Ajay Jindia

Current

Corporate Counsel at Simmons Company

Past

General Counsel at Just Right Auto Sales & Finance
General Counsel at CompuCredit UK
General Counsel at MEM Consumer Finance Limited

Assistant General Counsel at CompuCredit Corporation
General Counsel at Purpose Solutions, LLC
General Counsel at Valued Services Financial Services Holdings
General Counsel at OnLine Mall
Senior Associate Attorney at Gambrell & Stolz, LLP
Associate Attorney at Altman, Kritzer & Levick, P.C.
Internal Auditor / Legal & Compliance Officer at First Commerce Corporation

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Education

Georgia State University College of Law
The University of Texas at Austin
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

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Recommended

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Connections

489 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

Jindia Foundation

Ajay Jindia’s Summary

Chief legal officer with substantial legal, risk management and business/product development experience. Focus on working proactively with senior business leaders to provide critical input on the company's strategy and direction, from both legal and business perspectives, add value to the enterprise, and close deals. Experience crosses over numerous industries.

Ajay Jindia’s Specialties:

Corporate, technology, mergers and acquisitions, negotiations, venture capital, consumer finance, online marketing, sales management, supply chain management, retail, government liaison, business process outsourcing, international law (especially UK and India), auto sales, commercial real estate, and commercial lending and finance

Ajay Jindia’s Experience

Corporate Counsel

Simmons Company

(Privately Held; Furniture industry)

May 2009 — Present (3 months)

Primary responsibility for all transactional matters, including sales, supply chain, real estate, financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate development and corporate governance. Tasked with instituting stronger department management and supporting CEO and CFO in corporate development opportunities.
General Counsel

Just Right Auto Sales & Finance

(Automotive industry)

January 2008 — April 2009 (1 year 4 months)

Subsidiary of CompuCredit. Advising "buy-here pay-here" retail used auto sales and purchase finance business with as many as 12 retail locations throughout the Southeast U.S. on all aspects of business, including:

- Site acquisition for new locations
- Negotiating floor plan and auto loan receivables financing arrangements for the business
- Negotiation of significant transactions
- Established first enterprise compliance management program
- Single-handedly negotiated favorable resolution to contract dispute resulting in net benefit exceeding $2MM.
General Counsel

CompuCredit UK

(Financial Services industry)

December 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 5 months)

Subsidiary of CompuCredit Corporation: General Counsel for all UK operations (3 separate business lines). Created legal department and implemented policies and procedures that resulted in greater than 50% reduction in legal expenditures. Lead counsel on mutiple significant acquisitions.
General Counsel

MEM Consumer Finance Limited

(Financial Services industry)

April 2007 — April 2009 (2 years 1 month)

Subsidiary of CompuCredit. UK Online Consumer Lender.
Assistant General Counsel

CompuCredit Corporation

(Public Company; CCRT; Financial Services industry)

May 2004 — April 2009 (5 years)

General counsel for for all legal aspects of several consumer finance-related business divisions (both retail and online) including stored value card, credit card (US and UK), installment loans (US and UK), microloans (US and UK), used auto sales and financing, merchant credit, catalog merchandise sales and financial product servicing. Primary advisor on merger & acquisition deals, joint ventures, public relations and government/legislative affairs.
General Counsel

Purpose Solutions, LLC

(Financial Services industry)

May 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 8 months)

A subsidiary of CompuCredit.
General Counsel

Valued Services Financial Services Holdings

(Financial Services industry)

May 2004 — December 2008 (4 years 8 months)

A subsidiary of CompuCredit.
General Counsel

OnLine Mall

(Consumer Electronics industry)

December 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 1 month)

CompuCredit Joint Venture, Chief legal and risk officer for online retailer selling consumer electronics on credit, including setting up retail credit program covering all 50 states, negotiating technology development agreements and overseeing website and customer-facing materials for compliance.
Senior Associate Attorney

Gambrell & Stolz, LLP

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

December 2002 — April 2004 (1 year 5 months)

N/K/A BAKER DONELSON. Represented domestic and international clients in corporate, commercial real estate and business law: Investors and target companies in equity and debt funding transactions; Companies in negotiating mergers & acquisitions, joint venture, partnership and strategic arrangements, technology development and licensing, product distribution and supply, corporate governance, employment/consulting and restrictive covenants; National and local tenants, landlords and developers in acquiring, leasing, financing, selling and development of retail, residential, office and raw land developments nationwide; and commercial lenders and borrowers in lending transactions.
Associate Attorney

Altman, Kritzer & Levick, P.C.

(Law Practice industry)

September 1997 — March 2001 (3 years 7 months)

N/K/A HARTMAN SIMONS SPEILMAN & WOOD. Negotiated commercial real estate transactions, including leasing, lending, acquisitions and development; Drafted and negotiated legal formation and investment agreements for various start-up companies; Negotiated initial/second round funding for several companies; Negotiated technology research and development transactions; Negotiated employment and restrictive covenant agreements; Assisted in successful filing of utility patent.
Internal Auditor / Legal & Compliance Officer

First Commerce Corporation

(Banking industry)

August 1992 — July 1994 (2 years)

N/K/A JP MORGAN CHASE.
Legal and Compliance Officer II/Assistant Vice President: Developed, implemented and monitored compliance programs for all functions of $8 billion multi bank holding company; Led internal taskforce performing company wide fair lending review that resulted in substantial changes to lending policies; Evaluated new proposals and products; Evaluated and redesigned compliance programs; Drafted legal commentary for proposed regulations.

Staff II Auditor/Banking Officer: Reviewed all depository, lending, investment, operations and financial areas in the company and implemented corrective measures; Performed financial due diligence audits of mergers & acquisitions target financial institutions; Supervised junior auditors.

Additional Information

Ajay Jindia’s Websites:

Jindia Foundation

Ajay Jindia’s Groups:

IndusBar of Georgia, Georgia Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, North American South Asian Bar Association (NASABA), Jindia Foundation, Professional Indian Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT), Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA), Association for Corporate Counsel (ACC), American Bar Association (ABA), Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium, Multi-Bar Leadership Council, State Bar of Georgia