Reece Alford

Leading a team of high-performing lawyers and support personnel responsible for providing legal support for Crowley's diverse, dynamic and growing business units and corporate services.

Crowley is one of the largest providers of diversified logistics, shipping and energy services in the United States, Central America and the Caribbean. Experience includes providing legal support for corporate contracts, compliance matters, strategic transactions and corporate governance. Internal clients include senior leadership, information technology, human resources, strategy, real estate, procurement, finance, accounting, safety and risk management.

With annual revenue of approximately $35 billion, Accenture is a leading global professional services company providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Experience as a temporary senior attorney on Accenture’s Ventures & Acquisitions team. The position responsibilities included the negotiation, documentation and closing of strategic acquisitions and minority investments.

Acosta is the second largest sales and marketing company in the consumer products industry in North America. With annual revenues approaching $2 billion, Acosta provides outsourced sales, in-store merchandising, data-driven insights and marketing services to manufacturers of food, consumer products and electronics. With approximately 35,000 employees, Acosta conducts business in all fifty states, across Canada and in the UK. The Carlyle Group acquired Acosta in 2014 from Thomas H. Lee Partners. Experience at Acosta includes mergers and acquisitions (62 completed transactions including a multi-billion-dollar sale of the company), corporate governance, employment matters, litigation management, intellectual property, technology contracts, data security and privacy law, compliance initiatives, client and vendor contract drafting and law department management.

Mosaic, an operating subsidiary of Acosta, is one of the largest full-service marketing companies in North America. With offices in New York, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, Mosaic provides a variety of sophisticated marketing services including digital, experiential, content creation, assisted-selling, brand ideation, data and insights, shopper marketing and brand management. Mosaic's clients include blue-chip companies such as Microsoft, Samsung, AB Inbev, Netflix and Chrysler. Experience at Mosaic includes mergers and acquisitions, employment matters, litigation management, intellectual property, marketing law, technology contracts, data security and privacy law, compliance initiatives, client and vendor contract drafting and law department management.

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) is a publicly traded company focused on real estate development, resort operations, forestry management, timber production and asset management. St. Joe was the largest private landowner in Florida. The company moved its headquarters from Jacksonville, Florida to WaterSound, Florida in 2010. Experience at St. Joe includes corporate governance (including successfully managing a high-profile contest for corporate control), mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance (including drafting of all SEC filings), litigation management (including shareholder class action lawsuits), employment matters, intellectual property, client and vendor contract drafting and law department management.

Experience at Maynard includes general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, SEC compliance, joint ventures, strategic transactions and client and vendor contract drafting for clients in a variety of industries, including health care, banking, manufacturing and information technology.

Experience at Sirote includes general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, SEC compliance, joint ventures, strategic transactions and client and vendor contract drafting for clients in a variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing and information technology.