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Robert Harding

Founder of VoLo Earth Ventures

Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California

Overview

Work Experience

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VoLo Earth Ventures

  • Co-Founder, General Counsel, CLO

    2020 - Current

    VoLo Earth faces our climate crisis head-on by providing comprehensive, first-in funding and hands-on leadership to grow, propagate, and capitalize on climate solutions. Our deep industry knowledge and impact-driven methodology provides outsized investment potential with quantifiable carbon benefit.

Harding Law

  • Founder, Attorney

    2017 - 2021

    Harding Law currently services clients in business law, contract review and corporate transactions. Additionally, Harding Law is committed to working with others to support innovative startups in the clean energy space where possible and wants to hear about it if you or someone you know is getting involved in environmental projects, particularly with impacts focused on CO2 reduction/removal.

Skinit Acquisition LLC/Skinit Inc.

  • General Counsel

    2007 - 2017

     - Oversee all legal affairs including contract, intellectual property, employment, corporate and litigation matters  - Member of Executive Team working closely with Owners, CEO/GM  - Director of two Subsidiaries and Trustee of 401 (K) Plan  - Helped close on fundraising and lending transactions totaling over $80M in preferred stock financing rounds and convertible debt sales to investors  - Negotiated multimillion dollar business collaboration for software licensing and services with fortune 500 companies, including T‐Mobile, Microsoft, AT&T, SodaStream and Amazon  - Negotiated content licenses on www.skinit.com and with top tier brand licensors including Disney, NFL, MLB and NBA  - Managed and secured numerous patents and over thirty trademarks internationally  - Set up and managed data vault for all corporate data to streamline due diligence for all investment transactions  - Attended all Board and Committee meetings  - Formed subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China (P.R.C.)  - Managed and gave counsel on major employee terminations and R.I.F.’s and managed arbitrations

CRUNK LLC

  • VP Legal

    2003 - 2006

     - Helped with company investment matters, hiring and administering trademark registration  - Managed product development, FDA compliance and drafting and negotiation of endorsement agreements along with all distribution contracts  - Responsible for oversight of all financial reports  - Researched and Implemented accounting software  - Responsible for parts ordering and job costing

Sidney Frank Importing Company

  • Legal Consultant to the Chairman

    2003 - 2006

    - Worked closely with Sidney E. Frank, founder and Chairman of the company; advised on legal matters and marketing upon request  - Company imported Jagermeister and a line of other liquor brands exclusively, including Grey Goose Vodka, which was sold to Bacardi for $2.3 Billion in 2004

Cooley Godward

  • Associate Attorney

    2001 - 2003

     - Worked on various teams under guidance of firm partners  - Represented Companies in financing rounds for operating capital and represented investors looking to receive equity rights.  - Drafted corporate documents for private companies and worked on public company filings

Cooley Godward

  • Summer Associate

    2000 - 2000

     - Worked on various teams under guidance of firm partners  - Drafted corporate documents for private companies and worked on public company filings

United States District Court

  • Legal Extern for Chief Judge David Alan Ezra

    1999 - 1999

     - Drafted opinions and bench memos re civil orders, criminal sentencing’s a habeas corpus motions  - Wrote order that was later published

Education

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