Connie Wilson’s legal career encompasses a diverse set of practice areas related to assisting clients with their business operations, governance and transactions both on a national and international scale. Connie has extensive experience in advising clients on:

• Purchasing, distributing and selling products and services

• Structuring, buying and selling businesses and assets

• Negotiating documents and counseling lenders and borrowers regarding commercial loans and financing

• Developing, acquiring, protecting, licensing and selling intellectual property, trademarks, patents, copyrights and software

• Establishing business operations and entities domestically and in foreign countries

• Operating in compliance with federal and state environmental statutes and laws as well as other statutory and regulatory schemes

• Advocating before legislative and regulatory bodies, establishing and maintaining a Political Action Committee and complying with federal, state and local political contribution laws

• Selecting, retaining and concluding relationships with foreign business distributors, agents and representatives

• Conducting internal investigations

• Writing, implementing and providing training on Corporate Compliance policies and issues, including import/export laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• Managing employment and compensation issues. Prior to joining SkarlatosZonarich, Connie worked for a national law firm and held several in-house legal positions including Associate General Counsel for AMP Incorporated/Tyco Electronics, In-House Legal Counsel for TransCore LP and Corporate Counsel at Gannett Fleming, Inc. She also served as Assistant Counsel at the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board.

Bar and Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

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Education

• Dickinson School of Law, JD 1991, Valedictorian, magna cum laude

• Long Island University, Southampton B.A. 1986, magna cum laude

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Associations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association

• Dauphin County Bar Association

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Board Positions

• Widener University Commonwealth Law School's Business Advising Program Board of Advisors

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Legal Courses Taught​​

• Widener University Commonwealth Law School

  • ​Deal Skills: Merger & Acquisition Documentation and Negotiation