Annette S.L. Evans Email & Phone Number

West Chester, Pa, Us

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States

- As interim Lead Procurement Counsel for UGI Corporation (parent company), supported equipment and services purchasing and vendor disputes for centralized corporate services and natural gas and LP gas midstream and downstream operations, including managing and providing escalation support for team of up to four attorneys- As Contracts Counsel, support customer contracting for AmeriGas National Accounts and Cylinder Exchange divisions, providing review, negotiation, and drafting expertise throughout the sales and retention cycle for key commercial, industrial, cooperative purchasing group, and government clients, managing an average of over two hundred matters annually, including form contracts maintenance- Provide as-needed contracting support and expertise for Commercial Sales, Procurement, Marketing, and Human Resources groups, including negotiating technology services contracts and data privacy agreements and supporting global procurement initiatives for the UGI family of companies- Initially engaged as temporary counsel through Coleman|Nourian; position created to bring commercial contracting expertise in-house to department

Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States

- Led acquisition and disposition of business location, including negotiation of purchase and seller loan documentation and coordination and review of title, environmental, and other due diligence matters- Acted as primary point of contact for successful government zoning and permitting approval process - Coordinated renovation and fit-out contractors for retrofit of business location for new operations-Created full suite of membership, safety, operational, and marketing policies and materials for limited access training facility, in addition to scheduling and hosting classes

Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States

- Originating and lead attorney for global legal department in company with four US locations in the Philadelphia suburbs, Boston, and San Francisco, plus offices in the UK, Czech Republic, and Japan- Responsible for creation and oversight of legal process and policy in the clinical trial services space- Supervised commercial contracting activity, including review of key customer and vendor contracts and direct negotiation of material terms including intellectual property ownership and licensing concerns- Supported additional corporate legal needs internally and by engaging and managing outside counsel, including employment and immigration law matters, acquisitions activity, intellectual property strategy, and other general representation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Discovered and documented existing business-wide contracting process from sales, operational, and legal perspectives while also gathering process-related requests from related support functions- Developed, recommended, and implemented streamlined legal contracting process elements, including staged implementation plan prioritizing urgent issues and low cost, high impact solutions such as centralized contract storage and indexing in preparation for full-scale Contract Management System- Analyzed and presented electronic Contract Management Systems, making recommendations based on cost-effectiveness, compatibility with existing enterprise software systems, and features in support of streamlined contracting process

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Led day-to-day contracting process for business division with approximately $550 million annual revenue, including review, negotiation, and drafting of standard agreements, customer and vendor contracts, multi-division and multi-site service offerings, and acquisition and divestiture documents- Supported $145 million acquisition of competitor, providing complex contract analysis, development and integration of contracting processes, and field team member training

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Negotiated, managed, and closed multi-state commercial real estate transactions, including CMBS loans, bridge financing, and multi-property lines of credit, working directly with senior client executives, in-house and outside counsel, lenders, borrowers, sellers, buyers, and joint venture partners- Primarily represented Hersha Hospitality Trust real estate investment trust (formerly NYSE: HT)

Master Of Laws - Llm, Transnational Law

- Recipient of Faculty Award – Transnational LL.M., for outstanding achievement in academic studies

Doctor Of Law - Jd

- Recipient of Law Faculty Scholarship, awarded to incoming Juris Doctor students on a merit basis - Studied with Temple University Law.

Visiting Ll.M. Student

Visiting Jd Studennt, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, Minor In Comparative Literature, With Honors

- Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society - High Honors: Henry Rutgers Thesis through the Honors Program in History