Attorney
Todd I. Woods
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Professional Summary

Todd Woods brings extensive leadership experience in Board, C-Suite, and senior legal roles across public, private, and non-profit organizations. With a diverse background spanning manufacturing, technology, retail, entertainment, media, intellectual property, and start-ups, Todd delivers clear, practical counsel tailored to each client’s specific needs.

Todd regularly advises clients on a range of complex issues, including:

  • Corporate governance
  • Regulatory compliance and training
  • Dispute resolution, employment investigations, litigation strategy, and cost management
  • Complex business transactions (growth, franchise, international joint ventures, and M&A)
  • Crisis prevention and management (labor relations, reputational issues, and cyber security threats)
  • Legal department development (in-house team standup, process enhancement, and revenue generation programs)

Based in Nashville, Todd is a Mississippi Delta native and a proud former Ole Miss football player. A strong believer in family, he enjoys every opportunity he gets to spend his time with his wife, adult children, and new grandson, and also enjoys recreational shooting sports.

Key Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer, and Head of Government Affairs – Educational Media Foundation
  • General Counsel and Secretary – Nissan of North America
  • Acting General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary – Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
  • General Counsel and Secretary – LF, LLC and LBD, LLC
  • Attorney, Adams and Reese, LLP, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, and Wells Moore Simmons & Neeld PLLC

Practice Areas

Industries

Education

J.D., Mississippi College School of Law
MBA, University of Mississippi
B.B.A., University of Mississippi

Credentials

Bar Admission
Tennessee

Honors & Awards
Named “Top 40 Most Powerful People in Radio” – Radio Ink (2023)
Voted “Best of the Bar” – Nashville Business Journal
Voted 4x “Legal Elite” – Business North Carolina Magazine

Connect

Email: twoods@outsidegc.com

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