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Carrie Schiff, Partner

Area of Practice

Corporate; Finance; M&A; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Compliance

Previously

MWH Global, Inc.; Flextronics International Ltd; USA.Net, Inc.; Cooley Godward

In Brief

The most important indication of success to me is earning new business from an existing client. It's the same standard I aspired to as a General Counsel, and includes delivering world class legal services on time and on budget. My corporate and transactional practices include representing companies and investors in a variety of industries in financings, mergers and acquisitions and the complete range of technology-based transactions. I advise executives and boards on governance matters and I help clients establish and implement cost-effective corporate compliance programs. As General Counsel of Flextronics, I learned about continuous improvement as a core operating concept. The principle is now second-nature to me, and I am constantly looking for opportunities to increase efficiency, make adjustments based on feedback, and measure results - although my family and friends are still waiting to see me apply this discipline to my cooking.

Professional Activities

Former Member, Board of Directors—Colorado Chapter of Association of Corporate Counsel

Legends in Law Burton Award 2008 recipient—awarded to General Counsel by Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress

Frequent lecturer, panel member and guest speaker —Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Colorado Bar Association Continuing Legal Education programs, and various general counsel roundtable programs in the US and Europe, as well as at the University of Colorado and University of Denver law schools on a variety of topics, including: international commercial transactions, intellectual property issues in mergers and acquisitions, managing global legal departments, corporate compliance and legal ethics for in-house counsel.