Experience

Talcott Resolution
• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Corporate Development Law, Assistant General Counsel

  • Apr 2022 - Present


Protective Life

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Counsel

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2022

  Provide primary legal support for company acquisition activity, technology and vendor contracting, intellectual property matters and branding and advertising initiatives. Provide legal support for general corporate matters, agent relations, as well as development, design and marketing of company's life and annuity products.

• Vice President, Senior Counsel

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2022

• Vice President, Senior Counsel

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2022

• Vice President, Senior Counsel

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2022



Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

• Associate

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2011

  Engaged in a general corporate practice with an emphasis on employee benefits, executive compensation and health and welfare benefits. Examples include counseling on self-compliance and documentation processes to avoid tax and ERISA penalties; representation in front of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service on compliance and correction matters; drafting and maintaining benefit plan documents and participant communications; and strategic guidance with respect to benefit… Show more Engaged in a general corporate practice with an emphasis on employee benefits, executive compensation and health and welfare benefits. Examples include counseling on self-compliance and documentation processes to avoid tax and ERISA penalties; representation in front of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service on compliance and correction matters; drafting and maintaining benefit plan documents and participant communications; and strategic guidance with respect to benefit design changes, vendor contracting, funding vehicles, reporting requirements, claims disputes, executive benefit packages and severance benefits. Counsel to private, public and governmental employers on federal and state law matters that impact design, implementation, operation, modification and termination of employee health & welfare benefit programs. Served as counsel to public and private companies in a variety of mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. Examples include representation of manufacturing companies in asset and stock purchases; and representation of technology company in matters related to trademark, licensing and intellectual property. Experienced in syndicated and secured lending, real estate, municipal bonds and public finance, annexation, and structured finance. Examples include counsel to agent bank in multi-lender syndicated revolving credit and letter of credit facilities in amounts ranging from $5 million to $950 million; counsel to large public company in a $3.6 billion debt refinancing; counsel to large public company in a $450 million secured debt issuance; and representation of municipalities in front of the Department of Justice regarding annexation pre-clearance issues. Served as a member of the firm's recruiting committee serving a leadership role in the recruitment and interview process used to hire all attorneys. Show less Engaged in a general corporate practice with an emphasis on employee benefits, executive compensation and health and welfare benefits. Examples include counseling on self-compliance and documentation processes to avoid tax and ERISA penalties; representation in front of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service on compliance and correction matters; drafting and maintaining benefit plan documents and participant communications; and strategic guidance with respect to benefit… Show more Engaged in a general corporate practice with an emphasis on employee benefits, executive compensation and health and welfare benefits. Examples include counseling on self-compliance and documentation processes to avoid tax and ERISA penalties; representation in front of the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service on compliance and correction matters; drafting and maintaining benefit plan documents and participant communications; and strategic guidance with respect to benefit design changes, vendor contracting, funding vehicles, reporting requirements, claims disputes, executive benefit packages and severance benefits. Counsel to private, public and governmental employers on federal and state law matters that impact design, implementation, operation, modification and termination of employee health & welfare benefit programs. Served as counsel to public and private companies in a variety of mergers, acquisitions and other transactions. Examples include representation of manufacturing companies in asset and stock purchases; and representation of technology company in matters related to trademark, licensing and intellectual property. Experienced in syndicated and secured lending, real estate, municipal bonds and public finance, annexation, and structured finance. Examples include counsel to agent bank in multi-lender syndicated revolving credit and letter of credit facilities in amounts ranging from $5 million to $950 million; counsel to large public company in a $3.6 billion debt refinancing; counsel to large public company in a $450 million secured debt issuance; and representation of municipalities in front of the Department of Justice regarding annexation pre-clearance issues. Served as a member of the firm's recruiting committee serving a leadership role in the recruitment and interview process used to hire all attorneys. Show less


Pi Beta Phi Fraternity
• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Traveling Graduate Consultant

  • Jun 2003 - Jul 2004