Experienced attorney with over 15 years of experience in the following areas: Managing Supply Chain to achieve year over year savings, negotiating and drafting technology licensing and service agreements (SaaS, Cloud Services), intellectual property protections and risk analysis, procurement agreements, partner agreements, marketing agreements, non-disclosure agreements, sales agreements, supplier/vendor agreements, service and employment disputes/agreements, global compliance/data privacy issues, regulatory matters, UCC, FAR, DFAR, ERISA, GDPR, and HIPAA.

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Experienced detail-oriented Legal and Compliance Executive with a demonstrated history of successfully working in highly regulated industries. Broad experience includes working for Fortune 250 and startup companies. Skilled in Legal Affairs, Compliance, Management, Strategic Planning, and Solution Finding. Business-oriented attorney who seeks to solve problems and get rid of roadblocks. Works well in high-pressure environments to create collaborative business forward solutions. Unwavering commitment to business and legal ethics.

Experience in high-pressure, turn-around circumstances:
- Maintained delivery of excellent service to internal clients despite challenging resources and high-stress scenarios
- Supported business growth initiatives with business and legal advice requiring creative thinking
- Continuously encouraged positive morale in all colleagues with discreet personal incentives and public recognition
- Collaborate with leaders on continuous process improvement and new ventures while maintaining focus on legal and regulatory compliance

Passionate leader who uses knowledge, insight, and creativity to develop practical strategies to achieve business goals. Skilled teacher who grows the capabilities and capacities of business teams. Enthusiastic learner who develops expertise in the company and the industry to better understand and foresee challenges. Trusted partner who works across boundaries to build collaborative relationships.

Areas of business and legal expertise include:
Anticorruption (FCPA)
Antitrust
Contract Management
Copyright & Trademark
Corporate Governance
Crisis Management
Data Privacy (GDPR & CCPA)
Environmental
Federal Contracting
Finance & Securities
Government Relations
Health and Safety
Import/Export Regulations
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Initial Public Offerings
International Transactions
Labor & Employment
Licensing, SaaS
Litigation
Management & Budgeting
Mergers & Acquisitions
Negotiation
Patent Management
Product Liability
Real Estate
Regulatory Compliance
Trade Secrets

Providing innovative legal solutions for our clients to help them achieve their business goals brings me significant enjoyment. I feel invigorated when faced with obstacles and am motivated to work fiercely for our clients to provide successful solutions.

With a decade of experience as a transactional business attorney and shareholder in a mid-size law firm, coupled with more than 10 years of experience as regional general counsel for a global company, Brian Eftink has an innate business perspective and solution-focused mindset that allows him to address legal issues from the client's point of view. Working inside a business environment where he was responsible for managing legal expenses for the region and identifying creative, cost-effective business solutions gave Brian the advantage of understanding concerns from the client's perspective when navigating the complexity of legal fees. In addition, working as the corporate secretary for five subsidiaries and serving on the company's executive management team has equipped Brian to assist in-house lawyers with delivering challenging messages that provide proposed solutions while being sensitive to the company's internal political climate. Brian provides a sophisticated level of advice to his clients, no matter where the company is in the life cycle of its business. He has seen almost every issue imaginable and has a proven track record of resolving to preserve the parties' relationships while simultaneously saving the business money. His strong background in commercial and corporate matters, regulatory investigations and related matters, the negotiation of sales and purchase agreements, construction law, state and local tax, real estate, antitrust issues, incentive negotiations, and other business transactions, coupled with his involvement with protracted litigation and arbitration matters has given Brian a heightened appreciation concerning the value of properly-drafted contracts and an ability to devise out-of-the-box business solutions.

Brian is no stranger to managing multifaceted legal matters. For many years, he assisted a global chemical manufacturing company with all aspects of a multiphase greenfield investment in excess of $2.5 billion, including a $100 million+ expansion, the creation and implementation of the company's legal procedures and other policies, and the negotiation of international sales agreements, trade issues, and dispute resolutions. One of the most valuable lessons learned has been the importance of proactive measures, such as internal legal training and proper documentation, to avoid adversarial issues and, when unavoidable, to address the matters prior to the development of costly litigation. No matter the situation, Brian possesses a diverse skill set and a business and legal background that allows him to generate success together with his clients.