Jo Ann Glaccum
Outside General Counsel
New Jersey
NY, NJ, CA, DC
About
Benjamin Moore & Co.-
M& A- Involved in all aspects of the $1B Private Offering to Berkshire Hathaway Inc., within a compressed timeline;
Return on Investment- As a C-Suite Executive consistently delivered the expected 15% ROI to Berkshire (including during the recession);
Environmental- Collaborated with an energy company and government authorities to install one of the first solar sites in NJ;
National Class Action Suit-Strategized with outside counsel &… read more obtained an unprecedented settlement of the suit.
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Client Reviews
"JoAnn has extensive knowledge and experience in real estate and financing matters. Her expert counsel has assisted the Company, which does real estate and financing transactions, and me with a number of difficult transactions. With her guidance, I was ultimately able avoid those transactions which would not have been in the best interest of the Company, allowing us to continue to have a solid financial foundation through difficult times."
"JoAnn is extremely accessible and works around my schedule. She has successfully navigated the company through stressful sitations. She provides impeccable advice and protects the company to prevent it from associating with entities that could take advantage of my artistic works."
"Jo Ann can take a very complex subject and explain it in easy, understandable terms to a layman. She is knowledgeable in her subject area and I always feel well taken care of without the confusing jargon and her prices are more than reasonable. She is also a lovely woman and easy to work with. She answers any and all questions without making the asker feel ridiculous. I highly recommend her without hesitation."
"Jo Ann is a versatile legal resource and consiglieri who has undertaken a range of legal matters for my company ranging from real estate lease management and negotiation, EPA advisory to sensitive personnel issues. She is readily available with excellent follow-through and advice. She is my go-to legal advisor."
"Extremely professional and very responsive. JoAnn has a very diverse and wide range of legal expertise. She consistently provides excellent legal advice and has been instrumental in moving our company forward to meet current and future business objectives. Highly recommend!"
Work History
Jo Ann Glaccum Attorney-At-Law
Founder
Oct 2015 - Present
Provides outside general counsel advice to clients with a vast range of legal matters to meet their business objectives in an efficient, cost effective manner. Also represents individual clients with their real estate, financing, general contract and estate planning matters.
Fordham Law School
Adjunct Law Professor
Jan 2014 - Apr 2017
Courses included Corporate Compliance & Ethics, Investigations, Risk Management & Crisis Management
Benjamin Moore & Co., a Berkshire Hathaway company
SR VP, GC, Secretary & Compliance Officer
Jul 1993 - Mar 2013
In addition to my GC position, I was on the Board with capital expenditure, ROI, strategy planning &succession responsibilities. I also managed several departments while maintaining the legal health of the business.
I was involved in all aspects of the $1B Private Offering to Berkshire within a compressed timeframe; consistently returned a 15% ROI to Berkshire, even during the recession.