Brad P. O'Sullivan

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Profile

Senior Executive skilled in sourcing and driving initiatives for

exceptional team engagement, profits, and savings in public and private

companies here and abroad. A seasoned Managing Director & General Counsel

with a sterling record in leadership, corporate finance, business

development, management, turnarounds, and financial consulting. Excel in

control of issues pertinent to corporate strategy, complex transactions,

securities transactions, M&A, and joint ventures. Highly adept in the

securing and optimization of critical business relationships and strategic

partnerships in the U.S. and PRC; have advised on transactions totaling

over several billion dollars during career. Know how to identify and seize

opportunities to expand businesses and catapult profits. MBA; JD. Core

competencies:

Leadership ( Strategic Planning ( Big Data ( Revenue Generation &

Savings ( Deal Origination, Structuring & Closing

Executive Management ( Negotiations ( Problem Solving ( Sales &

Business Development ( Big Data Analytics

Mergers & Acquisitions ( Predictive Coding ( Management Consulting (

Client Satisfaction

Professional Experience

RealXchange North America, Inc. - Executive Vice President & Board Director

(5/2014-Present)

There are two silos in our global consolidation plan that deal with the

dynamic data coming off housing and the global trading potential for a

global exchange of real estate based synthetics similar to the securities

market. They cover the entire length of the real property ownership

timeline from the presale to post sale in global markets. Data sales are

anticipated to be substantial as business, governments and academia demand

robust real estate data repositories for their own financial projects. Big

& Fast Data is driving corporations around the world to dig deeper into the

cause-effect of what's driving customers to their products and services.

EDRC, Inc. - Global Managing Director (5/2013-5/2014)

Locate, make proposals to, negotiate and work with affiliates and vendors

worldwide for a privately held, multimillion dollar, litigation services

support company with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Expand, develop

and improve client relationships by monitoring and assisting client

services. Manage employees, coordinate workflow, and participate in

hiring, training, retention, and performance management aimed at increasing

revenue, customer service, quality, and profitability. Also oversee sales,

accounting, billing, and collection activities. Head of Big Data and

Predictive Analytics Initiative. Report to the Board.

. Successfully targeted, negotiated, and closed master level preferred

vendor services agreements with several multibillion dollar financial

institutions and Fortune 1000 companies with a focus on structuring,

pricing, confidentiality, privacy and security issues.

. Implemented similar program for major international law firms to

reduce their litigation costs.

. Mine bids at all levels of government to develop an additional revenue

stream by pursuing 5-year option contracts for litigation services.

Established a similar program for US Bankruptcy Court.

. Developed analytics program for hedge funds to lessen litigation spend

for selected portfolio companies, especially as related to PAEs

(patent assertion entities).

. Initiated "legal tech" machine learning exploration of new technology

for structuring big data and heuristic data. The goal is to enhance

meaningfulness and significantly speed review of deposition documents

through a proposed partnership with cutting edge Silicon Valley

application development Big Data platform companies.

Optionable, Inc., New York, NY

5/2010 - 4/2013

A provider of natural gas and other energy derivatives trading and

brokerage services to financial institutions, energy traders, brokerage

firms and hedge funds nationwide.

Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board - Public Company

Recruited to protect and reinvigorate struggling company beset with a host

of monetary and legal difficulties. Quickly hired new management and

established enterprise initiatives including the oversight of legal

documents and SEC Filings, launch of physical plant and IT function, cost

containment, and management of accounts. Continued to foster and optimize

relationships with all parties relevant to transactions, including Law

Firms, Auditors, Fund Sources, Brokers, and other service providers.

. Cut general and administrative expenses by 56.7% Q1 2013, 44.8% in

2012 and by 19.4% in 2011 by stringent across-the-board reductions in

services, legal fees, and other costs.

. Settled key lawsuits for nominal consideration; sourced and recouped

large cash retainers held by various law firms.

. Engineered soft-exit landing for the company and related change of

control transaction.

Ashir Group, Inc., New York, NY

2/2010 - 9/2011

A China-focused Financial Consulting & Investment Firm (including cross-

border real estate investment and transactions) with 5 offices in the PRC

(23 employees in US; 170 in PRC). Owned by Guangdong Wealth Guarantee &

Huading Wealth Guarantee (PRC) Non-Bank Lender, 5th Largest in PRC; ~3,000

SMEs (small-mid-sized enterprises lendee client businesses across a range

of industries).

Managing Director & General Counsel

Optimized role in Consulting Group focused on the execution of complex

transactions on behalf of micro-cap to middle-market sized clients (SMEs)

across diverse industries in the PRC. Acted as lead on all elements to

transactions: due diligence, financial analysis, deal structuring, and

negotiations regarding various transactions. Traveled to PRC offices 10-12

times for teach-ins by New York City management and other business

operations. Head of Big Data Initiatives across SMEs. Reported to

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Yibao Chen.

. Conceptualized the monetization of engaged SMEs with the goal of

taking them public in the U.S. and obtaining equity. Established

varied relationships with 20 to 100 companies, two of which were

brought public (or acquired controlling interest ) in Hong Kong and

two others on U.S. Exchanges.

. Shepherded dedicated 23 member U.S. staff of MAs/MBAs, business

development experts, and bilingual speakers of Chinese and English to

educate and support SMEs here and in the PRC.

. Devised complex transaction mechanism for SMEs to structure and gain

offshore investments; i.e., W.O.F.E. (wholly-owned foreign entities).

. Educated PRC commercial bankers and PRC business owners about U.S.

capital markets, particularly benefits, strategies, timelines,

processes, and access to capital. Generated weekly/monthly reports

for PRC colleagues.

Patriot Title & Abstract Company, New York, NY

1/2003 - 2/2010

An escrow and title closing company for all real estate transactions

Managing Partner

Sourced and closed over 700 Real Estate Transactions in excess of $1

billion in the U.S. Responsible for all phases of real property

transactions, real estate law and relationships with all relevant outside

service providers.

Brean Capital, LLC, New York, NY

7/2001-1/2003

A boutique investment bank headquartered in Manhattan with local offices in

Beijing, China.

Vice President of Investment Banking -

Played key role in the placement of over $250 Million in last several

transactions completed in the Private and Public Markets.

Verticity.Com, New York, NY

1/1999 - 6/ 2001

A global information technology service provider enterprise

Vice President of Business Development

Identified and executed strategic relationships, managed sales force, and

performed fundraising.

O'Melveny & Meyers, LLP, New York, NY

9/1992-1/1996

An international law firm

Associate

Corporate Practice Group. Represented large corporate clients in

corporate, acquisition, real estate, and restructuring initiatives.

Performed transaction-related research, due diligence, document analysis,

and negotiations.

Education

Masters of Business Administration, Columbia Business School, New York, New

York

JD (Juris Doctor), Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC

BA, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

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