Andrew Schmolka

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About Andrew Schmolka

High-impact, business-minded Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel, executive manager, corporate strategist, M&A and transactional expert, organizational innovator, team leader, and head negotiator, with core strengths in professionalizing companies and guiding them through transformational, technology-enhanced growth, culminating in high-ROI liquidity transactions. 30 years as a dynamic change agent, problem-solver, relationship-builder, cross-functional collaborator, and results-driver, bridging law, corporate governance, business strategy, compliance, and operations / work flow improvements. Primary expertise includes:* M&A, JVs, strategic partnerships, business development, complex commercial transactions * Finance and investment * Digital, data, SaaS and AI-enabled technologies and services * Intellectual property and technology development, licensing and protection * Manufacturing & supply chain * Marketing, advertising, and e-commerce * Data privacy and cybersecurity * Regulatory compliance * HR and employment * Commercial real estate leasing * Litigation management * Corporate communications * Corporate governance * Organizational change / operational process improvement initiatives Harvard J.D. and Yale B.A.(Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) combining blue-chip law firm training and extensive legal and executive management experience in private equity, start-up (FinTech co-founder), and public company settings running the gamut from turnarounds, to growth stories, to successful exit transactions. Vast experience creating and perfecting pro-active, self-reliant in-house legal functions and anchoring/coordinating corporate shared services matrices to deliver innovative, pragmatic, cost-effective solutions that drive revenue, increase efficiency, protect business interests, and minimize risk. Key driver of robust in-house M&A processes for pipeline development and deal evaluation/strategy, end-to-end due diligence & transaction execution, and acquired business integration, including 100+ closed deals.