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Plymouth, Ma, Us

Plymouth, Ma, Us

Diemen, Noord-Holland, Nl

In this role, I specialize in developing opportunity-enabling business partnerships by designing and drafting strategic agreements that improve profitability and minimize risk.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:* Drafted sophisticated strategic alliance agreements for talent management technology and HR service partners.* Designed a revolutionary dual-MSP delivery, tri-party agreement with a billion-dollar customer.* Customized and negotiated software-as-a-service vendor agreements with technology partners.* Delivered contract training to sales and client delivery teams, earning a nomination to attend a leadership training and development retreat in the Netherlands.

Waltham, Ma, Us

I counseled corporate clients on private equity transactions, assessed potential legal traps of day-to-day business operations, and provided legal guidance on contractual issues. In addition, I conducted legal research and analyzed findings to counsel management on various issues, including compliance with state and federal laws.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:* Counseled CFO and negotiated closing of accounts receivable line of credit for construction company.* Structured joint venture for medical device technology company, preparing operating, licensing, and manufacturing agreements that established funding and operational dynamics of new entity.* Composed winning memorandum to Attorney General of Texas that successfully suppressed release of client trade secret information requested by client’s competitor under Texas state law equivalent of the Freedom of Information Act.* Advised clients on compliance with the then new Massachusetts Data Privacy Regulations and tapped to present emerging developments to collection of technology professionals.

Global, Us

At this global 50 law firm, I conducted due diligence, managed closings, and drafted operative transactional documents for real estate and private equity fund formations; equity investments and acquisitions; and financing and credit deals.SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:* Communicated extensively with investors to coordinate multiple fund closings, including a real estate investment trust formation that generated more than $100M in fund collections.* Conducted federal statutory and case law research to validate a client’s right to exercise first refusal rights and transfer restrictions even though bankruptcy law prohibited the exercise of such rights against the other party.* Guided senior attorneys on a client’s right to exclude a certain undesirable contract from a proposed asset purchase without triggering successor liability obligations (based on finding of needle-in-a-haystack case.)

Arlington, Va, Us

I was identified for my leadership potential and accepted into program rotating assignments in four financial areas of company. Over two years, I participated in quarterly training covering emerging management themes (lean training and new defense contracting modeling tools), lines of business information, and perspectives from various leaders in the finance organization. SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:* Created two proposals totaling approximately $1.25M and assisted in negotiations with the prime contractor, ultimately holding project to proposed cost. * Identified and recaptured $3M in foregone billings approaching expiration date after investigating records and analyzing financial history of multibillion-dollar, multiyear development contract.* Recovered $1M in billings by reconciling records and discovering unbilled amounts.

J.D., Law

B.B.A., Business