Ala Rasheed Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

Manteca, California, United States

Serve in wide-ranging legal counsel role at a private firm operating in oil & petroleum services, real estate, and retail. Represent company in matters involving civil litigation—specializing in business law, real estate litigation / transactions, negotiations. Appear in settlement conferences, lead negotiations for pre-trial settlements. Prepare pleadings and motions. Author experience pleadings and motions. Leverage land-use and zoning law development of public and private real estate, including easements, trespassing, eminent domain.• Supplier Negotiations: Negotiate with major suppliers, i.e., Coca-Cola, Alani Nu water, Essentia, rebalancing equation between parties. Transformed relationships from transactional—to strategic partnering, minimizing future issues via assertive, analytical approach. • Negotiating Settlements: Negotiated multiple favorable settlements, including most recent, for consumer protection statute, already in default. Filed motion to vacate entry of judgment—settling with Plaintiff for $12.5K (from $60K). • Negotiate diverse vendor contracts and transactions including SaaS services, technology licenses, technical / IT infrastructure, facilities, professional services, consulting (goods & services), NDAs, compliance real estate. • Structure, negotiate, close transactional agreements.• Draft and update standard contract templates.• Streamline contracting process—while reducing friction with customers, mitigating corporate risk. • Lead / contribute to projects to improve internal processes, boost efficiency and scalability of commercial legal support.• Train / educate internal business partners on best practices, processes, other matters of commercial legal support.• Work in HR capacity: Assist with hiring, terminations, managing employees, wage and hour laws; nondisclosure agreements (NDAs), and separation agreements.

Oakland, California, United States

At this law firm, Ala Drafts, reviews, negotiates, and enforces various commercial contracts, including supply and distribution agreements, and Cloud computing agreements (PaaS, SaaS)• Perform insurance depositions; perform insurance examinations under oath.• Settle Plaintiffs personal injury cases; performed research, drafted attorney / client memoranda, correspondence.• Appearing in various administrative proceedings.

San Lorenzo, Ca

Since 2019, Ala has managed all legal initiatives for this real estate business—while handling planning, implementation, managing and running of all the finance activities as Business Development Director, including business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and negotiations. His Select Achievements Include: • Save time and money by mediating disputes to favorable conclusion. • Successfully litigated several ADA cases in federal courts. LitigationDispute Mediation Legal Strategies Case PreparationInsurance Dispositions ContractsContracts (Rental Leases, Land Sales, Property Management)Real Estate Investment Legal Services

Sacramento, California, United States

At this State governmental agency, Ala researched rulemaking proceedings and enforcement of California Insurance Code, regulations.Helped oversee state-level efforts to implement federal health care reform in health insurance and assists in the development of health-related policy initiatives.His Select Achievements Include: • Authored memoranda on adjudicative hearings—making recommendations on ALJ (administrative law judge) rulings.• Analyzed, coordinated, supported data on compliance activities performed by state regulatory agencies.Insurance Compliance Leading Audits Resource Allocation Data Analysis Real Estate Expertise Legal Opinions / Advise

Sacramento, California, United States

In this research role, Ala acquired case data, compiled filings from Sacramento County Courthouse, and uploaded to the corporate database.His Select Achievements Include: • Gleaned knowledge of personal injury law, employment law, class actions.Litigation Employment LawClass Action LawsuitsResearch Relationship-Building Legal Writing

San Ramon, California, United States

Ala sold to grocery chains, becoming the 1st salesperson companywide to achieve $1M in single year. He won new accounts, negotiated shelf space, and solved customer service issues. His Select Achievements Include: • Met / exceeded all sales goals by creating new process enhancements. • Reviewed sales contracts—ensuring all language was consistent.Account Management Relationship Building / Management SalesBusiness Growth ContractsAgreements

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Tax & Business

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science, Dean'S List