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Frank is a commercial attorney with extensive domestic and international experience in the e-commerce, supply chain, logistics, software, and outsourcing industries. He utilizes his experience to help clients: solve complex business problems; launch, operate, and scale e-commerce platforms; develop and license software applications; and structure, draft, and negotiate a broad range of commercial transactions, including:

  • Supply Chain, Logistics, & Commercial: supply chain operations, procurement, resales, distribution, services, consulting, equipment leasing, 3PL (warehousing and transport), freight forwarding, linehaul, delivery and fulfillment services, contract workflow solutions (incl. developing mechanisms for simplifying contracts, contract intake processes, and internal controls), and facilitating various client- and business-facing training programs.
  • E-commerce: e-commerce vendor and platform services, online presence management, gig-economy agreements, marketplace agreements, payment processing and merchant services, BNPL, customer engagement services, web- and mobile-app hosting and development, terms of use, privacy policies, cookie policies, and various other clickwrap agreements.
  • Software: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, cloud services, software licenses, enterprise resource planning (ERP), IT services, EULAs, and software/technology development. 
  • Outsourcing: manufacturing and capacity outsourcing, BPO, IT, R&D, payroll, HR/recruitment, promotion and marketing services, customer service/call center operations, and staff augmentation.
  • International Investments & Regulatory: complex European, Middle Eastern, and North African investments, strategic alliances, transition services, data privacy, and general regulatory.  

He also serves as Outside General Counsel to both private and publicly held companies. 

Prior to joining Ice Miller, Frank was Corporate Counsel for Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) international consumer, logistics, transportation, supply chain, and environmental sustainability teams. During his tenure at AMZN, Frank advised on the: post-acquisition integration of Souq.com (a Dubai-based e-commerce company acquired by AMZN for $580M); launch of three new AMZN marketplaces in the United Arab Emirates (amazon.ae), Saudi Arabia (amazon.sa), and Egypt (amazon.eg); and launch of ground-breaking technologies and scalable logistics programs. 
 
Prior to his tenure at Amazon, Frank was an associate at large international law firms, advising multinational clients on a variety of cross-border corporate and commercial transactions in the US, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific regions. Frank speaks Arabic as a second language.

Firm Publications
Published In
  • "US-India Dealmaking: A Look Ahead," INDIA UNLEASHED (2017).
  • "Bribery & Corruption in the UAE – Managing Bribery Investigations," Risk & Compliance, Oct-Dec 2016, 36-40 (2016).
  • "The Bribery Probe," The Oath, Sept 2016, 18-20 (2016).
  • "A Comprehensive Renewable Energy Programme for Saudi Vision 2030," Europe & Middle East Outlook (August 5, 2016).
  • "Learning from South Africa," The Big Project Middle East (July 31, 2016).
  • "Saudi Arabia: the lessons it can learn from South Africa’s renewable energy program," Thomson Reuters Zawya (July 20, 2016)
  • "Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): Distressed Companies," THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY UPDATE (February 2014) 
  • "Saudi Arabia," THE EMPLOYMENT LAW REVIEW, (5th ed. 2014) 
  • "The Saudi Arabian Joint Venture: Best Practices," ABA SECTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW: NEWSLETTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, FRANCHISING, AND DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE, pp. 16 - 18 (Fall 2013).
  • A Legal Guide to Doing Business in Saudi Arabia: Legal and Practical Advice on Company Regulations, Labor, Tax, Finance and Dispute Resolution, (Westlaw Gulf, 1st ed. 2013).
  • "Saudi Arabia," THE EMPLOYMENT LAW REVIEW, (4th ed. 2013) 
  • Hawala: The Key Obstacle to Establishing a United Arab Emirates Bank Branch in the U.S., 129 BANKING L.J. 595 (2012) (A.S. Pratt; Thomson Reuters).
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