David Armstrong

Email: abqfys@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ***** **.*** ***

City: Omaha

State: NE

Zip: 68144

Country: USA

Phone: 843-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

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DAVID P. ARMSTRONG

11433 Arbor Street, No. 212

Omaha, NE 68144

(p) 843-***-****; (email) abqfys@r.postjobfree.com

CORPORATE COUNSEL

TRANSACTIONS, CORPORATE AND CONTRACT LAW

Business Counselor, Risk Analyst and Management Adjunct

CORE COMPETENCIES

* Assessing legal risks, formulating strategies for hedging exposure and developing creative solutions to existing problems;

* Managing complex commercial litigation in jurisdictions throughout the United States;

* Contract negotiation and drafting;

* Evaluating and implementing mergers and acquisitions, from letters of intent through post-closing obligations;

* Managing legal teams to achieve maximum efficiency and results; and

* Acting as corporate communication liaison with investors, government officials and the media.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Claims Counsel and Assistant Managing Counsel

Fidelity National Financial, Real Property Title Insurance Division

Omaha, Nebraska 2010-2012

Responsibilities included managing the quality and performance of a team of attorneys involved in the resolution of insurance claims and suits against the company. Retained and managed outside litigation counsel and negotiated settlements. Personally responsible for the administration and resolution of high exposure claims. Gained extensive experience with the laws of various State jurisdictions throughout the Country.

General Counsel

Bartley Real Estate Services and Affiliated Companies

Naples, Florida 2005-2009

Lead role in company commercial property development efforts, including acquisition assessments, financial analysis and contract negotiation and drafting. Managed private equity placements and acted as investor liaison. Responsibilities also included acting as the company contact for municipal authorities and financial institutions. Managed all company litigation matters and the performance of retained counsel.

Corporate Attorney

Private Practice

Birmingham, Michigan; Hilton Head, South Carolina; Bonita Springs, Florida 2002-2009

Personally responsible for business development and management of private law practice operations. Specializing in corporate law, complex commercial litigation and appeals, primarily involving real estate and closely held corporation matters.

Transactions Attorney

Kotz, Sangster, Wysocki & Berg, P.C.

Detroit, Michigan 1999-2002

Business practice counsel with an emphasis on merger and acquisition transactions. Extensive contract negotiation, drafting and litigation assignments. Experience with international negotiations and trade treatises (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy). Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance experience.

Commercial Litigator

Jaffe, Raitt, Heuer & Weiss, P.C.

Detroit, Michigan 1992-1998

Trial counsel; experience with a broad spectrum of commercial suits including construction and real estate law, contracts, business torts, employment law, enforcement/defense of non-compete agreements, franchise law, collection actions and appeals. Regulatory compliance and administrative law experience.

EDUCATION

Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan: J.D. 1992, cum laude, Order of the Coif

Michigan State University: B.A. 1987

AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS

NASD Public Arbitrator

Circuit and District Court Mediator (Michigan)

Florida Real Estate License

Member: Wayne State University Law School Law Review; Editorial Staff

Dean's Scholar

Bronze Key Awards

American Jurisprudence Awards

Assistant Editor: International Aspects of Taxation (McIntyre, 1992)

American Mensa

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