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outside counsel. <br /> ■ Completed secondary public offering. <br /> ■ Restructured bank financing, negotiated and closed converuble debt <br /> transaction. <br /> ■ Successfully managed defense of securities class action litigation <br /> 1998-2000 The Pillsbury Company iVlinneapolis,�IN <br /> Vice Pre.rident and General Counsel <br /> ■ Served as general counsel to the Bakeries and Foodservice Business, <br /> during a period of fast growth from �900I�1 to �1.5B <br /> ■ Responsible for legal services to the IT and Operations functions. <br /> ■ Led the legal team for the $350�1 acquisition of Hazelwood Farms <br /> Bakery from SLPERV�I.U, the �50M purchase of Donut Corporation <br /> of r�merica from Iierry, and the divestiture of the potato and flour <br /> businesses. <br /> ■ Managed significant commercial litigation,including distributor litigation, <br /> supplier disputes, and employee defalcation scheme. <br /> 1983-1998 Siemens Corporation r�tlanta,Gr� <br /> .-1.�sociate General Counsel(1994-1998) <br /> ■ Led the regional legal department for Siemens Corporation for the <br /> southeast, serving as General Counsel to Siemens Energy&rlutomation, <br /> Siemens' largest and most profitable U.S. subsidiary, and provided legal <br /> services to other Siemens subsidiaries in the southeast. <br /> ■ Member of the management committee for the Siemens Corporation <br /> (US) legal department <br /> ■ Led the regional legal team for all M&� activity, including joint venture <br /> with Singapore partner, acquisitions of businesses from Westinghouse, <br /> Landis &Gyr, Furnas Electric <br /> ■ Successfully defended major liugation arising from the sale of the service <br /> business <br /> Senior Coun.rel(1991-1994) <br /> ■ M&A liaison with New York office <br /> ■ Chaired the r1DR national committee for Siemens Corporation <br /> ■ Served as general counsel to a number of key divisions <br /> ■ Representative of US legal department in Germany July-August 1993 <br /> ■ Immersion German language training in Germany February 1994 <br /> Coun�-el(1983-1991) <br />