Team Member
Joined: 2020
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As the former General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel at three international, private and publicly-traded companies and a Certified Public Accountant, Chuck’s expertise spans the full spectrum of Corporate and Financial matters, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestitures, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Partnerships and Collaborations; Corporate Finance; developing complex legal structures, policies and programs, including corporate governance and regulatory compliance programs, business continuity plans, cash/equity compensation plans and employee stock purchase plans; financial review and disclosure obligations; Data Privacy and Protection; Labor and Employment issues; and responsibility for overall company risk management. Having spent the most recent 20 years of his legal career as in-house counsel at three international, private and publicly-traded companies, Chuck brings a wealth of experience to Manning Fulton and its clients. Chuck has been responsible for companies’ US and international legal operations and activities ensuring those companies conduct business in compliance with applicable global laws and regulations; led and negotiated US and international mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures; transitioned private equity-controlled boards of directors and committees from private to publicly-owned status; managed companies’ compliance with regulations and filing requirements required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ; developed strategic plans for compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation; and drafted and implemented business continuity, cash/equity compensation, and employee stock purchase plans. In addition, Chuck has drafted and managed debt agreements and instruments ensuring companies comply with obligations and covenants under those debt facilities, including senior secured financing and publicly-traded notes; reviewed and finalized companies’ quarterly and annual financial statements ensuring proper financial disclosure under public filings; and managed companies’ overall risk management including the procurement and maintenance of international property and casualty and executive management liability insurance programs.
