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EXPERIENCE
GEORGE C. MCKINNIS
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        George C. McKinnis Concentrates in the legal, financial, intellectual property and international trade issues of emerging technology companies

       He is the founding and managing partner of McKinnis Law Offices, of New York City, Bronxville, NY and Shelton, Connecticut, which represents emerging technology companies in the telecommunications, semiconductor, computer science and Internet industries.

       Mr. McKinnis has aided in multiple startups as a lawyer and in some cases as a principal, a number of which became public companies in Canada and the United States. He has been a member of four boards of directors of technology companies. Due to his long career in technology, Mr. McKinnis has access to a wide network of technology and related business experts.

        Before establishing his own law offices, Mr. McKinnis was a senior ITT Headquarters attorney responsible for domestic and overseas telecommunications, electronics and computer industries and was General Counsel of ITT’s Telecommunications Research and Development Laboratories. Before joining ITT, he was a Vice President and General Counsel of an overseas merchant bank and was trained in corporate and financial matters by a leading New York City law firm.

PRIVATE PRACTICE
1987 TO DATE

Full legal responsibility for the following companies, including capital funding, lines of credit, sales agreements, joint development, co-marketing and other strategic associations, contract administration, technology transfer, intellectual property protection (excluding patents) and employment law:

Medical Systems

General Counsel through merger

Financial Services

Chair/General Counsel from startup

Parallel Processors

Director/General Counsel from startup

Telecom ISDN SW

Director/General Counsel through sale

Telecom VLSI Products

General Counsel from startup

Telecom SS7SW

General Counsel through merger

Internet B2B Site for Asia

Director/General Counsel from startup

Public Semiconductor Company

General Counsel from startup

Semiconductor fabrication

Chief Legal Officer from startup

The Following transactions are examples of Mr. McKinnis' experience:

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Negotiated and closed the acquisition of two EEC based semiconductor companies;

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Negotiated and closed the acquisition of three domestic semiconductor companies;

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Negotiated and closed all major contracts for a publicly listed semiconductor company;

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Reorganized intellectual property and contract practices of public Canadian company;

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Negotiated international contracts for a Boston telecommunications company;

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Prepared a telecom hardware house for and worked with SEC counsel to complete multiple financial transactions, including an IPO and two secondary offerings;

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Negotiated and closed the $53 million sale of a telecom SW company to a telecom conglomerate;

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Negotiated and closed the $10 million sale of a medical SW company to a NY advertising firm;

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Negotiated patent licenses with ALCATEL on behalf of a US manufacturer for ALCATEL’s most advanced digital switching system and, on behalf of a startup, for ALCATEL’s parallel processing technology;

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Merged two U.S. startups with Canadian public companies that provided the startups with operating capital;

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Organized a startup in blood anti-viral compounds with possible efficacy against the HIV Virus and negotiated its sale to a health products company;

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Member of UN Missions to aid the Government of Honduras in the possible privatization of HONDUTEL, the Honduras public telephone and telegraph utility, and the Government of Bolivia in structuring an international public licitation for a national concession contract.

SIRIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2003 - DATE

Director of a Canadian corporation that concentrates in radio frequency
identification, toll transponders and integrated vehicle access control
systems.

ITECH CAPITAL CORPORATION
2002 - DATE

Director of a Toronto Stock Exchange listed investment corporation 

McKinnis Law Offices
2001 - DATE

Founder of a law firm in New York, City, Bronxville, NY and Shelton, CT that that concentrates in high-technology and the emerging technology client.

McKinnis Law OfficesS
1987 - 2001

Founder of a law firm in New York, City, Bronxville, NY and Shelton, CT that concentrated in high-technology and the emerging technology client.

TRANSWITCH CORPORATION
1987 - DATE

General Counsel of a telecommunications and data communications semiconductor solutions company from startup through an IPO, two secondary offerings and multiple acquisitions.

ASIAN VENDORS, INC.
2000 - DATE

Co-founder and Director of an Internet company that displays product catalogues of Asian companies.

JUDGE, BRONXVILLE JUSTICE COURT
1994 - DATE

In session twice a month with criminal, civil and landlord/tenant jurisdiction.

INVESTORS DILIGENCE, INC./CAPITAL ACCESS PARTNERS
1994 - 2002

Co-founder of and partner in an emerging technology consulting company. Mr. McKinnis transferred ownership interest to a partner to concentrate on his law practice.

ITT CORPORATION
1973 - 1987

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Senior headquarters lawyer for telecommunications, electronics, computer systems and software; General Counsel of ITT’s central R&D laboratories and lead counsel for the ITT Technical Department and its US$3 billion project to develop the world’s most advanced digital ISDN switching system;

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General Counsel of submicron VLSI fabrication center, from construction and purchase of processing equipment through production and transfer of Unit to ITT Europe;

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Member of a five person legal team that sold all of ITT Telecommunications and Electronics to a French conglomerate without outside counsel: a three billion US dollar sale of over 250 companies throughout the world. This effort was favorably reported in legal journals;

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Reviewed and approved or renegotiated software licensing and development agreements for ITT Units throughout the US; wrote ITT Policy on software licensing and development agreements;

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Deputy Director Contract Administration with worldwide jurisdiction; audited and supervised Contract Administration Departments and functions throughout the US;

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Responsible for all legal matters for Latin American telecommunications, electronics, computer systems, software sales and factory operations; negotiated large supply agreements with government entities.

DELTEC BANKING CORPORATION LTD
1971-1973

Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of a mid-Atlantic merchant bank. Negotiated and documented merchant banking fundings of overseas companies and the placing of investments for the account of the bank's owners as an officer of the bank with worldwide jurisdiction.

CHADBOURNE  & PARKE   1969-1971
CHAMBERLIN & JUBE  1967-1969

Associate attorney with New York City law firms. Member of Chadbourne’s Corporate Finance Department that did public and private offerings. While at Chadbourne, Mr. McKinnis was General Counsel and a Director of a marketing company.

EDUCATION

University of Oklahoma, BA
University of Michigan Law School, JD
Parker School of Comparative Law, Columbia Law School
Summer Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School

MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

New York, Connecticut and Missouri Bars
Licensing Executives Society and Computer Law Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York Magistrates Association
Corporate and American Bar Associations
Rotary Club of Bronxville, NY
Westchester, NY/Southern Connecticut Chapter of the American Corporate Counsel Association

 

NON-BUSINESS BACKGROUND

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Founding Board Member of the Bronxville Challenge (dedicated to drug and alcohol education for Bronxville youth).

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Chair of Bronxville PTA Memorial Day Raffle, 1984.

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Member and former President of Bronxville Working Gardeners (gardening club).

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Member of the Bronxville Zoning Board of Appeals, ending with appointment as Bronxville Village Counsel;

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Bronxville Village Counsel from June 1986 to 1991; drafted the Bronxville Village Ethics Law;

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Bronxville Village Justice from 1992 to date; recently reelected to third four year term;

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Member of Concordia Pre-law Advisory Committee for Concordia College since 2001;

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Delivered Commencement Address for Concordia College December 14, 2002;

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Member of the Bronxville Field Club and the University Club of New York City;

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Member of the Reformed Church of Bronxville;

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Member of the Bronxville Derby (annual golf tournament);

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Hobbies:  gardening, books, ancient history, hi-fi (tubes and vinyl) and golf

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