Simply put, this unique combination of skills and backgrounds positions me well to help business solve problems arising at the intersection between leadership, decision-making, compliance, culture and performance.  Thus, GarryOwen Ventures is my effort to converge traditional legal, business and management consulting services with operational perspectives and practical solutions.  If your looking for an affordable and practical mediator / arbitrator, General Counsel or consultant / advisor that is unlike most others, please consider reaching out to us to help solve your problems.  

Solving Problems -  As an attorney, my legal background is in M&A and corporate transactions and my practice has always focused on creating win-win deals and solving problems to help enable business growth. My M&A background combined with the skills I developed while building and leading teams and units provide me with a unique perspective when assessing businesses and teams.  Thus, my capabilities for adding value to corporate development, non-organic growth efforts and portfolio company management are more than what even a great attorney can provide.  

Mediation and Arbitration - In addition to being a General Compliance and compliance leader / problem solver, my unique background makes me ideally suited to be a successful mediator / arbitrator.  I have experienced the pain and success of litigation and resolving complex disputes throughout my career as an attorney and business leader.  While I did not start my legal career in litigation, resolving litigation matters became one of my greatest strengths because of my ability to creatively develop win-win solutions, apply fairness by seeing all sides of a problem and brining opposing teams together to solve problems.  I began developing these skills while in the military, particularly when deployed in combat environments as getting non-combatants who are obviously hostile and emotional to work together, overcome distrust and solve problems is just as tricky as any divorce, custody or commercial dispute (and perhaps even more so). 

Leadership and Coaching - My passion for leadership began on the sports fields and gyms when I was a Division I athlete and continued in the military as a leader of combat reconnaissance units.  After all, the perspective gained from being in combat is also life-altering and enduring in that it helps one to see that everything is about understanding and appreciating all perspectives and focusing on the positives for improving circumstances.  Simply put, I love solving dispute problems and I love leading people and teams because to this day I have a combat soldier’s passion for team play combined with the functional expertise gained from board rooms, deal tables and leading large teams that is often not found in law firm or even in-house attorneys.  My journey has included numerous opportunities to witness and experience leadership in highly stressful, demanding and ethically challenging circumstances.  From the battlefield to ethics investigations to complex compliance problems and standard commercial disputes, I have seen how leadership matters.  Plain and simple, leadership matters more than anything other single factor.  

In short, I have very unique perspective -- a lawyer who is not like any other, a business person with some rather extra unique capabilities and a battle tested leader.  

GarryOwen Ventures is not intended to be like any other law or management consulting firm or leadership development expert.  If you are looking for a standard law firm, typical corporate lawyer, a traditional management consultant or accomplished yet standard leadership coach, you should probably keep looking.  But, if you are looking for something different – somebody skilled and expert as a lawyer but practical and task oriented as a businessperson and a leader who can adapt to any environment whether its sports, business or the military, GarryOwen Ventures may be the right solution for you.

What we promise is integrity and commitment. If something is not within our lane, we will tell you. If we take on a task, we will be committed to your success on that task.

Again, thank you for visiting our website. We look forward to having the opportunity to talk to you more about our experiences and capabilities.

Regards,

Matt Weingast

Founder and Principal

GarryOwen Ventures LLC