Douglas A. Balog

West Melbourne, FL ***** Mobile 321-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-balog/ ac8fmw@r.postjobfree.com

Versatile Corporate Counsel

Effective management of legal activities worldwide to help companies achieve commercial success

Broad-based skills in providing practical, business-minded legal advice and collaborating with teammates, including the senior leadership team and Board of Directors.

Areas of Expertise include:

Commercial & Business Law

Real Estate Leases & Sales

Corporate Governance

Purchasing & Sales Contracts

Risk Assessment

NASDAQ compliance

SEC 10-K, 8-K, SD, Proxy

Law & Regulatory Compliance

Auditor Support

HR & Employment

Corporate Social Responsibility

Code of Conduct and Hotline

Patents / Copyright / Trademarks

Sales Reps and Distributors

Master Services Agreements

Consulting and Staffing Contracts

International Subsidiaries

Environmental Compliance

Finance / Credit & Collection

Counterfeit Parts Remediation

Board of Directors – UWC/Minutes

Statements of Work (SOW)

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)

Litigation & Claims Management

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Logistics

Policies Development

Terms of Purchase and Sale

R&D and Licensing Agreements

Due Diligence

Professional Work History

RENESAS ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC. (previously known as Intersil Corporation and Harris Corporation – Semiconductor Sector), Palm Bay, FL, 1998 – 2019

Senior Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary

Effectively managed and supported all legal facets of the company’s worldwide business relationships and operations.

Managed a patent portfolio consisting of over 1,000 patents. Chaired the Innovation Review Committee to determine which inventions should be patented.

Created Declarations of Conformity pertaining to international environmental laws and regulations, including REACH, RoHS, CE marking, Prop 65, Conflict Minerals, etc.

Prepared a Code of Conduct based on international standards in conjunction with establishing a Whistleblower Ethics and Compliance Hotline.

Conducted trademark due diligence searches and pursued trademarks in support of the Marketing Department.

Key player in the donation of a building valued at $13M+ to a private University; drafted the necessary legal documents to complete the transaction and achieve $5M tax savings.

Successfully recovered more than $3M from the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy by diligently pursuing claims and employing aggressive negotiation tactics.

Managed a team of in-house paralegals and trained a new Corporate Attorney.

Made presentations to the Board of Directors pertaining to legal strategies and cost savings plans.

Assisted in the divestiture and subsequent Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Intersil.

Effectively collaborated in the due diligence and acquisition or divestiture of numerous subsidiaries and business product lines.

Successfully negotiated and closed on contracts with Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, among others.

Presented with the President’s Top Choice Award several times for cost-savings and outstanding performance.

Education & Training

-Juris Doctor (JD), Pace University School of Law, White Plains, NY

Intellectual Property Law Society Vice President; Pace Environmental Law Review Articles Editor

-Master of Aeronautical Science (MS), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

-Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics - Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (BS), Parks College of St. Louis University, Cahokia, IL

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe and Powerplant Certificate

Professional Affiliations

Florida Bar No. 0141739

Illinois Bar No. 6242472

Registered Attorney No. 42,288 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of International Trade

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

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