Jeffrey Hoban

About Jeffrey Hoban

Multi-talented Legal Executive with an extensive record of superb results, global experience, and the business acumen and legal agility to advise executive leadership. Proven ability to distill complex legal and business issues into concise, pragmatic action plans for publicly-traded, multinational corporations. Strong leader who motivates cross-functional teams to overcome complex business and legal challenges and deliver superb results in dynamic, deadline-driven environments. Proven expertise in complex transactions, complex contracts, litigation management, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), franchise, commercial real estate, enterprise contract management, employment law, international business development, legal data analysis, legal financial metrics and budget control, corporate governance, contract negotiation, board matters, risk management, intellectual property, crisis management, media relations, and regulatory matters.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (SVP & Dgc)

   Red Robin

   Nov 2022 — Present · Greenwood Village, CO, US

   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(NASDAQ: RRGB) is a casual dining restaurant chain founded in 1969 with annual revenue of more than $1.3B that owns, operates, and franchises more than 520 Red Robin restaurants across the United States and Canada Responsible for complex transactions, litigation management, enterprise contract negotiations, restaurant portfolio management, real estate, franchise, human resource, employment, record retention, data management, corporate policy initiatives, and other matters impacting a publicly-traded restaurant corporation. Lead counsel for various pandemic-related initiatives including comprehensive programs to restructure real estate portfolio, restructure lease obligations across restaurant portfolio, resolution of landlord eviction actions, resolution of franchise issues (both operational and financial), re-opening of restaurants for take-out, delivery, and dine-in operations, re-opening of home office, and similar issues. Lead counsel for domestic refranchise program and lead counsel for strategic re-organization of Canadian restaurant division involving closure of restaurants in Alberta and refranchise sale of restaurants in British Columbia.

Education

• UMN Carlson School of Management

  Bachelor’s Degree

• University of Miami School of Law

  Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Skills

• Senior Executive Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Decision Making
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate Law
• Franchising
• International Business
• Litigation Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Management
• Corporate Governance
• Real Estate Transactions
• Employment Law
• Risk Management
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Team Building
• Risk Tolerance
• Divestitures
• Franchise Agreements
• Strategy
• Negotiation
• Management
• Government Relations
• Inventory Management
• Forecasting
• Budgets
• Restaurants
• Retail
• Regulatory Affairs