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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Review, draft, and negotiate all commercial contracts, including agreements for B2B ticketing solutions, marketing and affiliate partnerships, sponsorships, media buys, influencers, NDAs, professional consultants, SaaS, and vendor agreements for Finance, Product, Marketing, Technology, Fraud, CX, and HR departments. Work closely with C-Suite level executives to provide legal counsel on strategic initiatives. Review marketing copy for email, TV, radio, podcast, and social media campaigns. Draft rules and terms for sweepstakes, contests, and other promotions. Research, monitor, and advise on fantasy sports and gaming regulatory, advertising, and compliance requirements, including drafting legal opinions for payment processors and social media platforms. Manage intellectual property portfolio, including strategic expansion of trademark and patent protection. Assist in updating both internal and public-facing policies and agreements, including anti-money laundering, delegation of authority, privacy policies, and website and app terms of use for customers and sellers. Support company’s M&A efforts, including leading the internal legal diligence review for successful acquisition of a fantasy sports contest operator. Evaluate, implement, and refine legal operations systems for contract management workflow and outside legal spend. Supervise junior legal team members.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Flexible member of lean in-house legal department working closely with C-Suite level executives. Manage a team of 4 transactional attorneys. Draft and negotiate commercial contracts for the provision of facilities management and SaaS services to residential, commercial, and financial industry customers. Advise internal clients on and negotiate vendor agreements for software, equipment and corporate events, as well as NDAs, consulting and referral agreements. Create internal and public-facing corporate policies. Provide business and legal feedback on requests for proposals. Assist in the company’s responses to customer, regulatory, and SOC audits.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Draft and negotiate City procurement contracts for professional services, work services, construction, and commodities on behalf of various City departments, including research and analysis of compliance with federal funding requirements. Review and analyze bid protest submissions, conduct legal research, and draft bid protest decision letters on behalf of the Chief Procurement Officer, including a $200 Million dispute concerning award of two construction contracts. Lead City attorney responsible for drafting and negotiating contract and advising on local and federal requirements for procurement and design of a $150 Million citywide smart lighting management system, working directly with senior City officials and the contractor's business and legal team. Provide legal opinions, including assessment of legal and business risks, to various City departments upon request. Independently manage and advise clients regarding the consequences of various contract provisions and suggest solutions. Work closely with the Department of Procurement Services to review bid specifications, requests for qualifications, and requests for proposals. Prepare and negotiate sponsorship, exhibition, art loan, data sharing, and software licensing agreements with public and private entities.

Drafted and filed motions in state and federal court in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters including motions for summary judgment and motions to dismiss, discovery motions, and routine procedural motions. Researched for and drafted complaints in consumer class actions, high-dollar breach of contract claims, and whistleblower suits. Gained significant experience in discovery management, including preparing responses to written discovery, drafting written discovery, reviewing large-scale document productions, creating ESI search terms, and preparing named plaintiffs for depositions in a putative class action. Managed business development opportunities for firm by providing extensive legal research to evaluate potential consumer class actions and False Claims Act suits, and prepared firm partners for client meetings to determine litigation strategy. Spearheaded firm’s role as co-liaison counsel in multidistrict litigation against numerous pharmaceutical manufacturers, including drafting sections of the master complaint.

Reviewed and classified thousands of music submissions in music licensing company’s extensive catalog, and contacted artists with legal inquiries regarding their songs. Trained new employees after quickly earning a promotion to Lead Reviewer. Compiled customized playlists for clients seeking music for films, television shows, and commercials.

Conducted extensive internet research on up-and-coming music artists. Helped route and book artists' concert tours and edited press releases. Participated in artist branding meetings.

Evanston, Il, Us

Acted as a liaison between brides-to-be and their wedding bands, arranging and assembling sheet music for weddings. Created an extensive manual for future interns.

J.D., Law

B.A., Communication, Music Industry, Popular Music Studies