Michael Medwig

H Quest’s Wave Liquefaction™ (WL) converts solid hydrocarbons to liquid fuels, chemicals, and advanced carbon materials e.g. carbon fiber. WL targets: synthetic crude oil with hydrogen production without steam-methane reforming; biofuels; petrochemicals; specialty chemicals; & carbon-fiber precursors. WL™ is a rapid, efficient, continuous process, with a compact footprint, simple modular design, feedstock flexibility, high liquid yields, low environmental impact, no CO2 emissions or water consumption.

I am a general counsel with broad international business and legal experience at all stages of enterprise growth, from start-ups to multinationals. I provide value-added legal services to entrepreneurs, technology companies, and other growth businesses. I act as a business partner by leveraging legal expertise to achieve business objectives. I focus on providing clients with scalable contractual tools to acquire customers, bring products to market, drive growth, and create enterprise value.

Chief Legal Officer for Agility Logistics in Europe. Lead legal support for expansion into new markets (Eastern Europe) including M & A activity and organic growth.

Lead counsel for acquisitions, dispositions, corporate governance, and business development in Europe. Led vendor due diligence and sale preparation for, inter alia, GE Modular Space.

Chief Legal Officer for GE’s information technology equipment reseller and service division, a business with over six thousand employees in nine countries, combined revenues of over US$ 2 billion and a seven lawyer legal team.

Lead Compliance Counsel for Europe. Created compliance infrastructure, including compliance review boards, tracking processes, training and risk-assessment processes and tools, and policies. Led the legal and compliance integration of over a dozen acquired businesses in EMEA.

Lead Counsel for GE’s medical equipment leasing business in EMEA. Led the design of new leasing and rental products and expansion into new territories. Co-led creation of a new business platform providing services for competitor equipment.

Advised GE businesses on EU law, legislative process and policy, including government procurement, EU expansion, and financial services issues. The GE European Affairs Office facilitates the relationship among the various GE businesses, the EU, European governments and other global companies.

Drafted and negotiated agreements on sales, leasing, financing, distribution, supply, and service. Advised on export finance, public procurement, foreign asset controls, export controls, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

GE International Law & Policy is responsible for supporting the global operations of GE's businesses, particularly in the areas of public policy, transaction advocacy, global funding and compliance. Advised on international trade, investment, and transaction financing.