Kevin Saville
Mound,MN
Summary
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel with 15 plus years of real estate and construction industry expertise, driven to control costs, manage risk, add value, lead complex transactions and create strategic alliances with organization leaders to effectively align with and support key business initiatives. Professional General Counsel with 23 years of experience in advising company leaders and decision-makers on important legal matters. Accomplished in project management, leadership and team collaboration. Innovative in creatively solving problems while adhering to company values, policies and procedures. Persuasive expert analyzes complex legal issues, formulates legal arguments and provides sound advice on wide range of topics. Adept at navigating legal systems, leveraging resources and communicating with clients. Thorough understanding of precedents and regulations. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
General Counsel
Frontier Communications
11.2017 - Current
- Chief legal executive for several related companies located throughout CA and WA: a large construction company, a commercial real estate investment/development group, a trucking company, and a 1000+ unit self-storage facility.
- General Counsel duties include: Contract review, compliance, and management of litigation (construction, business, employment, general liability) and alternative dispute resolution; Advising CEO, CFO and management on legal and regulatory issues; Supervising claims personnel; Facilitating conflict resolution; Quickly learning and advising on new areas of the law to meet the demands of a multi-faceted business; Partnering with HR, Estimating, Tax, Finance, Accounting, Collections, Real Estate and other departments in risk management, cost-control measures and overall strategic planning.
- Real estate, construction and corporate transactional experience includes: Handling all real estate matters; Managing commercial real estate portfolio (raw land, commercial and retail); Arguing property tax appeals with the goal of lowering assessed values; Preparing and negotiating leases, land acquisition and development agreements and participating in the build-out of tenant improvements; Negotiating and overseeing construction contracts and any other documents pertaining to company operations; Handling credit and banking agreements; Negotiating collective bargaining agreements with unions; Collaborating with commercial real estate industry and construction professionals; Managing insurance professionals on insurance portfolios.
- Litigation/pre-litigation management experience includes: Hands-on conflict resolution with the goal of early resolution without expensive litigation; Working closely with AR department on difficult collection matters; Facilitating win-win settlements of collections, construction, real estate and business disputes; Maintaining relationships with local and national law firms and managing outside counsel with the goal of streamlining legal spending.
Associate Attorney - Real Estate/Finance
Morgan Miller Blair
03.2004 - 06.2006
- Represented commercial developers, home builders, and financial institutions as lead attorney in real estate and finance transactions, including leasing, sales and acquisitions, syndicated loans and construction loans.
- Prepared entity formation documents for commercial real estate joint ventures.
- Advised clients on a variety of leasing issues including CAM costs and exclusions, exclusivity provisions, estoppels, SNDAs and lease guaranties.
- Supervised and managed teams in various complex transactions.
- Performed pro bono work for a community organization.
Associate Attorney - Real Estate/Affordable Housing
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
11.1999 - 03.2004
- Corporate, Commercial Transactions and Affordable Housing, 1999 2005 Represented developers and lenders as lead-attorney in public-finance transactions from initial structuring to closing.
- Drafted, structured and negotiated joint venture, loan, underwriting, swap, security, partnership, and LLC agreements.
- Worked closely with equity investors, lenders, underwriters, architects, contractors, municipalities, trustees and attorneys.
- Gave hands-on practical advice with a business-oriented approach.
- Conducted legal research on issues such as prevailing wage and property taxation.
- Represented companies and venture capital firms in private placements.
- Supervised teams of attorneys and paralegals in complex transactions.
Associate Attorney
Morrison And Foerster LLP
06.1998 - 11.1999
- Represented taxpayers in a variety of state and local tax disputes.
- Negotiated settlements with the California Franchise Tax Board, State Board of Equalization and numerous county assessors.
- Prepared legal briefs and letter rulings requests.
- Researched legal issues and prepared pleadings in connection with a complex international probate case.
Education
J.D -
Hastings College of the Law, University of Calif
San Francisco, CA1998
B.A - Law and Society
The University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA1994
Skills
- Exceptional Negotiator
- Construction
- Dispute Resolution
- Litigation Management
- Corporate Generalist
- Strong Leader
- Well Respected in Community
- Strategic Thinking
- Corporate transactions
- Compliance Management
- Data privacy
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Legal Compliance
- Negotiation
- Strategy Development
- Settlement Negotiation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
- Problem-solving abilities
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Team Collaboration
- Effective Communication
Accomplishments
Handle all transactional real estate and finance work for 2,000,000 plus square feet commercial real estate portfolio.
Single handedly and successfully negotiated large real estate leases with many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies.
Negotiated construction contracts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars.
Obtained favorable cost effective settlements for multi-million dollar employment, construction and real estate cases.
Managed outside counsel of arbitration of complex corporate dissolution and real estate dispute, in which company won as prevailing party, entitling company to 100% of attorneys fees.
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
Additional Information
- MISCELLANEOUS Admitted to practice in California; Contra Costa County Bar Association: Real Estate, Corporate Counsel and Women's Sections; Attorney Adviser, California Association of Specialty Subcontractors; Pro Bono work for various non profit organizations; Participant in Citizen Construction Advisory Board for Parks and Recreation Division; Finance Committee Member for Local Non-Profit Organization; Volunteer Work for City of Pleasant Hill Community Service Projects
Timeline
General Counsel
Frontier Communications
11.2017 - Current
Associate Attorney - Real Estate/Finance
Morgan Miller Blair
03.2004 - 06.2006
Associate Attorney - Real Estate/Affordable Housing
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
11.1999 - 03.2004
Associate Attorney
Morrison And Foerster LLP
06.1998 - 11.1999
J.D -
Hastings College of the Law, University of Calif
B.A - Law and Society
The University of California, Santa Barbara
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