Paul M. Jolas

About Paul M. Jolas

Served as chief legal officer, senior executive officer, and corporate secretary for three publicly traded companies. Dynamic, strong, and proven leader, trusted counselor, and strategic advisor with more than 32 years of experience handling corporate legal matters, including 19 years as general counsel of publicly traded companies. Demonstrated proficiency in addressing complex legal issues and providing pragmatic, solutions-oriented advice. Extensive experience advising boards of directors, committees, and senior management on a wide range of complex legal, regulatory, and business issues, including corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions (public and private), litigation, environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”), human capital management (including diversity, equity and inclusion), securities offerings (public, private and IPOs), board refreshment, cybersecurity, employment, international, antitrust, real estate, tax, and compliance matters. Strong communication and inter-personal skills with proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate internal and external legal teams. Service-oriented professional who delivers sound legal and business solutions and outstanding results on a cost-effective basis. Private practice experience with nationally prominent Am Law 100 law firm.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

   Custom Truck One Source

   Jul 2023 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• Duke University School of Law

  J.D.

  1986 — 1989

Skills

• Corporate Governance
• Securities Regulation
• Securities
• Finance
• Board of Directors
• Legal Assistance
• Governance
• Acquisitions and Divestitures of Real Estate and Related Assets
• Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures
• Management
• Development Agreements
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Office Leases
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Executive Management
• Corporate Governance Matters, Including Sec and Nyse Compliance
• Corporate Law
• Enviromental Litigation
• Appeals
• Government Contracts
• Equity and Debt Offerings (Public and Private)
• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• State and Federal Tax Issues
• Contract Negotiation
• Joint Ventures
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Oil and Gas Leases
• Trade Secrets
• Litigation Support
• Government Procurement
• Acquisitions
• Mediation
• Intellectual Property
• Venture Capital Structuring and Financings
• Leadership
• Employment Law
• Crisis Response