John Blanton
- Role
- Vice President, Associate General Counsel at Advance Auto Parts
- Location
- Roanoke, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Apr 2019 — Present
Lead corporate merger and acquisition legal work, including significant trademark and intellectual property acquisition with license back. Manage and lead litigation for Advance as a plaintiff in significant disputes related to lease default and property damage. Lead Advance discovery and defense efforts in commercial litigation related to contract disputes. Serve as legal representative on Advance\'s internal Strategy Board of Directors, evaluating and supporting the most significant enterprise-related projects involving growth and change. Various corporate-related work, including nonprofit consolidation and dissolution and heavy involvement in organization and stand up of a global capability center limited liability partnership in India. Primary counsel for Carquest Independent team, working on acquisitions, divestitures, collection efforts, forms, disputes, strategic planning, and miscellaneous matters.
Education
William & Mary Law School
JD
1997 — 2000
Virginia Tech
BA, Communications with architecture concentration
1988 — 1994
Skills
- Negotiating
- Retail
- Legal Writing
- Asbestos Litigation
- Document Drafting and Editing
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Investment Properties
- Employee Relations
- Team Building
- Transactional Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Property Management
- Commercial Real Estate Law
- Real Estate
- Contract Negotiation
- Real Estate Development
- In-House Legal
- Loans
- Leases
- Corporate Governance
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