Brian Eftink is the newest shareholder at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel.
“Brian’s recent role as regional general counsel to one of our area’s largest employers afforded him the unique opportunity to handle complex local and multinational issues on a daily basis,” says Mark Cunningham, president and managing shareholder. “He’s walked in the clients’ shoes and has the ability to view intricate legal and business-related issues from the client’s perspective.”
Eftink has a background in corporate matters, regulatory investigations, business negotiations, construction law, state and local taxes, real estate and antitrust issues. This varied experience, coupled with his protracted litigation and arbitration experience, gives him an additional layer of appreciation concerning the value of properly drafted contracts and the ability to think unconventionally when presenting business solutions, notes Chambliss in a news release.
Eftink also has extensive experience negotiating and drafting financial structures and agreements for new and expanding businesses.
Before joining Chambliss, Eftink served as regional general counsel for Wacker Chemical Corporation, a global chemical manufacturing company. In this position, he oversaw multifaceted U.S. legal matters, including a multiphase greenfield investment of more than $2.5 billion, an expansion project totaling more than $100 million, the creation and implementation of the company’s legal procedures and policies and the negotiation of international sales agreements, trade issues and dispute resolutions.
Eftink holds a degrees in political science and Spanish, as well as his law degree, from Vanderbilt University. He’s licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia.
Source: Chambliss Law