Bradford Meacham

Responsible for execution of Nightwing’s legal strategy for all transactional and contractual matters including mergers & acquisitions, IP portfolio management, litigation strategy, contracts, real estate, employment disputes and all remaining legal matters from the carve-out. • Developed comprehensive M&A and integration policies and protocols for Nightwing, including transaction diligence and structure, transaction execution, key person retention and corporate integration strategy • Introduced a customized IP development and protection framework to enhance Nightwing’s ability to build intrinsic value • Updated Nightwing’s risk analysis framework, policies, and certain operational execution tactics for one of its business units

Guided the company’s $1.3B carve-out from Raytheon, managing all legal, compliance, transactional and governance matters through the transition while concurrently building the new legal department’s infrastructure, strategy and team to meet the specific needs of the business. • Developed 300+ corporate policies and processes to ensure a seamless Day 1 transition to Nightwing standalone operation. • Established the legal department from scratch including team, operating infrastructure, and company governance bodies for benefits management and ethics and compliance oversight • Updated Nightwing’s partnership and subcontractor teaming policies to better suit the unique antitrust landscape of the defense and intelligence services industry

Took over as General Counsel for this $1.3B business unit with a focus on leading the senior executive team through the business unit’s carve out as Nightwing Group. Continued to lead all M&A, IP, antitrust, US contracting, international JV, and product commercialization. Directed a 6-person staff. • Led all carve-out due diligence, and Business Unit side transaction representation and carve-out preparation • Led the divesture transaction of Nightwing’s equity interest in a Saudi Arabian JV that carried $100M in regulatory risk • Developed the response strategy related to two material regulatory investigations

Directed all legal and transactional matters for the business unit including compliance, M&A activities, antitrust, intellectual property, risk mitigation, product commercialization, ethics, HR, US government contracting requirements, and international joint venture governance. Additionally, led significant enterprise-level restructuring and transformation initiatives. • Led the legal diligence, contractual and governance initiatives required for the amalgamation and restructuring of the $12B Raytheon Intelligence & Space and the $13B Raytheon Missiles & Defense business units • Developed the contracting terms and administration policies necessary for the commercialization of cyber defense products previously available only under government contracts • Directed a 25-person international team in the complex acquisition of NORSS, a UK-based space domain awareness company with critical strategic value to Raytheon’s global space services portfolio

Assumed full legal oversight for the $5B Mature Commercial Engines division, leading 22 dedicated and shared staff managing all legal matters, commercial contract restructuring, regulatory compliance, disputes and supply chain relationships. Concurrently served as Chief Legal Counsel for the company’s interest in the international joint venture engine consortium for the V2500 Engine Program. • Guided the business through a major international crisis following an engine failure event and worldwide grounding of all impacted aircraft – successfully managed all legal matters, regulator relations, compliance and litigation risk management in the U.S., Japan and South Korea • Oversaw all aspects of Pratt & Whitney’s Engine Alliance joint venture relationship with industry rival GE Aviation (now GE Aerospace), including customer contacting strategy/disputes and all cost, risk, profit allocation, intellectual property and partner dispute matters • Led the execution of a worldwide engine inspection program to identify and replace defective parts, including all legal and compliance matters, customer warranty contracting framework, and guidance on CRM issues

Led domestic and international teams executing aerospace engine sales and maintenance transactions in 15 countries. Travelled internationally serving as a strategic business partner and legal advisor in large-scale commercial negotiations, drafting complex commercial agreements and working directly with aerospace customers and partners. • Directed the legal strategy for the development and launch of EngineWise Reserve, a ground-breaking engine financing product launched globally that became a market differentiator for Pratt & Whitney • Restructured Pratt & Whitney’s $1+B multi-year, multi-agreement aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul relationship with a Fortune 50 long-term customer – closed the transaction in time for a needed quarter-end EBIT pickup • Developed standardized contract templates and negotiating positions for the division

Served as Senior Counsel, directing cross-functional teams charged with executing domestic and international merger, acquisition, divestiture, joint venture and municipal development-related transactions. • Successfully executed and closed a legacy transaction with a Singapore-based interest that had been stalled in all previous attempts – assumed role of both legal and business lead for the divested entity’s transition • Led Pratt & Whitney’s $140M acquisition of a Virginia-based strategic parts supplier with advanced manufacturing technology, navigating the team through significant key person risk and IP issues to close the transaction • Led a 10-person global team in the successful $100M divestiture of a European-based engine maintenance/repair facility through significant business execution risk and contentious labor union contract negotiations

Directed complex commercial transactions including mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financings, and advised on 1933 and 1934 Securities Act and Investment Company Act of 1940 matters. • Provided company and financier representation in venture capital financings ranging from $400K to $40M • Advised and supported a biotech start-up’s activities in preparation for its IPO • Executed a $1+B outsourcing of a publicly traded financial institution’s back office operation • Represented a German PE firm in its $300M acquisition of a medical equipment manufacturing company

Served multiple Fortune 500 client companies in 7- and 8-figure mergers, acquisitions, venture capital financings and municipal development transactions.