businesses. I focus on identifying and preventing potential issues through strategic business and legal planning using 36 years experience across varying industries and provide strategies for business and legal decisions, understanding there they are not always aligned. Your company's legal consigliere. Key Accomplishments: Negotiate and close angel investment and manage crowdfunding rounds. 6- week onsite project managing transition of luxury lodging and restaurant property for investor group, including strategic planning for repositioning, review and update all operating systems. Chief negotiator for $10M loan workout, resulting in the removal of onerous financial covenants and waiver of technical defaults for the company. Seaport Terminal development including negotiation of agreements and lease with the government for development, advising external architects, designers and engineers on physical and operational requirements to meet operational needs while ensuring compliance with Coast Guard / DHS security requirements, and legislative work to ensure approval of the project. As General Counsel successfully managed outside law firms for several international litigation, arbitration and mediation cases ranging from $10M- $180M. Specialties: Internet-based businesses, software and app development, and technology startups; International trade and transactions; Regulatory compliance and licensing; Negotiation and Contracts; Outside Counsel Management; Strategic Planning; Budget Management; Complex Transactions and Dispute Resolution.
International attorney providing business, regulatory, negotiation, and legal counsel and advice to entrepreneurs, owners, startups, and internet-based companies from concept through ongoing operations. Serve as outside General Counsel to start-ups and established businesses. • Served as outside 'General Counsel' providing legal, business and regulatory counsel to international group establishing new travel service. • Neutral Mediator resolving disputes including employee/crew, customer, PI and negligence claims, international and domestic contracts.
I utilize my business and marketing experience and analytical skills to assist start-ups, small and expanding businesses in the professional service, hospitality, travel and tourism, online, and international trade industries. • Managed transition of luxury property and restaurant in Virginia for investor/owner group, including review and recommendations on operations, market repositioning, facility and physical plant upgrades, and staff. Review, revise and develop marketing, accounting, reservations and operating systems. Renegotiate vendor relationships. • Implement new reservations system, recruit, hire and train staff, develop SOP and manuals, consult with the external web developer to optimize SEO for newsletters and blog posts, created and managed social media accounts, and develop and grow food service operations for luxury lodging property in Jackson Hole, WY. • Developed and taught 6-week course on SEO and social media marketing for small to mid-sized private companies in ski, hospitality and recreation industries.
Brickell Network is a real estate crowdfunding and factoring platform in the United States. Focused primarily on prime commercial assets in USA https://www.inadvanz.com/
Chief Strategy and Legal Officer responsible for strategic and legal planning of rapidly growing startup disrupting the nascent clear aligner industry to ensure your local dentists or orthodontists oversee treatment while still providing convenience and cost savings of direct to patient services. Initiated and managed crowdfunding and angel investment for the company.
Advised founder and CEO on FDA compliance and labeling for new protein beverage products. Recommended alternative ingredient based on research which was ultimately adopted in a new formulation and initiated discussions with local vendors for distribution of the product.