About

Plastic Development Group LLC (PDG) VP and General Counsel

• Provided legal advice to an international importer/distributor to big box retailers
• Controlled numerous aspects of company during start-up phase, including finance, accounting, supply chain, logistics, legal, and customer relations
• Provided legal advice relating to contracts (including negotiation and guidance on termination and transition rights, enforcement and disputes), supplier negotiations, customer negotiations, strategies, supplier and customer disputes, supplier quality matters and contract risk mitigation
• Drafted and negotiated commercial contracts with customers, suppliers, and service providers including but not limited to supply agreements, services agreements, license agreements and confidentiality agreements
• Negotiated acquisition of wholly owned subsidiary and drafted asset purchase agreement and corporate formation documents including operating agreements, consulting agreements, non-compete agreements, and employment agreements
• Successfully negotiated deals on new company ventures, taking ownership of a deal from the inception phase to finalization of the formal written agreement and implementation

Secrest Wardle, P.C. Attorney – Partner

• Represented businesses and property owners with significant experience in commercial litigation, business transactions, contract/indemnification litigation, fiduciary breaches, business losses, employment law, and complex multi-party litigation
• Drafted contracts, supply agreements, licensing agreements, joint venture agreements, non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements, non-compete agreements and service agreements and revised same to help meet strategic goals of business clients
• Drafted pleadings, engaged in detailed written and oral discovery, conducted legal research and prepared corresponding memorandum, and drafted substantive motions and briefs
• Extensive courtroom and oral advocacy experience, including motions, trials, and facilitations