Experience
Outside Counsel to Family Office, Auto Dealerships
Serve as outside general counsel to a family office on personal matters (e.g., real estate, business interests and investments), as well as its auto dealerships.
150+ Acquisitions, Ongoing Corporate Counsel for National Veterinary Clinic Consolidator
Represent a national veterinary clinic consolidator as its general corporate counsel from its initial stages through multiple private equity recapitalizations, including representing the client in the acquisition of 150+ veterinary clinics across the United States, legal compliance, corporate governance and equity transfers, real estate and leasing, employment, financing, intellectual property and trademarks, immigration, technology contracts and data privacy, and commercial contracts.
Acquisitions, Corporate Counsel for National Consolidator of Medical Aesthetics, Cosmetic Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Clinics
Represent a consolidator of medical aesthetics, cosmetic dermatology and plastic surgery clinics across the United States as its general corporate counsel, including representing the client in the structuring and acquisition of clinics across multiple states, financing, real estate and leasing, and intellectual property and trademarks.
Outside Corporate Counsel to Industry Trade Association
Assisted in the organization of MoCannTrade, Missouri’s leading industry trade association, and continues to serve as its outside corporate counsel.
Outside Corporate Counsel for Global Consumer Products Company
Outside corporate counsel to a global consumer products company, including prosecution and management of a worldwide trademark portfolio, negotiation of mergers and acquisitions, advice regarding commercial contracts and consumer products liability issues, and handling of data privacy issues.
Outside IP Counsel, Trademark Prosecution for Global Consumer Products Company
Served as outside intellectual property counsel to a global consumer products company, advising on the clearance of proposed trademarks, prosecuting a high volume of applications across a wide range of consumer products, and managing the client’s portfolios worldwide.
Outside Corporate Counsel for Large Independent Broker-Dealer Investment Adviser Firm
Served as outside corporate counsel for large independent broker-dealer investment adviser firm based in the Midwest. Assisted in-house counsel on registration, licensing, product approval, compliance policies, employment matters and state, federal and FINRA regulatory issues.
Successfully Defended Pet Food Brand in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Case
Successfully defended a pet food company against misappropriation of trade secrets claims. Two of the plaintiff’s employees were terminated by the plaintiff and went on to work for a competitor after developing a new type of packaging to supply to our client. At the same time, the competitor was in the process of developing replacement packaging to supply to our client. Our client moved its business to the competitor and the plaintiff filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri against our client, the two former employees and the competitor. Armstrong Teasdale defended the lawsuit by, among other things, challenging the plaintiff’s characterization of the allegedly misappropriated information as trade secrets. At mediation, the plaintiff agreed to settlement by dropping its claims and requesting a nominal payment from our client pursuant to a raw materials agreement for materials not used by the plaintiff before the relationship was terminated.
National Counsel for Commercial Real Estate Company
Served as national counsel, monitored litigation progress, and hired local counsel for commercial real estate company with lawsuits in multiple jurisdictions.
