Andrew Zeer Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Auburn Hills, Michigan, Us

Corporate Counsel with experience in:• Commercial Contracts: drafted and reviewed a variety of commercial agreements including material purchasing, sales, service agreements, directed sale agreements, three-party agreements, long-term supply agreements, tooling agreements, nomination letters, advanced development agreements, remanufacturing agreements, settlements, bailments, security agreements, exclusive manufacturing agreements, and commercial leases. • Transactions: assisted with Nexteer’s initial public offering and bond offering. Responsibilities included performing legal due diligence, prospectus and offering material verification/revision, reviewing engagement letters, acquiring and updating licenses, negotiating legal opinions and officers’ certificates, and managing corrective actions for compliance purposes.• Litigation and Disputes: advised on a variety of disputes including breach of contract, breach of warranty, stop-shipments, recall claims, cancellation claims, trade secret misappropriation, wrongful termination, personal injury, and termination of business. Pre-litigation responsibilities include fielding complaint, gathering/organizing documentation and background information, conducting personnel interviews, creating action plan, writing demand/response letters to adversary, and ensuring non-disruption of business. I work with outside counsel by reviewing and revising complaints, answers, discovery requests, affidavits, witness/exhibit lists, motions, supporting briefs, and settlement agreements. • Intellectual Property: drafted and negotiated IP contracts/applications such as joint development agreements, non-disclosure agreements, IP licenses, trademark applications, and sponsored research agreements. • Corporate Governance and Internal Controls/Compliance: drafted and revised internal control policies, employee training programs, export compliance manuals, audit legal letters, board resolutions, and delegations of authority.

• Drafted: letters of intent, promissory notes, mortgages, quitclaim deeds, operating agreements, corporate resolutions, corporate dissolutions, shareholder assignment of rights, special meeting notices to shareholders, UCC-1 financing statements, trademark applications, and assisted with commercial loan modifications. • Researched: artisan's liens, minority shareholder rights, non-compete covenants, FAR regulations and GAO decisions for veteran-owned business, business capitalization rates, statutory redemption, fraudulent trusts, unilateral mistake for price quotation, and civil forfeiture. • Reviewed: financing agreements, asset purchase agreements, real estate purchase agreements, articles of incorporation, corporate bylaws, referral agreements, construction contracts, wills, durable power of attorney, security agreements, commercial leases, personal guarantys, credit applications, pledge agreements, partnership agreements, and a variety of other commercial contracts.• Drafted complaints, discovery responses, trial briefs, motions, briefs in support of motions for summary disposition, exhibit lists, witness lists, requests for admission, requests for document production, interrogatories, initial disclosures, deposition notices, motions to compel discovery, stipulated orders, and client affidavits.• Filed corporate name reservations, LLC restorations, corporate name transfers, and sales tax licenses.• Researched legal issues and drafted memoranda regarding identity theft, employee dishonesty, city zoning ordinances, confidentiality orders, premises liability for criminal acts, retroactive laws, non-compete covenants, and government construction bids. • Drafted mortgages, balloon notes, letters of intent, quitclaim deeds, default judgment orders, general releases, stock certificates, corporate resolutions, and rent nonpayment forms. • Contacted and conferred with clients, filed motions/discovery in court, organized client documents, and served summonses.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science