Christopher Signorello

Experience

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  Goodwin

  Oct 1998 - Oct 2007

  Counsel

  Member of the Products Liability/Mass Torts and Commercial Litigation Practice Groups. Extensive experience in products liability matters and mass torts (asbestos, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and tobacco), class actions and complex commercial cases from inception through trial and appeal.

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  Henkel

  Oct 2007 - Aug 2017

  Served on the North American legal leadership team of a Fortune Global 500 manufacturer of personal care, home care, and adhesive products. Primary responsibilities included commercial, compliance, investigations, legal operations, marketing, litigation management, risk avoidance/mitigation, and regulatory counseling. Served as the head of North American litigation for Fortune Global 500 manufacturer of consumer goods and industrial products. Responsible for managing a portfolio of several hundred litigation matters in the U.S. and Canada, including antitrust, commercial, class actions, employment, environmental, intellectual property, products liability, toxic tort, and appeals.

  • Vice President and Associate General Counsel

    May 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Assistant General Counsel — Head of North American Litigation

    Oct 2007 - May 2015
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  XPO

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2023

  Led the global legal and compliance department of XPO, Inc., a leading transportation provider with $13B in revenue and 44,000 employees.XPO (NYSE: XPO) is one of the largest providers of asset-based less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation in North America, with proprietary technology that moves goods efficiently through its network. Together with its business in Europe, XPO serves approximately 48,000 customers with 558 locations and 38,000 employees. The company is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., USA. Visit xpo.com for more information, and connect with XPO on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. Show less

  • Chief Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel — Head of Legal

    Aug 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Senior Vice President, Litigation Counsel — Global Head of Litigation

    Sept 2017 - Aug 2021
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  Jacobs Private Equity LLC

  Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

  Chief Legal Officer

  Jacobs Private Equity, LLC is the personal investment vehicle of Brad Jacobs. The firm was formed to make substantial equity investments in companies that have the potential for exceptional value creation.

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  QXO

  Jun 2024 - now

  Chief Legal Officer

  QXO provides technology solutions, primarily to clients in the manufacturing, distribution and service sectors. The company provides consulting and professional services, specialized programming, training and technical support, and develops proprietary software. As a value-added reseller of business application software, QXO offers solutions for accounting, financial reporting, enterprise resource planning, warehouse management systems, customer relationship management, business intelligence and other applications. QXO plans to become a tech-forward leader in the $800 billion building products distribution industry, with the goal of generating outsized shareholder value. The company is targeting tens of billions of dollars of annual revenue in the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Show less