Overview
For more than 10 years, Larry served as Group Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary to The Great American Outdoors Group. Great American is the holding company for Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, retailers of outdoor recreational products; Big Cedar, LLC, operator of outdoor themed resorts; and White River Marine Group, LLC, the world’s largest builder of fishing and recreational boats with brands including Mako, Nitro, Triton, Tracker, Ranger and Regency.
As General Counsel, he supported the company's $5.5 billion acquisition of Cabela's Incorporated. Larry also led the acquisition of Fishing Holdings, LLC, manufacturer of Ranger and Triton boats, and asset purchase of Legend boats.
Larry was previously a Partner with Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP, where he focused his practice on general business matters including mergers and acquisitions, SEC defense, corporate governance and crisis management.
He also served as General Counsel and Secretary to Dollar General Corporation where he was responsible for the law, real estate, risk management and internal audit departments. He represented Dollar General in government affairs matters with the Senate Majority Whip, Senate Minority Leader, Speaker of the House, Chairman of House Appropriations Committee, other members of Congress and the Executive Branch.
Larry joined Calfee's Cincinnati office in 2019.
Honors & Recognitions
- Cincy Magazine, "Cincy Leading Lawyers," Corporate and Finance (2023)
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Peer Rating
Education
J.D., Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law
B.S., St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Courses:
“Advanced Negotiation,” Harvard Law School
“Negotiation,” Harvard Law School
“Mediation,” Harvard Law School
“Making Corporate Boards More Effective,” Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
“Directors’ College,” Stanford Law School
Experience
Experience
Representation of Winners Industries Ltd as Administrative Vendor Claimant in Sears, Inc., Mega Chapter 11 Cases.