Avril Liu Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Evanston, Il, Us

• Provide institutional guidance for the life-cycle of sponsored research awards (with $1 billion award annually). • Draft, analyze, negotiate, and execute sponsored research agreements including master umbrella, clinical trial, basic and applied research, industry, material transfer, data use, and confidentiality agreements.• Provide supervision for the agreement assignment and workflow, and training for contracts team.• Safeguard university interests and mission objectives with respect to indemnification, intellectual property, publication, export control, liability, effort reporting, and compliance issues. • Ensure compliance and fiscal integrity of outgoing proposals and incoming awards. • Manage and maintain contracting positions and negotiation playbook updates for assigned business lines and ensure Sponsored Research officers are aware of changes. • Establish and improve templates, tools, and standard procedures related to Sponsored Research contracting, including standard agreement templates, negotiation checklists, and protocols. • Serve as a subject matter expert and Sponsored Research conduit to key stakeholders (e.g., Office of General Counsel, Risk Management, Conflict of Interest, Innovation and Technology, Corporate Engagement, Development and Export Control) and collaborators.

Madison, Wi, Us

• Grants and contracts officer for the university regarding research funding agreements, about 15,000 active projects valued at more than $4 billion yearly ($1.6 billion in sponsored projects award).• Drafted, reviewed and negotiated business associate agreements, sponsored research agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, clinical trial agreements, licensing agreements, subaward agreements, master agreements, and confidentiality agreements with International, Federal, State, Corporate and Non-Profit Sponsors.• Collaborated with Federal, State, Industrial, and other sponsoring agency to negotiate terms and conditions, fiscal reporting requirements, statements of works, amendments, and payment schedules.• Liaised with the Office of Legal Affairs, Business Services, Technology Transfer and Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in negotiating IP and licensing terms.

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Project Management & Government Administration & Legal Services• Member of a cross-agency project lead team providing strategic opinions on Foxconn Technology Group’s investment through analyzing policies and regulations at federal, state, and local municipalities’ levels.• Facilitated the coordination meetings surrounding the Foxconn project with over 20 public and private entities, including Foxconn, Gilbane Building Company, Hammes Company, Exyte Group, WE Energies, American Transmission Company, City of Racine Water and Wastewater Utilities, and Wisconsin Department of Administration, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.Legal Analysis & Legal Research & Policy Regulatory Compliance• Assisted with finalizing the contract between the State of Wisconsin and Foxconn Technology Group for the direct investment and development of 3,000 acres of land.• Prepared legal memoranda for the State of Wisconsin in a variety of legal matters surrounding Foxconn’s foreign direct investment, including drafting and negotiating agreements related to real estate, public infrastructure, and other contractual documents.• Successfully drafted and mediated negotiations of three cooperation memoranda between Foxconn, Racine County, and the Village of Mount Pleasant to resolve issues related to storm water control, development timelines, public/private interface site plans, and easements required for the construction of required public utilities and roadway infrastructure to support the 3,000-acre development. • Assisted with the creation of documentation required for the transfer of over 1,000 acres of property from the Village of Mount Pleasant to Foxconn. • Conducted legal research related to the interpretation of statutory regulations pertaining to the Foxconn development, and provide legal analysis and opinions based on findings.

Madison, Wi, Us

Legal Services in regard to public records laws, state records retention policy, and open meetings compliance.

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Assisted with tracking the lifecycle of grants and contracts, and managing records inventory.

Chicago, Il, Us

Foreign Direct Investment; Joint Venture.

Master Of Laws (Llm), Legal Institutions

Juris Master, J.D. Equivalent

Doctor Of Law - Jd Candidate, Law