Robert Nadeau, J.D.

• Working closely with the Chief Operating Officer, oversaw all clinical operations to ensure compliance with legal, governance, and human resource obligations
• As an integral part of the executive team, advised executive leadership on strategic decisions, minimizing legal risks and ensuring positive outcomes.
• Familiarized myself with the regulatory framework governing clinical trial operations in Canada, including Health Canada and U.S. FDA requirements, guidelines, and protocols. to ensure compliance and manage risk
• Evaluated proposed legislative changes impacting business operations, proactively updating internal policies to maintain compliance with new requirements.
• Reviewed, edited, and updated the Clinic's Employee Manual and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure currency with legal changes.
• Successfully resolved disputes through skillful mediation, preventing costly litigation and preserving business relationships.
• Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated clinical trial agreements, vendor contracts, master services agreements, commercial leases, insurance, and other contracts
• Advised the CEO and COO on multiple projects and initiatives, contractual and other legal risks, employee discipline, harassment, and termination matters.
• Led negotiation with U.S. investors seeking to assume a majority interest in the Clinic
• Managed litigation strategy to successfully resolve a high stakes disputes with minimal financial impact.
• And generally handled complex legal issues using sound judgment, integrity, business acumen and decisiveness.

As a senior partner at Kerr & Nadeau (a well-respected business law boutique law firm in Ottawa, Ontario):

• Reviewed, drafted, and negotiated 100s of favorable contracts over a practice of 40 yrs. by leveraging legal expertise and strong negotiation skills,
• Advised and supported several small-medium-large businesses and global enterprises in reviewing and negotiating both routine and complex commercial contracts; partnership agreements and joint ventures; commercial leases, employment agreements, etc.
• Investigated counseled 100s of business owners, managers, and/or HR departments on workplace conflict, harassment, discipline, and termination issues.
• Counseled boards of directors on fiduciary duties, enhancing overall corporate governance practices within the organization.
• Conducted due diligence investigations during mergers and acquisition transactions, negotiating and drafting Agreements of Purchase and Sale (including a highly favorable multi-million dollar acquisition of a major client's core product line), all while safeguarding client assets and mitigating potential liabilities.
• Represented clients in litigation disputes and settlements relating to breach of contract, wrongful dismissal, and other litigious matters
• Developed solid relationships with clients by delivering exceptional service as a trusted advisor in all aspects of their business operations (resulting in 73 5-Star Google Reviews, each with a written testimonial - and not one review below 5 Stars)
• Successfully represented a high profile medical professional in their dispute with a local University alleging plagiarism (which is academic suicide in higher education) and financial mismanagement
• Resolved multiple other disputes efficiently through negotiation, mediation and alternative dispute resolution, saving clients time and resources.
• And generally reduced litigation risks for clients through thorough contract review and risk analysis.

• Strategic Relationship Solutions Inc. (SRS): Prior to returning to private practice in 2004, I held positions on General Counsel at a small boutique management consulting firm in Ottawa from 1999 to 20024.
• Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC): Between 1987 - 1998, I was employed by DEC, first as the corporations Free Trade Manager (monitoring the corporations compliance with the Canada-US Trade Agreement). In 1989 I was invited to join the corporations Law Department as Senior Legal Counsel until DEC sold the company to Compaq Computer in 1998.
• NAFTA: It was during my tenure as Senior Legal Counsel at DEC that I was nominated to the Chair of the International Trade Committee of ITAC, and asked to represent both the computer and telecommunications industries as their lead negotiator during the NAFTA negotiations.