Onnie Barnes Jacque
Detroit,MI
Summary
Result-driven senior attorney with extensive multi-industry experience. Serves as a cross-functional and key strategic partner to the board of directors and C-Suite professionals. A sophisticated business advisor skilled in managing risks, improving processes, reducing liability and outside counsel legal costs, and leading teams of legal professionals and business clients. Trusted by company executives for providing effective, persuasive, and goal-oriented advice. Experienced negotiator of complex business transactions, both domestic and international, providing legal review of clients' business objectives to minimize risk and maximize profit. Recognized as an effective compliance officer who has successfully established and implemented training programs to improve organizational processes, compliance, and overall effectiveness. Expertise in corporate strategy, including planning and executing merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. Well-versed in regulatory compliance, procurement, strategic sourcing, litigation management, contract compliance/best practices, real estate, construction, employee benefits/HR, FOIA, and corporate governance.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Expert Attorney
DTE ENERGY
01.2022 - Current
- Company Overview: Corporate and Renewables attorney at one of the US's largest and most diversified energy companies
- Providing the highest legal services for complex, sensitive, and strategic business transactions, involving IP, energy, renewables, EVS, EPC, real estate, supply chain, marketing, and governance
- Corporate and Renewables attorney at one of the US's largest and most diversified energy companies
- Improved client satisfaction with detailed and clear communication of legal processes and expectations.
- Conducted settlement negotiations for property and business transaction cases with $3Million-$5Million in counterclaims.
Expert Attorney
DTE ENERGY
08.2021 - 01.2022
- Executed legal services portfolio of more than 200 complex, sensitive, and strategic commercial and business transactions over $1 Million annually, involving Intellectual Property, M&A, renewables, EVS, EPC, real estate, supply chain, and construction
General Counsel
&MINDS PARTNERS LLP
01.2019 - 08.2021
- Delivered a range of strategic, complex commercial, M&A, organizational, and operational improvement services to help clients reach their growth and performance objectives
- Prioritized Strategic Options: Performed a portfolio review to understand the segment's investment/divestiture growth.
- Key Accomplishments: Accelerated Line Growth: Business development and strategy activities to gain profitable share/ improved revenue growth by 30%.
- Improved Performance: Optimized Corporate and Business unit operational performance improvement based on competencies and gaps.
- Built High-Performance Teams: Performed senior functional leadership roles on an interim basis to define best practices, standard work and recruit for high-performance organization structure.
Senior Counsel
LOGICALIS
03.2020 - 07.2021
- Senior in-house counsel, responsible for drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex multi-party and multi-jurisdictional agreements with customers, vendors, and partners involving the sale and purchase of technology, including agreements related to the subcontracting and reselling of these products and services across all business segments
- Reported directly to and worked closely with the General Counsel on all matters including governance and advising the C-suite
- Key Accomplishments: Performed due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, facilitating seamless transitions of acquired entities.
- Mitigated potential liabilities through proactive risk assessments in various areas of the business operation ensuring a minimum of 50% favorability to budget.
General Counsel
WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Member of Senior Executive Leadership team of the nation's 17th busiest airport, with management and operations of Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run Airports, annual revenue of $368.1MM, and Delta Airlines' second-largest hub
- Served as chief legal officer, responsible for all aspects of the Airport Authority's legal affairs and governance
- Counseled CEO, Board of Directors, and Executive Teams on legal matters impacting the organization, including a $400MM bond issuance and refinancing
- Regularly interacted with key Authority stakeholders, including tenant airlines, FAA, CBP, and TSA
- Key Accomplishments : Led the Authority through negotiations with leading ride-share providers, resulting in the establishment of industry-modeled agreements generating annual revenues above $5MM
- Directed the substantial revisions of the Procurement Ordinance and SOPs, resulting in the creation of procurement efficiencies and savings of hundreds of millions of dollars in annual spending
- Resolved open litigation and regulatory matters while remaining 30% favorable to budget
- Renegotiated long-term consortium agreement with 11 airline tenants resulting in the annual expense and maintenance savings to Airport Authority more than $10MM
- Member of Senior Executive Leadership team of the nation's 17th busiest airport, with management and operations of Detroit Metropolitan and Willow Run Airports, annual revenue of $368.1MM, and Delta Airlines' second-largest hub
Legal Counsel
PRECISION INVENTORY SPECIALISTS LLC
01.2012 - 09.2017
- Strategically advised senior leadership on legal aspects of the company's operations including creating and maintaining company processes, contracting templates, licensing, and development agreements.
- Led cross-functional teams in the review, planning, and execution of complex transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, Joint ventures, strategic alliances, service, acquisition, and disposition matters
- Managed labor, employment, and benefits-related legal issues and documentation including drafting employment applications, employee handbooks, management policies, procedural manuals, and SOPs
- Key Accomplishments: Developed comprehensive compliance programs to minimize potential legal risks, reduced contingent liabilities by more than $5 Million, and ensured adherence to relevant regulations.
- Coordinated efforts among legal team members to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach to handling company-wide legal issues.
Education
J.D. -
University At Buffalo School of Law
Amherst, NY1991
B.S. - Accounting and MIS
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY1988
Skills
- Corporate Governance
- Procurement
- Intellectual Property
- Regulatory Compliance
- Contract Compliance
- Electric Vehicle Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Real Estate
- Construction
- Employee Benefits
- Litigation Management
- FOIA
Additional Experience
KPMG LLP – International Corporate Services Senior Associate
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - Assistant General Counsel
COUNTY OF WAYNE MICHIGAN - Supervising Attorney -Assistant Corporation Counsel
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP - Commercial and Litigation Associate
Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan
- YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
- Macomb County Habitat for Humanity
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Admissions
- Michigan
- New York
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Northern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Timeline
Senior Expert Attorney
DTE ENERGY
01.2022 - Current
Expert Attorney
DTE ENERGY
08.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Counsel
LOGICALIS
03.2020 - 07.2021
General Counsel
&MINDS PARTNERS LLP
01.2019 - 08.2021
General Counsel
WAYNE COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
01.2017 - 01.2019
Legal Counsel
PRECISION INVENTORY SPECIALISTS LLC
01.2012 - 09.2017
J.D. -
University At Buffalo School of Law
B.S. - Accounting and MIS
Syracuse University
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