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Chris Lemens
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964 Terracotta Drive
Allen, Texas 75013
home: (972) 934-1931
cell: (469) 877-1061
[email protected]
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Work Experience
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary; Realm Business Solutions, Inc.; February 2002-May 2006
Negotiated successful sale of the company, with over 230% return on last money in. Handled all legal matters. Resolved extensive shareholder litigation threatening solvency of company. Drove two business line divestitures. Negotiated complex customer and alliance agreements. Acted as trusted advisor to Chief Executive Officer on strategy and personnel. Refocused human resources department on strategic value. Managed compensation strategy, including executive compensation. Built contract management database. Supervised outside counsel and in-house paralegal. Managed departmental expenses under budget.
Assistant General Counsel; Emdeon Corporation (formerly WebMD & Healtheon); Oct. 1999-Jan. 2002
Drafted, negotiated, and subsequently managed complex commercial transactions up to $100mm, including business-to-business e-commerce, strategic alliances, joint ventures, and small acquisitions and divestitures. Prepared and administered form contracts for business lines not requiring individualized attention. Assisted in determining corporate strategy and in larger acquisitions. Managed disputes and litigation. Supervised outside counsel and in house contract negotiator. Mentored junior lawyer. Managed departmental website. Built contract database.
Senior Counsel; Computer Sciences Corp. (formerly The Continuum Co., Inc.); Sept. 1995-Oct. 1999
Drafted and negotiated software, services, outsourcing, and confidentiality contracts. Exemplary transaction: $43mm application outsourcing agreement with Lincoln National Corporation. Assisted merger drafting, negotiations, and filings. Managed disputes and litigation. Supervised litigation and intellectual property registrations. Advised internal clients on personnel and facilities issues. Supervised Dallas site. Re-engineered departmental information technology.
Assistant Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General of Texas; Nov. 1993-Sept. 1995
Defended state and state actors in employment, tort, and civil rights cases in Law Enforcement Defense Division. Aided use of information technology in docket management, basic research for new attorneys, and document ordering. Published opinions in Schultea v. Wood, 47 F.3d 1427 (5th Cir. 1995) (en banc); Saahir v. Estelle, 47 F.3d 75 (5th Cir. 1995); and Harrison v. Board of Pardons and Paroles, 895 S.W.2d 807 (Tex. App.--Texarkana 1995, writ denied).
Education
J.D.; University of Texas School of Law, Austin; May 1993
GPA: 3.51; Focus: tort, products liability, civil rights, admiralty, litigation.
B.A. History; University of California, Berkeley; May 1990
GPA: 3.578; Focus: economic history of modern, western civilization.
Activities and Writing
Editor in Chief; American Journal of Criminal Law; Summer 1992-Spring 1993
Reorganized management structure and production process around new information technology. Emphasized business concerns. Selected articles. Edited manuscripts. Managed 20 editors and 40-80 staff members.
Chief Articles Editor; American Journal of Criminal Law; Spring 1992
Selected and edited all articles. Supervised five articles editors. Planned symposium. Revised editing process.
Professionals for Convicts, 19 AM. J. CRIM. L. 319 (1992) (reviewing CHARLES H. LOGAN, PRIVATE PRISONS: CONS AND PROS (1990)).
Other Information
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, Dallas Bar Association
Competent in HTML 4.0, XHTML 1.0, and Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Legal and business references available upon request
