Douglas Goldin
Orlando
Summary
Accomplished General Counsel with a proven history of partnering with senior management and C-suite executives to deliver strategic legal guidance aligned with business objectives. Deep expertise in specialty finance, payments, fintech, and complex commercial transactions, with a strong focus on operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and proactive risk mitigation in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
General Counsel
ECapital Commercial Finance (formerly LSQ Funding)
10.2019 - Current
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating legal and regulatory risks while shaping policies and procedures that enhance operational efficiency and support business objectives.
- Drive key business objectives including strategic M&A activities and securing funding through various high-value transactions.
- Provide expert legal counsel across a broad range of issues related to commercial contracts, payment services, and compliance for business units.
- Lead legal oversight on trade finance transactions, including receivables purchase facilities and supply chain finance arrangements.
- Collaborate with Sales team to draft and negotiate NDAs, referral, funding and intercreditor agreements.
- Support Capital Markets team in drafting and negotiating participation agreements and asset syndication documents.
- Advise Board of Directors on corporate matters, ensuring timely and accurate filings and compliance.
- Negotiate and draft commercial and technology-related agreements with partners and vendors to protect company interests.
- Lead dispute resolution efforts, conduct thorough analyses of claims and defenses, formulate litigation strategies and manage external counsel.
Associate General Counsel
Vacation Innovations LLC
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Lead the development and implementation of internal policies, procedures, and best practices to ensure regulatory compliance and strong corporate governance; proactively identify and mitigate legal risks.
- Oversee and coordinate with external counsel as needed, while strategically transitioning select legal functions in-house to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including vendor, technology, and marketing contracts, ensuring alignment with legal and business objectives.
- Collaborate with HR to address employment law matters such as terminations, discrimination claims, wage and hour compliance, and disability accommodations, ensuring adherence to applicable laws and internal policies.
Senior Counsel
Troutman Pepper Locke (formerly Locke Lord LLP)
02.2017 - 08.2018
- Extensive experience as lead attorney through all phases of litigation (pre-trial, trial and appeals).
- Manage a team of four associate attorneys and local counsel.
- Provide legal advice and guidance to clients on strength of claims and defenses and develop strategic means to shorten or avoid prolonged litigation.
- Organize and lead various trial witness knowledge sharing sessions with institutional clients.
Associate
Nelson Mullins LLP (formerly Broad and Cassel)
05.2010 - 02.2017
- Manage sophisticated litigation docket and provide legal advice and services relating to a wide variety of practice areas including financial services litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property, leasing, employment and construction matters.
- Represent businesses and directors in corporate disputes and insolvency proceedings.
Secondment Attorney
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
07.2012 - 12.2013
- Develop, implement, and oversee all aspects of case strategy; manage and direct outside counsel in a cost-effective manner.
- Effectively prioritize and respond to a wide variety of legal and regulatory inquiries with an emphasis on clear communication and quickly identifying and resolving issues.
- Analyze claims and formulate litigation and early case resolution strategy.
Associate
Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson, P.A.
08.2008 - 04.2010
Assistant State Attorney
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Florida
08.2007 - 08.2008
Education
J.D. - Advocacy
Stetson University College of Law
01-2007
Bachelor of Science - Journalism
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL01-2004
Skills
- Compliance management
- Corporate transactions
- Litigation management
- Corporate governance
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate and business legal issues
Timeline
General Counsel
ECapital Commercial Finance (formerly LSQ Funding)
10.2019 - Current
Associate General Counsel
Vacation Innovations LLC
08.2018 - 10.2019
Senior Counsel
Troutman Pepper Locke (formerly Locke Lord LLP)
02.2017 - 08.2018
Secondment Attorney
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
07.2012 - 12.2013
Associate
Nelson Mullins LLP (formerly Broad and Cassel)
05.2010 - 02.2017
Associate
Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson, P.A.
08.2008 - 04.2010
Assistant State Attorney
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Florida
08.2007 - 08.2008
J.D. - Advocacy
Stetson University College of Law
Bachelor of Science - Journalism
University of Florida
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