Profile

Clients who value accessibility, fast turn-around and collaborative problem-solving enjoy working with Rod. As a former vice president and general counsel to a multi-national company, Rod understands the client’s perspective and need for responsive service and he delivers that to his clients. Rod is proactive and practical in his work, focusing on the job at hand so his clients can resolve their issues and get on with business. 

Rod is a business and corporate attorney who advises for-profit and not-for-profit health care clients on all aspects of corporate and business laws.  

Recent representative transactions include:

  • sale of a large community hospital to the SUNY system
  • sale of a county-owned nursing home to a private operator
  • assisting with several hospital and nursing home affiliations
  • acquisition of a for-profit research and development business by a not-for-profit higher educational institution
  • closing complex asset-based loans

Prior to joining Bond, Rod was Vice President and General Counsel of Special Metals Corporation, where he was involved in all aspects of the multi-national manufacturing company, including counseling senior management and members of the Board of Directors; restructuring through Chapter 11; SEC compliance; financing, acquisitions and divestitures; anti-trust; negotiations with customers and suppliers; oversight of litigation; drafting and review of contracts; labor negotiations and employment matters; and ultimately the successful sale of the company to Precision Castparts Corporation. Rod even served as General Manager on an interim basis for two of the company's most profitable facilities, with full profit and loss responsibility.

  • Board of Trustees, Syracuse Stage
  • General Counsel and Board of Directors, Manufacturers Association of Central New York, Inc.
  • Board of Directors, VarFlex Corporation
  • Board of Directors, Dunk & Bright Furniture Co., Inc.