David C. Lewis
Deputy General Counsel at CRH Americas-
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John Kemp
David has great all-around business sense. He understands and anticipates the needs of the business and goes above and beyond to not only make sure we have what we need, when we need it, but also ensures we’re not missing any learning opportunities. David's knowledge regarding new areas of the law makes me confident I've covered all my legal bases. If there’s a legal and ethical way to get to yes, he’ll find it. Simply put, he gets it.
John Kemp
David has great all-around business sense. He understands and anticipates the needs of the business and goes above and beyond to not only make sure we have what we need, when we need it, but also ensures we’re not missing any learning opportunities. David's knowledge regarding new areas of the law makes me confident I've covered all my legal bases. If there’s a legal and ethical way to get to yes, he’ll find it. Simply put, he gets it.
John Kemp
David has great all-around business sense. He understands and anticipates the needs of the business and goes above and beyond to not only make sure we have what we need, when we need it, but also ensures we’re not missing any learning opportunities. David's knowledge regarding new areas of the law makes me confident I've covered all my legal bases. If there’s a legal and ethical way to get to yes, he’ll find it. Simply put, he gets it.
John Kemp
David has great all-around business sense. He understands and anticipates the needs of the business and goes above and beyond to not only make sure we have what we need, when we need it, but also ensures we’re not missing any learning opportunities. David's knowledge regarding new areas of the law makes me confident I've covered all my legal bases. If there’s a legal and ethical way to get to yes, he’ll find it. Simply put, he gets it.
Credentials
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Member of Bar, IP Law and Corporate Counsel Law Sections
State Bar of Georgia
Experience
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CRH Americas
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United States
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Building Materials
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300 - 400 Employee
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Deputy General Counsel
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2006 - Present
$30B Global Fortune 500 provider of building/construction materials with 77,400 employees in 28 countries. Held leadership roles in collections; compliance (antitrust, anti-bribery and corruption, campaign finance and lobbying, export control, data privacy, fraud, EHS); corporate governance; financial derivatives; government contracts and investigations; insurance claims; IP; international transactions; litigation; L&E; M&A; procurement; and securities. • Built internal legal function for $15B Americas operations, rationalizing and reducing external counsel, developing world-class legal resources, and proactively managing risks. • Managed legal support for centralization of sourcing for $B annual spend, enabling economies of scale to reduce costs and contribute to company's competitive advantage. • Led legal aspects of due diligence, negotiations, closings, and integrations for 60+ M&As, earning recognition for driving strong balance sheet during 2008 recession that enabled expansion while other companies divested. • Initiated adoption of secure, centralized management system for IP portfolio, including patents and trademarks to increase workflow efficiencies, collaboration, and data capture. • Implemented IP training and integrated legal reviews within new product development processes to reduce large IP claims. Member of CRH Innovation Council. • Litigated 100+ tort, IP, and contract cases, accurately assessing risks and achieving resolutions within projected outcomes. • Digitally transformed CRH corporate governance system from manually processed to web-based system. • Built highly efficient team of elite paralegals trained for key tasks, including advanced document drafting, negotiations, and client communications, enabling operation with fewer attorneys to maintain budget. • Prepared materials for advanced compliance training presentations to all management on an annual basis since 2001. Show less
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Ashland
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United States
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Chemical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Counsel
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2001 - 2006
$4.98B US Fortune 1000 specialty chemicals manufacturing company. General corporate counsel role for Ashland Paving & Construction (APAC) business unit, leveraging practical experience with all aspects of corporate and business law, including collections; compliance (antitrust, fraud, EHS); corporate governance; government contracts and investigations; insurance claims; litigation; L&E; M&A; procurement. • Directed due diligence, purchase agreements, ancillary documents, closings, and provided other legal support for $50M+ in asphalt plant and quarry acquisitions. • Supported initiative to centralize sourcing (including RFPs, vendor due diligence, contract drafting and negotiations, and vendor management), allowing for consolidation of $B annual procurement spend and vendor management program. • Provided legal support to transportation construction businesses, contributing to $B of design-bid-build and alternative delivery model projects. • Led 100+ investigations involving root-cause analyses of work zone injuries and collaborations with accident reconstruction experts and other professionals to improve safety and address legal risks. Show less
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Education
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Georgetown University Law Center
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Corporate Finance and Accounting, Transactions, and Intellectual Property focus -
Emory University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Philosophy -
Georgia Institute of Technology
Data analytics coursework
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