About Jonathan Ware
Jonathan Ware has over a decade of legal experience in a wide variety of fields, including business law, corporate law, contract law and international law. Jonathan began his legal career at Smith, Gambrell and Russell, LLP, one of Georgia's oldest and most prestigious firms, where he was a member of the firm's international section and technology practice group. In 2000, Jonathan was recruited to join the in-house legal department at Delta Air Lines, Inc., where he managed the carrier's legal matters in over 25 countries and assisted with the airline's reorganization through the bankruptcy process. In 2005, Jonathan established his own firm, providing high-quality legal consulting and general counsel services. Jonathan is admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia. Jonathan has 3 degrees from The University of Georgia: A.B., cum laude, in German (1992); M.A. in German Linguistics (1994); J.D., cum laude (1997).
Leadership Skills
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Confidence in working with senior corporate and community leaders
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Self-motivated independent thinker
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Excellent people and cross-cultural communication skills
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Experienced negotiator and transactional strategist
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Proven ability to coordinate complex cross-divisional projects in an in-house corporate environment
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Demonstrated ability to lead under pressure and in a crisis
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Superior analytical and critical thinking skills
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Outstanding written and oral communication/presentation abilities
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Broad-based ability to think and act strategically across business disciplines
Representative Work
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Facilitated numerous start-up operations into foreign markets; responsible for all legal functions associated with client's entry into new international markets, including procurement local permissions and authorities, establishment and maintenance of company's corporate presence, negotiation of facility leases, employment and labor relations matters, general contractual and transactional matters, corporate compliance and regulatory issues.
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In the immediate aftermath of September 11, 2001, played lead role on cross-divisional team designated to realign major international air carrier's fleet capacity to match reduced passenger demand. In less than a three-month period, conducted comprehensive reductions in force in over ten countries and closures of numerous stations.
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Recognized aviation industry expert on consumer privacy and data protection matters. Industry leader in effort to resolve national and international privacy concerns associated with U.S. and foreign government access to airline passenger data in connection with emerging transportation security and anti-terrorism programs.
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Leader on multi-divisional project team tasked with outsourcing reservation call center functions to India and the Philippines; project realized over $75 million dollars in savings over a 3-year period.
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Redesigned processes associated with the global migration needs of a major airline's workforce; reduced company's costs associated with processing immigrant and non-immigrant visas by approximately 30% by creating a more efficient business model.
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