C. Robert Knight

Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent peer review ("Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards"...."the pinnacle of professional excellence").......

.“ Attorney Charles Robert Knight graduated from Indiana University’s School of Law in 1971 and has since enjoyed a remarkable career as an attorney, a creative writer, and an elected public official. Immediately after receiving his Juris Doctor, Attorney Charles Robert Knight worked as General Counsel for the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns for seven years. During his tenure, Attorney Charles Robert Knight gained experienced in various legal areas; he acted as the principal lobbyist for Indiana mayors while also pursuing a number of significant legislative measures. ...” Subsequent professional engagements are as follows:

Robert Knight

Attorney at Law

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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Indiana University School of Law, JD

Chief Lobbyist for Indiana’s elected municipal officials

Elected Official Municipal Judge ( Zionsville, Indiana Town Court)

Insurance defense law firm partner ( Stewart & Irwin, Indianapolis, Indiana)

Claim Counsel for Aetna Property and Casualty Company ( Hartford, CT)

Public company General Counsel and EVP (Mystic, CT)

Environmental Coverage Counsel to The Hartford Insurance Company

Litigation precedents in state and federal systems

Negotiation of Foreign Military Sales Act Contracts

Federal Regulatory Affairs

Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review

Admitted in Indiana, Florida and Connecticut

PRIVATE PRACTICE (2008-PRESENT)

Governmental Affairs/lobbying

Governmental Contracting

International and commercial transactional matters

FLIGHT SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES, INC (Public Aerospace Technology Company) (General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary) (2005-2008)

Corporate Communications

International trade agreement negotiations/international and commercial transactional matters

Teaming Agreements (e.g., Lockheed Martin), Non Disclosure Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements

SEC reporting and compliance (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and Proxy preparation)

Litigation (patent litigation; securities class action litigation) (supervision of Nixon Peabody/Boston outside counsel and Mintz Levin/Boston outside counsel)

Government contracting and Governmental Affairs (FAR implementation; ITAR and FCPA regulatory compliance; liaison with federal agencies/FAA; Department of Homeland Security; DOT)

Mergers and Acquisitions for public company

Federal Governmental and International Contract Negotiations and Supervision of Contracts Administration (Department of Defense, Transportation, FAA, Homeland Security)

Selection and Management of outside counsel and fee negotiations

Intellectual property license agreements

Corporate Governance, Regulatory and Contractual Compliance and Export Authorization/US Department of Commerce

Mergers and Aquisitions

BROWN RAYSMAN LAW FIRM (2004-2005)

Complex commercial litigation (breach of fiduciary duty under Sarbanes Oxley by bank directors; suit against law firm for fraud in after-the-fact substitution of Warrant Call triggering event language in Prospectus already on file with SEC; defense of investment advisor in "suitability" litigation)

PRIVATE PRACTICE (1992-2004)

Patent royalty dispute counsel to Abbott Labs involving Humira

Employment Law litigation in state and federal courts involving Age Act, Disabilities Act and ERISA

Environmental coverage counsel The Hartford Insurance Company (two five billion dollar aquifer contamination claims)

AETNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY

(Claim Counsel)(Federal Regulatory Affairs Counsel)

Supervision of 200 attorneys in 24 offices handling 18,000 lawsuits; administration of $25 million dollar budget; recruitment and training of attorneys; negotiation of fee agreements with law firms; professional liability, director and officer liability litigation ; Federal Regulatory Affairs US Department of the Treasury re Director and Officer Liability Policy language exclusions triggered by governmental take-over of failed financial institutions

ELECTED OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL JUDGE

STEWART & IRWIN LAW FIRM

Partner in Indianapolis law firm

Negotiation of international trade agreements with Israeli Ministry of Defense, Renault Automotive Corporation, Uniden Corporation of America (as General Counsel of Cybotech Robotics Division of Ransburg Corporation)

International and commercial transactional experience

Governmental contracting and contract award Protests (US Department of the Army Contract Award Protests)

Employment Law Litigation precedent in federal court system involving public policy exception to at-will discharge from employment rule (Perry vs. Hartz Mountain Corporation)

Employment Law Litigation precedent in state court system (established template for injunctive relief for governmental employers in strike by public safety employees) (Elder vs. City of Jeffersonville)

Toxic tort litigation Coordinating Counsel (aquifer municipal drinking water contamination from creosote discharges)

INDIANA ASSOCIATION OF CITIES AND TOWNS

General Counsel

Principal lobbyist for Indiana’s Mayors

Legislative initiatives

Public employee union labor negotiations (AFSCME; FOP;IAFF;Teamsters; IBEW)

Public employee pension legislative initiative effectuating disconnect between retired employee compensation and active employee compensation

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Graduate, National Institute For Trial Advocacy (Notre Dame University School of Law)

Martindale-Hubbell "AV" throughout career

INTERESTS

Jogging/running; reading; travel; creative writing (Notre Dame Literary Magazine, Indianapolis Monthly Magazine and newspapers involving human interest themes); Yoga/Spiritual studies; Meditation; Episcopal Church Senior Warden and Chorister