Neil Popowitz

Current

Partner at Freilich & Popowitz LLP

Past

Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs at Source, Inc.
Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs at Help Worldwide, Inc.
Principal/Attorney at The General Counsel, LLC

Contract Associate General Counsel at Diagnostic Products Corporation
General Counsel at Howroyd Group of Companies
Principal at Law Offices of Neil M. Popowitz (Self-employed)
President at Control Multimedia LLC
Attorney/Of Counsel at Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP
Attorney at Wilner, Klein & Siegel

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Education

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
University of California at Berkeley

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Neil Popowitz’s Summary

For 20 years, Neil has used his experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial business cultures to deliver strategic business and legal counsel to senior executives in the areas of corporate, intellectual property, litigation, insurance, real estate, and business law; negotiate creative solutions for complex business agreements with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies; provide leadership in risk management and litigation minimization; and advise domestic and foreign corporations in matters of director and officer responsibility, privacy, labor and employment law. He is the author of "Nano-Tex: How an Accidental Startup Got Funded, Perfected its Product and Saved Not Only Burlington Industries, but maybe the Entire U.S. Textiles/Apparel Industry" (The USC Technology Commercialization Alliance, Anthology of High Technology, September 2003) and "Compromising Positions: The Good Faith Requirement of Section 998 Offers to Compromise is Judged Case by Case" (Los Angeles Lawyer, December 1995). Neil has an A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley, an M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He is admitted to practice law in California.

Neil Popowitz’s Specialties:

Legal counsel, Strategic Planning, Business Development and Growth, Shared Vision Goal Setting, Intellectual Property, Product Liability, Risk Assessment and Management, Contract Development and Negotiation, Customer Account Management, Project Management, Marketing, Brand Development and Management, Financial Planning and Analysis, Communication, Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Resolution.

Neil Popowitz’s Experience

Partner

Freilich & Popowitz LLP

(Law Practice industry)

April 2009 — Present (4 months)

Founding partner of an AV-rated law firm with a national practice in government and developer side land use, zoning, takings and planning. Delivering strategic business and legal counsel to senior executives in the areas of corporate, intellectual property, employment, insurance, real estate and business law.
Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Source, Inc.

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2008 — March 2009 (11 months)
Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Help Worldwide, Inc.

(Executive Office industry)

May 2008 — March 2009 (11 months)
Principal/Attorney

The General Counsel, LLC

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)

Providing strategic business/legal consulting services for senior executive management of fast growth and mid-size businesses through legal solutions outsourcing.
Contract Associate General Counsel

Diagnostic Products Corporation

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Medical Devices industry)

June 2006 — September 2006 (4 months)

Provided Associate General Counsel services for a publicly traded manufacturer of medical laboratory assay instruments with approximately $500 million in annual revenue. Reviewed and confirmed foreign affiliates’ compliance with company policies pertaining to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Investigated purported sexual harassment by a senior executive and advised senior executives regarding appropriate disciplinary measures to be taken. Position eliminated when the company was acquired by Siemens.
General Counsel

Howroyd Group of Companies

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Law Practice industry)

June 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 1 month)

General Counsel for a conglomerate and one of the nation’s largest privately held businesses, including sister corporate entities AppleOne Employment Services, Accounting Advantage, ACT*1 Personnel Services, A-Check America, @Tech Staffing, American Workforce and All’s Well Health Care Service.
Principal
Law Offices of Neil M. Popowitz (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

March 2001 — June 2004 (3 years 4 months)

Furnished transactional counsel, business and negotiation consulting as well as litigation for individuals, domestic, and foreign corporations Took cases to verdict and appeal.

· Obtained dismissal of wrongful termination lawsuit by CEO claiming whistleblower status
· Supplied executive leadership, corporate re-organization, general legal counsel and branding for company providing general advertising, marketing and sales services
President

Control Multimedia LLC

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

March 2001 — September 2001 (7 months)

Joined Client Company to provide executive leadership, corporate re-organization and branding for company providing consulting services with regard to general advertising, marketing and sales, with a special emphasis and expertise in the areas of e-commerce applications and marketing, website design and implementation.
Attorney/Of Counsel

Brand Farrar & Buxbaum LLP

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

November 1998 — March 2001 (2 years 5 months)

As litigation counsel for Los Angeles office of international firm with offices in the United States, China and Mongolia, I provided transactional and business and negotiation consulting involving corporate and real estate matters as well as litigation. Took cases to verdict and appeal.

· Successfully quashed state court jurisdiction over Taiwanese directors of CA Corp.
Attorney

Wilner, Klein & Siegel

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

December 1995 — November 1998 (3 years)

Provided general litigation expertise. Responsible for a variety of business related cases, determining liability and potential damages, developing litigation strategies, conducting depositions and managing litigation, arbitration, mediation and trials.

· Successfully defended numerous boards of directors against claims of fraud, malfeasance and other wrongdoings
· Successfully defended numerous complex business and real estate actions
· Successfully defended claims in Superior Court and in the Court of Appeals

Neil Popowitz’s Education

University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

MBA , 2001 — 2004
Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University

JD , 1985 — 1988
University of California at Berkeley

AB , History , September 1981 — May 1985