Management Human Resources
Resume:
Paul E. Risner, Esq.
St. Johns, Florida
********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-e-risner-esq/7/589/868/
General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) to large and complex service organizations, as well as start-up companies in technology. Adept at strategic planning and advising sophisticated boards of directors on business strategies. A skilled negotiator and trained in dispute resolution. Highly regarded manager of operations, human capital, managing traditional legal functions (lawyers, paralegals, and risk-managers), Compliance (auditors and analysts) and non-traditional roles including Retail Operations, Foundations, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing/Public Relations, and Guest Services. A trusted advisor to capable and decisive CEO's, Boards of Directors and senior management teams.
AREAS of EXPERTISE
Corporate Legal Services and Department Leader ● Corporate Law ● Contracts, Acquisitions and Large Transactions ● Risk Management, Compliance & Litigation ● Corporate Executive (CEO) Administration and Operations (COO) ● Investor Relations and Investor Management ● Governance and Board Management for Public and Private Companies ● Strategic Risk ● Arbitration and Mediation ● Real Estate ● Ethics ● Management of Outside Counsel and Public Policy Advisors
EXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chief Legal Officer representing major service organizations with up to $750MM in revenue and 3500 employees
Chief Compliance Officer, in addition to General Counsel, combining Compliance knowledge and skills with legal experience and skills in 3 major Corporations (up to $750MM revenues)
Real Estate Transactions include purchase/Sale of Commercial Land/Buildings more than $100MM
20-years of Board Membership and Board Secretary for Public, Private and Governmental entities
Directly negotiated and closed transactions for purchase/sales of equipment, goods, services, business interests, stock and ownership interests and whole entities totaling more than $100MM
Responsible for budgets in excess of $2MM/annum (legal) and $125MM (operating)
Directly managed self-retention insurance trust funds more than $9MM/annum
Directly managed set-up set premiums for and managed excess insurance coverage with $50MM limits
Created five (5) law and compliance departments and the roles of General Counsel, Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary in private, public and governmental Corporations
Executed an aggressive business plan to acquire 60+ competitors with a budget of $59MM+
Purchased institutional competitor ($200MM revenue; 1500 employees), in a bidding process against three other competitors, including performing all regulatory and anti-trust review by DOJ and FTC
Directly Managed and Settled 75+ Personal Injury, Professional Liability, and Commercial Litigation Matters
Former Criminal Law Trial Attorney with jury trials focused on major-crimes and appeals
Negotiated and closed transactions establishing a syndicated, investor-owned Ambulatory Surgery Center
Directly managed non-law department functions, such as Operations and Administration, Marketing and Public Relations, a Foundation (with $300MM in assets), Information Services, Guest Services, Risk Management, and Human Resources
EXPERIENCE and SELECTED CLIENT REPRESENTATION
American Arbitration Association – Panel Member, Commercial and Healthcare Disputes 2018-present
Cases handles include Physician-Institution Contracts Disputes, Major Payor
Disputes and Physician Practice Management Disputes;
Amounts in controversy exceed $100MM
American Health Lawyers Association – Panel Member (Arbitration and Mediation) 2018-present
Paul E. Risner, P.A (Professional legal and business-operations consulting practice) 2008-present
Representative Clients:
MobileHelp, LLC
Boca Raton Medical Alert Company
Orlando Health (Orlando, FL-based Health System)
Advised on a $100M transaction in the People’s Republic of China
Big Bang Health, Inc. (Insurance company focused upon the
employer-funded health plans market, including TPA services) President/COO
Advicare Corp. (Medicaid and Medicare Dual-Eligible Plan Company: 38000 lives)
Interim COO (16 months) for Turnaround and Sale of company
MyLooks, Inc. (Healthcare Start-up/Physician Practice Management)
EVP/ General Counsel/Secretary
U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. (Wellness Start-up: 75,000 lives)
EVP/General Counsel/Secretary/COO
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL and FOUNDATION 2003-2008
Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Boca Raton, Florida
AKERMAN, SENTERFITT & EIDSON 2002-2003
Of Counsel, Orlando Florida
PLANETRX.COM, INC. (Public Company PLRX: Retail Pharmacy) 2000-2002 Sr. Vice-President, Secretary, Board Director and General Counsel, Memphis, Tennessee
BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN & CALDWELL, P.C. 1999-2000
Of Counsel, Memphis Tennessee
SARASOTA MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (Public/Taxing District) 1994-1999
Vice-President for Legal Affairs/Assistant Secretary, Sarasota, Florida
ST. VINCENT’S HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. (Catholic Health System) 1988-1993
Vice-President & General Counsel/Assistant Secretary, Jacksonville, Florida
THE FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY (Public Company: FECI) (Class 1 Railway) 1984- 1988
General Attorney (#2 Attorney in System), Jacksonville, Florida
NEMOURS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL (now CLINIC) 1985-1988 General Attorney (#1 Attorney), Jacksonville, Florida
Criminal Defense Attorney, Third-Circuit, State of Florida 1982-1984
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, COLLEGE OF LAW JURIS DOCTOR 1982
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY B.A. HISTORY/ENGLISH 1978 Presidential Scholar (1975-78)
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
THE FLORIDA BAR (1982-current)
THE TENNESSEE BAR (1999-current)
BOARD CERTIFICATION, THE FLORIDA BAR (1995-current)
AHLA CERTIFIED MEDIATOR AND ARBITRATOR (2008-current)
AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (Panel Member) (2018-current)
SPECIAL HONORS
BOSS OF THE YEAR (Jacksonville Legal Secretaries Association)
JEOPARDY! CHAMPION (Television Quiz Show) 1999
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