Amanda Kool Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, Us

Brought on as the first dedicated in-house legal hire, I oversee the full legal function for Sharebite, a mission-driven corporate food ordering platform designed for today’s hybrid workforce. I work cross-departmentally, providing expert advice and guidance on product development, intellectual property management, strategic partnerships, corporate- and restaurant-side legal agreements, compliance, privacy, safety and risk integration, and more.For every transaction on Sharebite’s platform, a donation is made to a food bank at the local level. With a background encompassing corporate, government and nonprofit experience, building lean, efficient legal functions that help businesses scale, I am excited to be a part of Sharebite’s growth as it meets the evolving needs of the modern workplaces while supporting local restaurants and alleviating hunger within the communities in which our clients' employees live and work. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥-𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.Built exclusively for companies, Sharebite’s clients include Vault 100 law firms, top-tier investment banks, asset managers, accounting firms, tech companies, and beyond. The platform enables HR, IT and accounting teams to centralize all functions of food ordering and expense management for employees, and allocates costs under one platform.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Courses I've taught have focused on Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, and Legal Practice & Access to Justice in Rural America

Florence, Ky

● Recruited as first executive hire in founder-led company after private equity investment; tasked with driving operational & legal strategy through rapid growth and pivot to heavy software (SaaS) development & GTM● Served as general counsel & trusted business partner among leadership team on matters of corporate governance & a wide range of legal matters (IP, HR, products liability, data privacy, corporate governance/compliance, litigation, etc.); as highly visible legal resource for ~700 international franchisees operating 2,000+ points of sale in 49 states; & as primary contact for outside counsel & various regulators● Led business initiatives & all legal operations of the world’s largest food truck company during severe COVID-19 supply chain & core business model disruptions, successfully executing multiple pivots involving software, licensing revenue, & an entirely new concept/franchise (Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee), now with 22 points of sale in 10 states● Led ESG efforts, implementing metrics to reflect the Be Good. Do Good. For Good. mission● Established concierge model and education campaign for franchisees seeking COVID disaster relief, securing $40MM+ system-wide (exclusive of ERTC) & ranking 4th nationally (behind Subway, Dunkin’, & IHOP) in Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RFF) approvals● Achieved national recognition as a legislative expert on federal pandemic response for businesses; advised industry groups & Congressional leaders on SBA programs & policies● Conducted full legal audit of all existing business relationships and filings across all levels & departments (administrative, software, marketing, etc.) & built processes to streamline routine transactions & drive efficiencies ● Ensured compliance & cleared runway for growth within intertwined regulatory landscapes among the company’s brands, such as food & beverage, franchising, payments, insurance, products liability, fundraising, & software dev, incl. CCPA & COPPA compliance

As Director of Legal Operations at the Commonwealth Commercialization Center (C3) (re-launched in 2020 as Kentucky Commercialization Ventures (KCV)), I connected C3-affiliated companies with quality, affordable, startup-savvy legal counsel in Kentucky and leveraged the strengths within our state's law schools, colleges and universities, private bar, and entrepreneurial networks to raise the tide for the many stakeholders invested in achieving availability of first-class legal services to all Kentucky entrepreneurs.

● Current representative projects include: a) initial preparation and document review for SEC filing of a Form N-2 for a venture capital fund utilizing machine learning to drive DE&I outcomes; and b) serving as legal and ESG advisor for a social enterprise real estate project and entertainment concept in development in partnership with a global brand● Nationally recognized scholar and frequent presenter on entrepreneurship and the role of law, social enterprise, modern legal practice, and economic opportunity, including designing and teaching a popular Harvard Law School course, waitlisting 100+ students● Written work featured in the Washington Post, various American Bar Association publications, the National Law Journal, and the Harvard Law & Policy Review● A prior project involved partnering with entrepreneurs, small businesses, lawyers, schools, technical assistance providers, and community organizations in Kentucky and beyond to discover better ways to connect our state's entrepreneurs and growing businesses to crucial legal support. Through that work, I designed, researched, compiled, and drafted the Legal Needs Assessment for Kentucky Entrepreneurs, published by the Kentucky Bar Association in January 2019. Available on the KBA website, here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.kybar.org/resource/resmgr/legalneedsassessment/LegalNeedsAssessmentforKentu.pdf● Another prior project involved serving as lead project consultant for the Kentucky Access to Justice Commission via an award of a Justice for All Grant from the National Center for State Courts. Throughout 2019, a broad range of stakeholders from throughout the state met regularly to identify existing resources in Kentucky's comprehensive civil justice system, uncover gaps in and barriers to those resources, and devise data-driven solutions to address those shortcomings. A report detailing the proposed initiatives, stakeholders, and next steps was published and released in Spring 2020.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Cambridge, Ma, Us

The Transactional Law Clinics (TLC) are a clinical program of Harvard Law School, consisting of the Business and Non-Profit Clinic, Real Estate Clinic, Entertainment Law Clinic, and the Community Enterprise Project. These clinics provide legal assistance to individuals, corporate clients, and nonprofit organizations across Massachusetts while affording upper-level law students the opportunity to practice law under the supervision of licensed attorneys. I directed the Community Enterprise Project (CEP), an emerging clinical program of Harvard Law School. CEP students and staff engage in direct client representation of entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses in traditionally under-represented neighborhoods of Boston, while also partnering with local organizations to identify common barriers to economic development and develop comprehensive (legal and non-legal) strategies to address them. To this end, Community Enterprise Project students conduct workshops and produce educational materials for targeted audiences on specific legal issues, as well as develop networks of technical assistance providers and other resources around a particular industry or need. Past projects have focused on the food truck industry in Boston, first-time home buyers regarding the unique aspects of condo ownership, entrepreneurial military veterans, models for community-sourced, localized investment under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, the legal implications of business ownership by immigrant entrepreneurs, and a toolkit for worker cooperatives. As a supervising attorney in the Transactional Law Clinics, I worked closely with the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-Lab), conducting subject matter expert office hours, presenting workshops on legal topics pertinent to entrepreneurs, and representing companies that grew out of HBS, and the broader Harvard and Cambridge ecosystems.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

I served as a Supervising Attorney with the Harvard Recording Artists Project, a student practice organization in which teams of Harvard Law School students join with Berklee College of Music students to represent recording artists, producers, composers, and other music industry professionals in a broad range of entertainment law matters.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Allston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Mergers & Acquisitions; Global Finance; Private Equity; Energy & Environmental practice groups

Boston, Ma, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Arts Administration