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Jonnie M. Jackson, Jr.
Johnnie is a nationally known former General Counsel. He has over thirty years of legal and practical business experience at the highest corporate management, corporate board and operating division levels of a public company. For the last seven years, he has consulted for large and small companies (both public and private), non-profits, law firms and law departments. He is an Attorney and Special Counsel to Guzov Ofsink, LLC, Board Member Services Trainer, Advisory Board Member, Executive Coach, and Corporate Governance Professional. He has outstanding communication and interpersonal skills and is known as a thought leader and pioneer, especially for his forward thinking ideas about redesigning law departments and the benefits of engaging in multi-disciplinary Board and organization effectiveness assessments. His experience includes service on the executive committees and boards of companies and non-profit organizations and the successful management of interdisciplinary teams of outside counsel, accountants and organization design professionals for multi-state organization assessments. Johnnie is often quoted as an insightful governance and legal practice expert and he is the author of numerous articles on governance, board evaluations and other legal management and litigation technology topics. He is a frequent speaker and consultant on a variety of topics. Johnnie has over 30 years of assignments at increasing levels of responsibility as a consultant, private lawyer, general counsel and senior executive at Olin Corporation (OLN:NYSE). As Special Counsel, Johnnie’s responsibilities include working with firm attorneys and their clients on a variety of special projects involving corporate matters generally, corporate governance and international corporate transactions.
Education
University of Virginia School of Law, JD
Tulane University, MBA
Wake Forest University, BA
United States Coast Guard (LTJG)
Distinctions
Martindale Hubbel AV Peer Rated
Served on the CBA In-House Study Committee investigating solutions to multi-jurisdictional practice issues that often face in-house counsel (2000-2004)
Member of the CBA Steering Committee for the Campaign for the CBA Law Center in New Britain.
Director (1996-2004) and President (2002-2003) of the WESFACCA Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (600+ members)
Member of the Board of Visitors of the Pace University Law School (1999 – 2001)
Co-Chair of The Conference Board’s Legal Quality Council (1995-96).
1995 James W. Cooper Life Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk from 2001 until 2005
Member of Executive Committee and Chair of Nominating Committee for Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk from 2001 until 2005
Served on Connecticut Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors from 2002 – 2005
Admissions
State of Connecticut
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. Tax Court
Affiliations
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Connecticut Bar Association
Member, Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma, National Honorary Business Fraternity.
Member, Phi Alpha Theta, National Honorary History Fraternity.
Publications
Board Self-Assessments are here to Stay – and for Good Reason, Directors’ Monthly, a publication of the National Association of Corporate Directors, co-author, May 2008
Board Self-Assessments are here to stay – and for Good Reason, OnBoard Monthly, Thomson Financial, co-author. July 2007
What is your Email Retention Policy? No, REALLY, how long do you keep emails?, White Paper, ESI Strategies LLC, co-author. June 2007 and Thomson Financial, November 2007
Don’t Let ‘em Take You for Granted: Selecting, Retaining and Partnering with Outside Counsel,
Inside: A publication of the Corporate Counsel Section of the N.Y. State Bar Association, Fall 2006
It’s What You Don’t Know That Can Hurt You, The Wired Board, Boards & Directors, Summer 2006
A Perfect Fit: New Frontiers of Due Diligence in Strategic Acquisitions, Directors Monthly, a publication of the National Association of Corporate Directors, April 2006
Partnering in the New Legal Environment, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Interview 2005
Case Study: Partnering from Olin and Beyond, John G. Kelley, Legal thought Leader, 2002
Being a Director: The Future Isn’t what It Used to Be, Directorship, October 2002
Lectures, Seminars and Presentations
Identifying, Managing and Avoiding Public Relations Fiascos, The 34th Annual Intellectual Property Law Summer Institute, The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI July 2008
Litigation Readiness & Response Planning, CLE Panel - New York City Bar Association Luncheon, NY, NY September 2007
Corporate Governance:The Alternative Public Strategies Conference, Speaker - Capital Formation Conference/Public vs. Private Equity, Washington, DC June 2007
Litigation Readiness & Response Planning, CLE Panel Sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank, NY, NY June 2007
Bridging the Technology Gap for Law Firm Administrators, CLE Panel Sponsored by the ALA and IKON, NY, NY June 2007
Electronic Data Discovery: Attorney Ethical Obligations to Clients and the Courts, CLE Panel Sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank, NY, NY May 2007
Conducting and Responding to Investigations, CLE Panel: Damage Control – PR and Investor Relations Strategies to Minimize Ramifications of Alleged or Actual Wrongdoing ACI Conference, NY, NY April 2007
Are We There Yet: Meeting Our Litigation and Electronic Data Management Obligations,
Moderator and Speaker; WESFACCA (Association of Corporate Counsel), Darien, CT February 2007
Conducting Forensic Investigations: Evolving Function of the Audit Committee in Forensic Investigations, CLE Panel, ACI Conference, NY, NY December 2006
New ESI Discovery Rules: December 1 Amendments to FRCP, Thomson Financial National Web Cast November 2006
Technology in the Boardroom, NACD 2006 Annual Corporate Governance, Washington DC October 2006
International Corporate Compliance for US and Foreign Securities Law Filers – Maintaining an Ethical Culture, ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, Program Chair and Moderator, NY, NY April 2006
A Perfect Fit: Right-sizing through Strategic Acquisitions and Divestitures, Panelist, M&A Advisors Awards Dinner and Conference, NY, NY, December 2005
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Your Best Defense is a Best Practices Offense, WESFACCA (Association of Corporate Counsel) Darien, CT, Program Chair and Moderator,
May 2005
Best Practices for Board Governance: Board Self-assessments, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) CT Chapter, Hartford, CT April 2004
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