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Renee S. Dankner
Of Counsel
Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
renee.dankner@nelsonmullins.com
Renee concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. She also has 12 years of experience working as in-house counsel for global organizations, including almost six years designing programs, services and resources for general counsel as an associate general counsel and director of chief legal officer services for the...
Renee concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. She also has 12 years of experience working as in-house counsel for global organizations, including almost six years designing programs, services and resources for general counsel as an associate general counsel and director of chief legal officer services for the Association of Corporate Counsel. Renee’s in-house experience also includes her work as senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation.
Association of Corporate Counsel. Renee’s in-house experience also includes her work as senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Has performed due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell-side) and deal-related services
- Has assisted clients with business restructurings and other corporate matters.
- Has provided services to general counsel, legal operations professionals, and senior in-house counsel on law department management issues including
- Resource development for attorneys new to the general counsel role
- Benchmarking law department management practices
- Guiding Legal Operations professionals new to role on scope, good practices, networks
- Developing roundtable discussion sessions, retreat program strategies and related materials
- Has developed information and knowledge management resources
- Led content and web redesign and development strategy
- Developed knowledge management strategies to centralize and leverage information and enhance efficiencies
Previous Professional Experience
- Developed resources and executive discussion programs for Fortune 500 General Counsel, top Forbes-listed company General Counsel and Canadian General Counsel on broad range of topics including: information management & e-discovery, global law department structure and practices, and maximizing law department value
- Created network of in-house leaders who manage the global operations of their law departments and developed resources and roundtable discussion programs for the group on topics including: law department technology and knowledge management practices, relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers, professional development and staffing practices for the in-house legal team, and law department metrics and value
- Developed resources featuring in-house law department practices to help increase value of services to corporate clients, including on: relationships among in-house counsel and external legal service providers, value-based fee structures, staffing practices, law department technology practices, and law department metrics
- As senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation, advised on environmental aspects of transactions and provided counseling and advocacy services on Clean Air Act regulatory and enforcement issues
- As an associate for a large firm, practice included commercial real estate, environmental regulatory and project finance energy work
Education
-
The George Washington University Law School,
JD,
with honors
(1989)
- Member, Law Review
- The State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College, BA, Biology (1986)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- District of Columbia
- New York
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Experience
- Has performed due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell-side) and deal-related services
- Has assisted clients with business restructurings and other corporate matters.
- Has provided services to general counsel, legal operations professionals, and senior in-house counsel on law department management issues including
- Resource development for attorneys new to the general counsel role
- Benchmarking law department management practices
- Guiding Legal Operations professionals new to role on scope, good practices, networks
- Developing roundtable discussion sessions, retreat program strategies and related materials
- Has developed information and knowledge management resources
- Led content and web redesign and development strategy
- Developed knowledge management strategies to centralize and leverage information and enhance efficiencies
Previous Professional Experience
- Developed resources and executive discussion programs for Fortune 500 General Counsel, top Forbes-listed company General Counsel and Canadian General Counsel on broad range of topics including: information management & e-discovery, global law department structure and practices, and maximizing law department value
- Created network of in-house leaders who manage the global operations of their law departments and developed resources and roundtable discussion programs for the group on topics including: law department technology and knowledge management practices, relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers, professional development and staffing practices for the in-house legal team, and law department metrics and value
- Developed resources featuring in-house law department practices to help increase value of services to corporate clients, including on: relationships among in-house counsel and external legal service providers, value-based fee structures, staffing practices, law department technology practices, and law department metrics
- As senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation, advised on environmental aspects of transactions and provided counseling and advocacy services on Clean Air Act regulatory and enforcement issues
- As an associate for a large firm, practice included commercial real estate, environmental regulatory and project finance energy work
Professional Activities
- South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
Renee concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. She also has 12 years of experience working as in-house counsel for global organizations, including almost six years designing programs, services and resources for general counsel as an associate general counsel and director of chief legal officer services for the... Association of Corporate Counsel. Renee’s in-house experience also includes her work as senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Experience
- Has performed due diligence for mergers and acquisitions (buy and sell-side) and deal-related services
- Has assisted clients with business restructurings and other corporate matters.
- Has provided services to general counsel, legal operations professionals, and senior in-house counsel on law department management issues including
- Resource development for attorneys new to the general counsel role
- Benchmarking law department management practices
- Guiding Legal Operations professionals new to role on scope, good practices, networks
- Developing roundtable discussion sessions, retreat program strategies and related materials
- Has developed information and knowledge management resources
- Led content and web redesign and development strategy
- Developed knowledge management strategies to centralize and leverage information and enhance efficiencies
Previous Professional Experience
- Developed resources and executive discussion programs for Fortune 500 General Counsel, top Forbes-listed company General Counsel and Canadian General Counsel on broad range of topics including: information management & e-discovery, global law department structure and practices, and maximizing law department value
- Created network of in-house leaders who manage the global operations of their law departments and developed resources and roundtable discussion programs for the group on topics including: law department technology and knowledge management practices, relationships with outside counsel and legal service providers, professional development and staffing practices for the in-house legal team, and law department metrics and value
- Developed resources featuring in-house law department practices to help increase value of services to corporate clients, including on: relationships among in-house counsel and external legal service providers, value-based fee structures, staffing practices, law department technology practices, and law department metrics
- As senior counsel for Mobil Oil Corporation/Mobil Business Resources Corporation, advised on environmental aspects of transactions and provided counseling and advocacy services on Clean Air Act regulatory and enforcement issues
- As an associate for a large firm, practice included commercial real estate, environmental regulatory and project finance energy work
Education
-
The George Washington University Law School,
JD,
with honors
(1989)
- Member, Law Review
- The State University of New York at Binghamton, Harpur College, BA, Biology (1986)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- District of Columbia
- New York
Practice Areas
- South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
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