In-House Counsel

Michael J. Brennan

**** ***** **** ******, ************, NC 28078

Phone: 281-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Provides proactive, business-savvy legal advice pragmatically balancing legal issues with business needs. Strong manager of enterprise risks and effective in strategic planning and driving process improvements to efficiently implement organizational changes. Broad-based legal skills across litigation, commercial and government contracts, compliance, governance, securities, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, labor/employment issues and franchise matters.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Republic Services, Inc., Charlotte, NC:

Full-Time Consultant, 2017 – present

Full time consultant providing integration services in connection with Republic’s October 2, 2017 acquisition of ReCommunity.

ReCommunity Holdings II, Inc., Charlotte, NC:

General Counsel/Director of Safety, 2014 – 2017

Key member of Senior Leadership Team with primary focus on implementing changes to mitigate effects of prolonged downturn in commodity markets; organize Board meetings, provide advice to Board, take minutes; assisted in renegotiating anchor contracts with municipalities to have them share more of the financial burden in a down market and more upside when markets improve; implemented aggressive enforcement of contract rights aimed at improvement of the quality of inbound materials to reduce operating costs; managed safety department and integrally involved in all insurance, workers’ compensation, 401(K), employee discipline, and general HR matters; managed all contract disputes and litigation; draft/review all commercial contracts; review RFPs and negotiate exceptions to bid requirements; managed portfolio of patents, tradenames and trademarks; drafted/negotiated real estate leases. Coordinated disclosure schedules for October 1, 2017 sale of Company.

Snelling Holdings LLC, Dallas, TX:

General Counsel/Director of Human Resources, 2012 – 2014

Managed all legal affairs of Snelling and Intrepid and contributed to development of business strategies. Leader of initiative to implement Affordable Care Act requirements. Created contract review and approval process and managed its implementation. Managed commercial litigation; franchise disputes; intellectual property; HIPAA/HITECH compliance; and myriad of employment related issues that pose enterprise risk. Drafted and maintained Franchise Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreements. Oversight of all Human Resource functions, including new hires and terminations, 401(K) program, health benefits, incentive and compensation programs, EEOC proceedings, and general compliance.

ABM Industries/The Linc Group, Houston, TX:

Deputy General Counsel/General Counsel, 2006 – 2012

ABM (Deputy GC): Played major role in integrating legal, safety, and insurance matters into those of ABM after acquisition of The Linc Group. Managed all legal affairs of three of ABM’s four operating divisions (Facility Management, Parking and Security) which generated in excess of $2 Billion in revenues. Coordinated and managed international legal issues and created web-based Foreign Corrupt Practices Act training modules and coordinated company-wide rollout. Managed complex litigation and provided advice regarding government procurement rules. Negotiated commercial contracts, leases, settlement agreements, severance agreements, and M&A transactional documents.

Linc Group (General Counsel): Trusted advisor to Board, CEO and executive team of $650mm private equity backed company. Drafted and negotiated M&A transactional documents for ten strategic acquisitions. Managed complex litigation and other disputes. Registered/maintained Intellectual Property and drafted, reviewed and negotiated hundreds of service, construction and government contracts per year. Reviewed bank credit agreements, drafted policies and procedures and coordinated employment law matters. Negotiated international agreements, created entities and registered offices in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Rutland, VT:

Vice President & General Counsel, 2000 – 2006

Advised CEO and management team on all legal affairs of public company with approximately 275,000 customers and over $430mm in annual revenues. First in-house attorney for Company; established legal department policies and procedures and managed corporate governance functions. Reviewed all SEC filings and disclosures; negotiated and drafted service agreements, subcontracts, employment agreements, severance agreements, vendor agreements, M&A agreements, public/private partnership agreements. Averaged two acquisitions per quarter and managed complex litigation, commercial disputes, regulatory enforcement actions, labor/employment matters, and antitrust issues. Represented company in state and local public hearings related to permits/licenses and administrative enforcement matters. Trained operations personnel and EHS staff on regulatory requirements and compliance.

Waste Management, Inc., Houston, TX:

Associate General Counsel-Regulatory Matters and other positions, 1993 – 2000

Managed all EH&S legal issues; conducted environmental due diligence and negotiated permit conditions, NOVs, consent orders; engaged in proactive EH&S compliance training.

Responsible for multi-million dollar litigation matters and coordinated all administrative and criminal enforcement hearings/proceedings. Advised regional management on legal aspects of business decisions; drafted commercial and employment contracts and managed all EH&S litigation and administrative actions.

MILITARY, EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

U.S. Marine Corps (Judge Advocate) – Achieved rank of Major

LLM, Environmental Law (Cum Laude) – University of San Diego School of Law

Juris Doctorate – Villanova University School of Law

Bachelor of Arts (Highest Honors) – Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

MEMBERSHIPS

Pennsylvania Bar; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of PA; Supreme Court of PA

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