Elie Gordis

Elie Gordis is responsible for overseeing Legal Affairs, Operations, Client Solutions and Human Resources at the company. Elie, who joined Ovation in 2001, began his career as a corporate lawyer at Skadden Arps in New York, where he specialized in securities work and mergers and acquisitions.

In 1995, after seven years at the firm, Elie left Skadden to co-found Strategic Legal Resources ("SLR"), a pioneer in the then-emerging field of legal staffing. Under his direction, SLR grew rapidly to become an industry leader, providing temporary lawyers to businesses and law firms nationwide. In 1998, SLR was sold to a public company, and Elie stayed on as President for another 18 months, overseeing the transition to the new management team. After leaving SLR, Elie co-founded the Alta Fund, a private equity and management consulting firm, focused on providing strategic consulting and seed capital to early stage companies, primarily in the service sector.

Elie received his B.A. from Columbia in 1983, and his law degree from Columbia in 1986.