Fractional General Counsel

Fractional General Counsel or CLO
Charles Brumlik

Our legal expert is an excellent fit as fractional General Counsel and has extensive commercial experience.

In chemistry, assisted hundreds of companies and government organizations to commercialize specialty chemicals, polymers, composites, sustainable practices, transparent chemical supply chain, medical devices, analysis, and commercial processes.
In commercializing industrial technology, spent over 25 years bringing nano-level control over material morphology in applications such as displays, solid state lighting, electronic materials, nanofilters, gas treatment, reduction of environmental impact, efficient agriculture, energy storage, solar, clean water, etc.
In law, for over 25 years bridged legal and technical teams to identify and address technical-based legal issues.
In cross-border business, focused on North America, India, Europe and Japan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 - present
Private Practice.
Branchburg, NJ

Multinational clients in materials, medical devices, nanotech, energy & cleantech.
Solved industrial and medical device chemistry problems through hands-on approach.
Drafted and negotiated international multimillion dollar license & technology agreements
Prepared technology, contract, IP, and market due diligence.
Targeted venture capitalist nanotechnology investments through technology and IP due diligence.
Consulted for international companies, governments, investors, VC firms, and investment banks.
Organized and presented at nanotechnology investment and corporate partnering meetings.
Advised international high-tech startups on corporate, venture capital, IP, and technology law.

2023 - Present
Corporate Faculty
Harrisburg University
Harrisburg, PA

2005 - 2007
Contract Attorney
Honeywell International, Inc.
Morristown, NJ

Led and assisted cross-departmental and cross-divisional projects and information sharing (e.g., nanotech, electronic lab notebooks, IP training manual, voice of customer, outsourcing)
Drafted and negotiated technology, funding, joint venture and intellectual property agreements with international corporations, government agencies, universities, and consultants.
Drafted freedom to operate opinions, defensive publications and patent applications.
Trained, integrated, and helped build Honeywell’s patent search department in Bangalore.

2000 - 2004
Attorney
ExxonMobil Corporation
Annandale, NJ and Florham Park, NJ

Drafted and negotiated technology, funding, joint venture and intellectual property agreements with international corporations, government agencies, universities and consultants.
Managed international intellectual property strategies for materials and drafted patents for chemicals, manufacturing processes, and consumer products. IP team leader for materials science.
Managed legal issues for electronic records, 21CFR∫11, SOPs, and knowledge management.
Saved over $100 million by tracking and opposing proposed burdensome EPA e-record regulation.
Developed materials and trained staff on back office IP procedures and systems.
Developed post-merger procedure, and forms for unsolicited invention disclosures.
Improved efficiency of cross-site integration of corporate procedures and technology through on-site work in New Jersey, Texas, Virginia, Louisiana, Canada, and Hong Kong.
Coordinated patent strategy with Japanese affiliate Tonen General Sekiyu and joint ventures

1998 - 2000
Associate – Matthews Collins Shepherd & McKay (Porzio Bromberg & Newman)
Princeton, NJ

Counseled clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, publishing, technology, and business law.
Drafted and prosecuted US and international pharmaceutical patent applications.
Researched and drafted opinion letters. Managed patent portfolios to maximize value.
Conducted trademark and copyright clearances. Researched technology and legal issues.
Supported litigation, patent interferences and intellectual property management.
Implemented back office software, network migration, online services, and training.

EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
New York Law School, J.D. (1998)
New York, NY

International business transactions, intellectual property, corporate finance, business law, research.

Texas A&M University, Ph.D., Chemistry (1994)
College Station, TX

Co-authored over 15 scientific publications in chemistry, polymers, nanofabrication, sensors, membranes, instrumentation and materials science.
Postdoc & installed a new lab for research advisor at Colorado State University.

Seton Hall University, B.S. (1987)
South Orange, NJ

AWARDS

BAR & LANGUAGES

BOARD & ADVISORY MEMBERSHIPS