Tod Reichert
General Counsel / Chief Operating Officer
United States (Illinois)
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
I am a business-minded General Counsel and executive operator who works at the intersection of law, strategy and investment management. Over the course of my career, I have advised boards, executive teams and investment professionals on complex capital markets transactions, governance matters and the operational challenges that come with building and scaling investment platforms.
I currently serve as Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of OFS Capital Management, where I lead the legal and operational functions and advise executive leadership and boards on governance, regulatory strategy, litigation oversight and enterprise risk across a complex investment platform. In this role, I built and lead the firm’s internal legal department, oversee outside counsel and provide strategic guidance on matters ranging from public-company disclosure and capital markets activity to regulatory developments and institutional governance. I also provide operational leadership across the platform, ensuring that strategic objectives shaped at the executive management level are translated into tactical business plans to effectively grow and bolster the financial strength and operating efficiency of the organization. I motivate and mentor a high-performance team, building an inclusive culture so that team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met.
Previously, as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a publicly traded investment company, I advised the board and senior leadership on corporate governance, fiduciary obligations, disclosure, litigation strategy, and regulatory compliance while managing the legal and compliance functions. My work included guiding the organization through proxy contests, major strategic transactions and complex regulatory environments.
Throughout my career, I have focused on helping leadership navigate consequential decisions where legal judgment, institutional context and reputational considerations intersect. I believe the most effective general counsel translate complex legal analysis into practical guidance that enables leaders to advance ambitious goals responsibly and with confidence.
I am also engaged in corporate governance thought leadership and serve as an advisory board member for the Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance. I am also NACD Directorship Certified™ and hold the CERT Certificate in Cyber Oversight.
I currently serve as Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of OFS Capital Management, where I lead the legal and operational functions and advise executive leadership and boards on governance, regulatory strategy, litigation oversight and enterprise risk across a complex investment platform. In this role, I built and lead the firm’s internal legal department, oversee outside counsel and provide strategic guidance on matters ranging from public-company disclosure and capital markets activity to regulatory developments and institutional governance. I also provide operational leadership across the platform, ensuring that strategic objectives shaped at the executive management level are translated into tactical business plans to effectively grow and bolster the financial strength and operating efficiency of the organization. I motivate and mentor a high-performance team, building an inclusive culture so that team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met.
Previously, as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of a publicly traded investment company, I advised the board and senior leadership on corporate governance, fiduciary obligations, disclosure, litigation strategy, and regulatory compliance while managing the legal and compliance functions. My work included guiding the organization through proxy contests, major strategic transactions and complex regulatory environments.
Throughout my career, I have focused on helping leadership navigate consequential decisions where legal judgment, institutional context and reputational considerations intersect. I believe the most effective general counsel translate complex legal analysis into practical guidance that enables leaders to advance ambitious goals responsibly and with confidence.
I am also engaged in corporate governance thought leadership and serve as an advisory board member for the Rutgers Law School Center for Corporate Law and Governance. I am also NACD Directorship Certified™ and hold the CERT Certificate in Cyber Oversight.
COUNSEL – CORPORATE DEPARTMENT
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR LLP
1997
to 2008
Boston
United States - Massachusetts
- Leveraged expertise as a corporate generalist representing both public and private companies, venture capital firms, and underwriters. Handled initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on public offerings and shelf offerings, as well as mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and private placements of both equity and debt securities. Acted as business partner, advising boards of directors of publicly-held, private, and not-for-profit issuers on general corporate governance, fiduciary duty compliance, sentencing guidelines, transactional structuring and succession planning.
- Notable Projects & Legal Proceedings:
- Played integral role as team leader, effecting a variety of transactions for numerous technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences issuers, including the: going private sale of Kronos Incorporated to Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; DoubleClick Inc. Rule 144A offering of zero coupon convertible subordinated notes; IPO and follow-on offerings by Akamai Technologies, Inc., Airvana, Inc., Intelligroup, Inc., CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and special committee representation of Blockbuster, Inc. in connection with split-off from Viacom Inc.
- Coached, trained and mentored junior attorneys, enhancing skills on topics such as corporate transactions, federal securities laws, financing transactions, public disclosure, corporate record keeping and Section 16 compliance.
- Played integral role as team leader, effecting a variety of transactions for numerous technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences issuers, including the: going private sale of Kronos Incorporated to Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity; DoubleClick Inc. Rule 144A offering of zero coupon convertible subordinated notes; IPO and follow-on offerings by Akamai Technologies, Inc., Airvana, Inc., Intelligroup, Inc., CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. and Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and special committee representation of Blockbuster, Inc. in connection with split-off from Viacom Inc.