- Review and draft master service agreements, statements of work, franchise agreements, supply agreements, licence agreements, purchase-sale agreements, commercial lease agreements, offers to lease, renewal agreements, amendment agreements, assignment agreements, non-disclosure agreements.- Lead the negotiation of the terms and conditions of commercial agreements with vendors. - Resolve disputes and coordinate efforts to ensure that agreements in place are clear, legally binding and in compliance with company policies and precedent agreements.- Educate departments and business units regarding contractual obligations and compliance. - Monitor and provide guidance to commercial leases for over 400 retail stores across Canada.- Create reports of potential business developments for the review and approval of the Board of Directors.

- Assisted Legal Counsel, Enterprise Contracts by reviewing, drafting and participating in the negotiation of terms and conditions of a high volume and wide variety of commercial agreements including, non-disclosure agreements, master services and consulting agreements, statements of work, software licensing agreements, lease agreements, event agreements, subscription agreements, amendments and renewals. - Independently built and maintained a high volume database for commercial contracts by collecting, organizing and tracking incoming contract matters, comparing them with the company’s standards and precedents and retrieving all underlying agreements prior to meeting with legal counsel for review.- Educated different business units across the company regarding contractual compliance and legal risk.- Acted as a key liaison between the legal department and business units to manage internal contract process and to respond to queries in relation to contractual rights and obligations of the company and vendors. - Reviewed historic records of contracts to assess reminders of upcoming expirations and renewals.- Coordinated the completion of signatures of contracts and obtain all required approvals.

- Routinely drafted, reviewed and amended various commercial agreements including, broker and sub-broker agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and various corporate documents. - Participated in the negotiation of terms and conditions of various commercial agreements including share and asset sale/ purchase agreements, licensing agreements, franchise agreements, service agreements, loan agreements and ancillary documents.- Assisted the chief legal counsel in advising the Board of Directors and executive officers on various matters relating to regulatory compliance and corporate governance.- Conducted, coordinated and independently closed the sale/purchase of shares for 42 minority shareholders.- Conducted legal due diligence and managed closing and post-closing matters of various merger and acquisition transactions. - Prepared legal opinions and provided advice to the parent company’s real estate strategy group on matters related to leases and leasing.- Independently prepared new standard employment contracts of transferring employees from newly acquired entities and drafted and revised existing employment agreements.- Routinely analyzed relevant regulations and requirements such as the United Nation Act and the Special Economic Regulation Acts in relation to shipment of insured commodities to foreign states.- Developed and streamlined the global privacy policy of Arthur J. Gallagher Canada Limited with that of the parent company.- Worked with various groups and business divisions across the company including human resources, finance, real estate strategy group and global mergers and acquisitions.

- Worked closely with General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel to review, amend and draft various agreements and documents.- Drafted opinions and conducted legal research, including extra-provincial statutes and case law, related to contract, commercial, financial, franchise, labour and administrative law.- Improved Nissan Dealer Sales and Service Agreement (DSSA) and Disclosure Document (DD) by acting as a key liaison between the legal and business departments.- Regularly analyzed and amended financial and sale agreements for Nissan Financial Services.- Examined and updated standard operating policies of Nissan to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.- Attended bi-weekly meetings and collaborated with team members of different departments.

- Worked with domestic and international clients (Spanish and English speaking) to incorporate companies and advise on business structures in Venezuela.- Anticipated and resolved incorporation, corporate transaction, regulatory and legal compliance issues, considering the volatile and unstable political environment of Venezuela.- Updated and maintained statutory filing requirements of a multinational chain supermarket including its eighty affiliated entities, and independently filed backdated corporate records and documents with the Registration Office, dating back to 1970 until 2010.- Conducted corporate governance due diligence.- Drafted, reviewed and amended legal documents and agreements of a multinational pharmaceutical client that was engaged in on-going Merger & Acquisition transactions with other companies. - Prepared lease summaries of eighty-seven commercial real estate leases for a client within the pharmaceutical industry. - Drafted pleadings, case summaries, notification letters and legal research memoranda in cases relating to patent and trademarks infringement, breach of contract and financial recovery.- Filed documents and appeared in court on various client matters.