John Crumpacker

Experience

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  Proskauer Rose LLP

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1996

  Corporate Counsel

  Senior corporate counsel to Fortune 500 companies including Merrill Lynch, Hughes, Teledyne, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon. Provided litigation support and legal advice to corporations and high-level executives on business transactions involving securities, regulatory and compliance issues, commercial and government contracts, intellectual property and licensing. Big firm training and experience in legal research, legal writing, corporate governance, commercial litigation, civil litigation and dispute resolution. Show less

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  3Cor, Inc

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2002

  General Counsel & Partner

  Led acquisition, development and management of intellectual property portfolio including patents, trademarks and copyrights in the technology, arts and entertainment sectors. Responsible for due diligence, licensing, patent litigation and protection of trade secrets. Applied strong analytical skills to creation and execution of IP programs for fund properties and IP of partner companies.

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  Life-Kind, LLC

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2008

  General Counsel & Managing Partner

  Land development fund leadership with primary responsibility for real estate transactions, corporate and deal due diligence, property acquisition and entitlement, operational and environmental compliance, contract management, and stakeholder communication and relations.

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  Tsunami Finance, LLC

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  General Counsel & Founding Partner

  Venture finance of startups and growth stage companies with upside potential or need for product and market repositioning. Experience with asset management, hybrid debt/equity funding in the technology, media and commercial real estate space. Oversight of value up initiatives including technology optimization, strategic alliances and acquisitions.

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  Tsunami Capital Group, Inc

  Jan 2013 - now

  General Counsel & COO

  Experience originating, structuring, and executing deals across various lower-middle market sectors including intellectual property, real property, technology and media. Solid understanding of complex business transactions from multiple perspectives including mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, legal compliance, labor and employment law, contract law, corporate finance, mediation, and international law. Manage all in-house legal, outside counsel and outsourced litigation.