Richard Rick Safier

About Richard Rick Safier

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with 20+ years of global experience advising CEOs…

Experience

1. Global General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

   Ge Power

   Dec 2015 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   Direct all legal matters for a GE affiliate business operating in 85+ countries with staff and field service employees operating in 5 regions around the world. Serve as a business partner to the CEO and as a member of the executive leadership team, finding solutions to a wide variety of complex legal, HR, commercial and immigration issues that involve labor/employee relations, country specific immigration regulations and commercial transactions. Conduct global policy reviews, simplifying and streamlining corporate and country specific policies, work-time regulations and employment agreements. Manage litigation and claims management, and play a key role in providing legal, HR and immigration oversight and guidance. Direct and manage corporate documents and board governance and compliance, and play a key role in regulatory controls, risk management, compliance audits, integrity, EHS investigations, employment matters, rooftop and commercial agreement negotiations.

Education

• South Texas College of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

• University of South Carolina

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Skills

• Maritime Law
• Procurement
• Commercial Litigation
• Joint Ventures
• Contract Management
• Compliance
• Legal Cost Containment
• Civil Litigation
• Employment Law
• Due Diligence
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Arbitration
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Risk Management
• Corporate Governance
• Intellectual Property
• Internal Investigations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Finance
• Restructuring
• Securities
• Sec Filings
• Contract Negotiation