Ken Cutshaw, Attorney
Ken Cutshaw 
Business & Trade, Corporate, International Intellectual Property, International Other
- Law Office: Quiznos
- Durham Law Firms
- Law School: University of Tennessee College of Law
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 46 years
720-359-3300
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TN State Lawyer Additional Information: Biography: Kenneth Cutshaw is an accomplished globalist assuming career assignments in business, law, academia and government. Cutshaw has functioned in leadership positions from the C-suite to the Boardroom to Operations. Cutshaw led an expansion of a global restaurant chain to more than double its global presence and is recognized for franchising expertise. He was a partner with a global law firm for a decade where his practice focused on international transactions. He taught a graduate global business course at three universities for more than a decade. He was a key participant in the international development of export control policies after the dissolution of the Soviet Union while working as a Senior Executive with the US Government. Cutshaw was an executive of The 1982 World Exposition. He is recognized for co-founding a post-Soviet private university in the Country of Georgia where he served as its first Dean of Law and continues as its Provost. Cutshaw has excelled in a wide spectrum of work and leadership environments including C-level business management, law partnership, academics, entrepreneurial ventures, government management, political management and foreign policy. Cutshaw is President International and Chief Legal Officer of Quiznos. Quiznos is a premium restaurant franchisor managing over 2000 restaurants in 40 countries. Prior, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Cajun Operating Company, d/b/a Church’s and Texas Chicken restaurants where he led global expansion of the Church’s/ Texas Brands into more than 10 new countries, managed the legal affairs and served as President of its subsidiaries. In the Restaurant Industry, Cutshaw was co-founder Cheers Funeatery, a causal dining restaurant group in Tennessee; a founding partner of the Red, Hot & Blue (BBQ) restaurant chain formerly based in Washington DC; a co-founder of Let’s Go Back, LLC, the first franchisee of Flying Biscuit restaurants and a shareholder in Dressed Salads International of Hong Kong. He has been active with the International Franchise Association, National Restaurant Association and National Retail Federation among others. In the law profession, he was a law partner with Holland & Knight, LLP where his law practice over 15 years focused on global business transactions. He served as Legal Counsel for The World Exposition in Tennessee and consulted with two other World Expos approved by the Bureau of International Expositions (Paris, France), a senior attorney for the Tennessee Legislature and a law clerk for a Tennessee District Attorney General. He is registered as a foreign attorney in the United Arab Emirates. He is a member of the International Bar, American Bar, District of Columbia Bar, Georgia Bar, Tennessee Bar, Indian Bar Association in India, and the Inter-Pacific Bar and served on several committees in these legal organizations. Cutshaw served on the Board of the GC Forum, a General Counsel national organization. He taught a specialty course on India at the Duke University Law School. Cutshaw is engaged as the Provost of Georgian American University (GAU) with a new campus in Tbilisi. He is co-founder of GAU. Cutshaw served in the US Government from 1985 to 1991 with appointments in the Administrations of President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush at the U.S. Commerce Department. Cutshaw served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Export Enforcement program where he managed a global law enforcement and intelligence agency with Federal agents posted around the world. His other US Government assignments were service on the Advisory Committee for International Economic Policy and Industry Advisory Committee on Customs and Trade. Before joining the US Government, he was a campaign manager of a 1984 U.S. Senate Campaign. During his political experience, he served as the Vice Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. These lifetime work experiences began while building a “work ethicâ€ï¿½ in his family’s business during high school by delivering food products to customers in East Tennessee. His civic and professional affiliations are extensive. He was appointed Honorary Consul of India in 2000 and retired as Emeritus in 2011. He served as Chairman, President and Board Member for over 20 years for The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), an NGO established in 1966 that has introduced thousands of young political leaders in over 70 countries to the political process. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was an Adjunct Professor at Emory University, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University teaching global business to graduate students. He is a founding Director for the non-profit ICA (India, China, America) Institute based in Atlanta. He is Chairman of advisory committee for the India Council of Political Leaders. His service includes several non-profit Boards of Directors such as the World Trade Center Atlanta. He is a co-founder of Awakening, a policy group. He represented Vietnam at the 1996 Olympics. Several Who’s Who organizations have recognized Cutshaw. Cutshaw has lectured and published on global business and legal issues and has testified before U.S. Congress. He is co-author of three books by Thomson Reuters West: Doing Business in China (1995, 2001, 2010), Doing Business in India (2000, 2007, 2012) and Doing Business in Russia (2001, 2009, 2013). He writes a monthly column entitled “Outsource Resourceâ€ï¿½ for the Association of Corporate Counsel magazine. Cutshaw academic degrees include a Master of Laws in international studies from American University (1987) and he continues to serve on the Dean’s Advisory Council. His law degree (JD) is from The University of Tennessee (1978) and Bachelor (BA) in public administration is also from The University of Tennessee (1975). While at UT, Cutshaw was a Sigma Chi Fraternity member and received its highest distinction in 2011 being named a Significant Sig. Cutshaw graduated from a Global Leaders Management course at India Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) and Duke University in 2007. Cutshaw received two academic scholarships during College. He taught graduate MBA courses (campuses of Emory University, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University) for two decades. Section Membership: TBA Members Practice Areas/Areas of Interest: Business Law, Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Law, International Law
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Update Date: 2014-07-18
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