Andy Friedman Email & Phone Number

District Of Columbia, United States

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Alexandria, Va

Logistics business consisting of portable storage and moving business, full service residential and military moving businesses and freight logistics business with 70 warehouses open in 32 states in the U.S. Transactional• Negotiated acquisition of 1-800-Pack-Rat, LLC (formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc.) by Zippy Shell Incorporated in June 2018.• Negotiate private equity financing documents and bank facilities.• Negotiate merger and acquisition agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements and asset exchange agreements, including buy-back and consolidation of franchisee operations. • Negotiate intellectual property license agreements, including software license agreements, connectivity agreements and cloud-based agreements.• Advise on compliance with all federal, state and local regulatory compliance required for business operations, including FAR and DFAR. • Corporate governance and Board of Managers matters.Real Estate• Responsible for all aspects of 2.9 million square foot real estate warehouse portfolio; establish real estate project plans and timelines and oversee real estate selection process for every warehouse facility.• Negotiate letters of intent and real property leases.Intellectual Property / Privacy• Provide counsel on all aspects of intellectual property, trademarks, copyrights, patents and domain infringement.• Provide counsel on privacy, cyber-security and data protection regulations, including CCPA.Risk Management/Litigation/Human Relations• Establish and monitor risk management programs.• Responsible for all aspects of insurance coverage, including captive program.• Responsible for all employment-related issues and all employment law matters• Coordination and oversight of outside litigation counsel.

Sr. Vice President - General Counsel for franchisor of super premium ice cream retail stores. TRANSACTIONAL• Negotiated and consummated acquisition of MaggieMoo's International, LLC by NexCen Brands, Inc. in February 2007.• Negotiated and drafted private equity financing documents; negotiated bank financings. • Negotiated and drafted agreements for store acquisitions and sales, re-sales, re-openings and other corporate transactions.• Negotiated and drafted license (content, software and trademark) agreements.• Drafted and negotiated agreements in support of the business objectives of all divisions, including, marketing agreements, manufacturing agreements, distribution agreements, outsourcing agreements and development and support agreements.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY• Provided counsel on all aspects of non-patent intellectual property, trademarks and copyrights.• Registered and prosecuted trademarks; increased number of federally registered trademarks from 3 to 33.REAL ESTATE• Supervised and guided 4-member real estate team. • Established real estate project plans and timelines and oversaw real estate selection process for every developer/franchisee.• Responsible as “real estate trainer” for the franchise community; responsible for authorship of Site Approval Package, Real Estate Manual and other tools used to ensure real estate competency in the franchise community. Responsibilities include instructing franchisees on key real estate selection tasks, including broker selection and representation, understanding demographics, lease review and negotiation, etc.• Negotiated letters of intent and real property leases.REGULATORY/LITIGATION/OTHER• Managed regulatory issues (e.g., state franchise regulations, food safety matters, etc.). • Oversaw litigation.• Provided general support to all business units on matters including advice and counseling on a variety of contract implementation, regulatory compliance, litigation and business issues.

Law practice focused on commercial transactions. Representative clients included technology companies, investment banks and national franchisors.

Joined McDermott, Will & Emery with corporate and securities practice group from Katten Muchin Rosenman in November 2000.Practiced in the Corporate and Securities, Private Equity/Emerging Business and Franchising, Licensing and Distribution Groups. • Practice included negotiations and drafting in connection with public and private securities offerings, venture capital financings, debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, software and technology licensing, teaming agreements, e-commerce matters, joint ventures and related business transactions in connection with the representation of clients ranging in size from early stage emerging growth companies to Fortune 500 companies in diverse industry sectors ranging from software and telecommunications to retail establishments. • Counseled clients in the legal and strategic aspects of business growth and the protection and leveraging of intellectual property assets, including the development and implementation of business plans. • Counseled clients on franchise and distribution transactions and regulations. Implemented franchise systems. Counseled clients on intellectual property matters and licensing transactions.

• Negotiated and drafted merger and acquisition agreements, joint venture agreements, asset exchange agreements, securities purchase agreements, technology licensing agreements, loan agreements and other financing documents. Prepared registration statements and annual and quarterly SEC filings. Represented issuers and investors in securities offerings. Represented clients in the industries of cable television, cellular telephone, wireline telephone, radio and providers of regulated utilities.

Pennsylvania Court Of Common Pleas, Philadelphia, Pa

J.D. With Honors, Law

B.A., With Distinction In All Subjects

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