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Christopher Michael Santomassimo
Senior business-focused Outside General Counsel™ helping clients manage risk.
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Senior legal executive with proven success in leading legal and risk management functions for global companies; demonstrated success with creating new risk management and ethics/compliance functions cost-effectively. More than 16 years of legal experience in a broad range of matters that include investigations, ethics and compliance counseling, risk management, product safety/product liability matters, business and human resources counseling, and litigation.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Additional Practice Areas
- Outside General Counsel
- Corporate Litigation
- Regulatory and Licensing Matters
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
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- New York
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- Pennsylvania
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
- Director (Volunteer)
- Susan G. Komen Foundation North Jersey
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- Founder and Moderator
- New Jersey Corporate Compliance Roundtable
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- The New Jersey Corporate Compliance Roundtable is a forum of corporate compliance and ethics professionals who gather to exchange information, share ideas, and build their professional networks
- Partner
- Nicoll Davis & Spinella LLP
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- Helping businesses succeed by managing legal and regulatory risk.
- General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer (North America)
- Agfa Corporation
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- Chief legal and compliance officer for North American subsidiaries of global manufacturer of commercial printing and graphics arts equipment and supplies.
Education
- Syracuse University College of Law
- J.D. (1992)
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- Boston University
- B.S. | Business Administration
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Professional Associations
- New York State Bar # 2541118
- Member
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- New Jersey State Bar # 019301992
- Member
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Speaking Engagements
- "Working with the Sales Operation", Compliance Week 2015 Conference, Washington D.C.
- "Managing Legal, Regulatory, and Business Risk: A Creative Dialogue Between CFOs and General Counsels", CFO Innovation Conference & Awards, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- "Crime Doesn’t Pay! Finance Executives as Corporate Fraud Gatekeepers and Investigators", CFO Innovation Conference & Awards, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- "Is your Organization "Compliance Fit?", New Jersey Corporate Compliance Roundtable, New Jersey
- "The Transport of Recently Purchased Automobiles Overseas: The State of Law, Current Issues and Trends", National Association of Dealer Counsel, 2014 Fall Conference, Chigago, Illinois
Certifications
- Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
- Compliance Certiification Board
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