John Bandy

Experience

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  SCA Promotions, Inc

  Oct 1997 - Oct 2006

  Vice President and General Counsel

  Led the corporate legal department counseling the president and chief operating officer.Advised the company in its contract dispute with a former international sports icon regarding doping in professional cycling.

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  Allied Cash Holdings

  Oct 2006 - Dec 2007

  General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary

  Nationwide financial services company employed over 700 team members in 13 states, operated 260 branches.Led the corporate legal department as top legal officer dealing directly with the president and CFO. Directed all legal affairs of the parent company and subsidiaries.

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  Norit Activated Carbon

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2014

  General Counsel and Secretary

  (Acquired by Cabot Corporation)Founded in 1918, Norit is the world's largest activated carbon producer with manufacturing facilities in Europe and the Americas, and worldwide distribution. Principal legal advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors and senior executive management of the Norit group of activated carbon companies, with responsibility for the company’s legal, governance, compliance and secretarial functions.As General Counsel, advised the group in its prospective initial public offering and subsequent private sale by its Dutch and UK private equity owners.In-house legal advisor in the North American subsidiary's successful $80+ million arbitration for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. Show less

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  Legal Counsel for Businesses

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2016

  Legal Counsel for Businesses

  I am a business-focused attorney with an insider’s perspective who understands issues facing companies. I provide outside General Counsel services to companies that don’t have inside counsel and provide overflow capabilities for companies whose inside legal resources may be stretched too thin. Specific areas include:• Drafting, review and negotiation of commercial agreements and templates• Development of contracting, HR, intellectual property, compliance and governance processes• Management of corporate structure (formation, dissolution, management, optimization)• Dispute resolution management (litigation, arbitration, mediation, media relations, discovery)• Acquisitions and dispositions, including due diligence Show less

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  FCS Financial

  Aug 2016 - now

  General Counsel, Senior Vice President and Secretary

  Lead the legal, compliance, Human Resources, legislative and regulatory affairs, governance and loan documentation functions