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Legal Recoveries Programs: Converting The Legal Department into a Profit Center

March 2014
ManagementConstruction

Abstract

In-house lawyers are playing defense more than ever before. Large enterprises are often viewed as little more than well-heeled targets for the plaintiff’s bar. As a result, reasonable in-house counsel could fashion a full-time job simply waiting for and responding to the tsunami of private litigation, governmental investigations, regulatory requirements and compliance needs. But is that the best use of a General Counsel’s time? Is it in the best interests of a lawyer’s client?

Author

Portrait image of Bryan Yeazel
Bryan Yeazel
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (Former GC), Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc., USA

Bryan Yeazel is the Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officers of Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. and leads the company’s operating businesses and integrated supply chain including souricng, procurement, product management, fleet, logistics and environmental, health and safety. Bryan most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for the Company where he managed key administrative functions including legal, human resources, marketing, health and safety and integrated supply chain (sourcing, replenishment, product management and operational improvement). Prior to joining the company in 2005, Bryan was with Hunton & Williams LLP in its global capital markets / mergers and acquisitions practice group where he represented clients in the U.S. and Europe on mergers and acquisitions, commercial issues and corporate finance. Prior to law school, Bryan was with Capital One Financial in Richmond, Virginia. He holds an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and law degree from the University of Notre Dame. In addition, he attended executive education programs at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and Harvard Business School. Bryan is a native of southern California.

Company

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: STCK) is a a publicly traded distributor of building materials to professional home builders in the United States. Stock Building Supply has approximately 2,800 employees in multiple jurisdictions.

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