Joshua Pasquesi

Background

About Joshua Pasquesi

As a senior legal executive and strategic business partner, I help companies and their leaders capitalize on key opportunities while mitigating risk. Serving as a catalyst in resolving business challenges in fast-changing environments and operating theaters across North America, I merge extensive legal knowledge with the ability to strategically and tactically advise through a common-sense, business-focused approach that grows business value. The breadth and depth of my legal and business background enables me to critically analyze problems, understand ramifications of issues globally, and provide efficient, relevant business appropriate advice that quickly and efficiently resolves business and legal challenges. Viewing disruption as the best opportunity to grow and effectuate meaningful business change, I work in partnership across departments and throughout all levels of an organization to deliver effective, sustainable success. Noted for:Broad and Deep Business and Legal BackgroundHighly skilled generalist with significant abilities to practice across numerous subject areas and industries, learned across a unique career founded in complex commercial litigation practice, subsequently built through increasing subject matter responsibilities at multiple global corporations and honed while creating and leading a legal, regulatory, and compliance function for a leading global manufacturer experiencing rapid growth in North America. Practiced Insight and Leadership During Disruptive ChangeFollowing spin-off of 50% of AkzoNobel's business into a stand-alone entity, expanded role from commercial attorney for multiple business units to include North American employment counsel, real estate counsel, and procurement counsel, onboarding two new practice areas (no prior experience) and effectively managing serious disruption to both the company and its employees. Startup Operations and Buildout LeadershipBuilt and launched a Canadian subsidiary from the ground up in partnership with the VP of Canadian Sales for Beko US. Led all legal, corporate, and regulatory matters necessary to launch a now fully operating national company that is projecting $50M in 2025 sales (40% of all North American revenue). Strategic Systems ThinkerCreated and implemented processes and systems that mitigated risk and increased strategic alignment across legal disciplines (trade compliance, commercial contracting, data privacy), including implementing a multiple-step, data privacy program (US/Canada) that ensured compliance with state/country data privacy laws for Beko.