Thomas Knapp

Established Law Department and managed significant legal and multiple department budgets totaling $25M with staff of 11. Responsible for domestic and global legal matters, litigation, corporate governance and compliance, IP matters, and federal government affairs. Strategic business partner with all functional groups.

Provide general counsel services and governmental affairs advice

Provide general counsel services to start up and emerging growth companies

Promoted to General Counsel and Chief Ethics Officer during the Company’s restructuring. Co-responsible for leading Company through bankruptcy. Managed >$15M law department budget with a staff of eight attorneys and paralegals at two different geographic locations, along with a staff of five. Strategic business partner with all functional groups. Member of executive management team.

Represented small, medium, and large companies on a variety of start-up and acquisition issues, technology transfers, M&A diligence matters for utility companies, public policy advocacy on labor and employment law and transportation issues, employment and labor (NLRA and RLA) law issues, class action employment litigation, and organizing drives.

Reported to General Counsel. Managed >$20M budget with a staff of 16 attorneys at 3 different geographic locations; supervised outside counsel handling state and federal court employment and labor litigation, NLRB, and other federal and state agency matters. Strategic business partner with all functional groups.

Managed a $3 million budget with a staff of four attorneys. Supervised outside counsel handling of federal and state lawsuits and federal and state administrative agency matters. Personally handled major labor litigation. Provided advice and drafted purchase and sale agreements, joint ventures, many acquisitions and dispositions, stock plans, incentive compensation, board resolutions.