Christopher Kendig Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Draft and negotiate complex licensing agreements for television programming rights
• Analyze and respond to contractual most-favored nations offers
• Research, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding potential contractual disputes
• Train junior attorneys and review their draft agreements

Denver, Colorado, United States

Draft and negotiate programming contracts

• Conduct and direct all legal work for multiple multimillion-dollar sale transactions
• Enhance contractual terms through financial analysis of potential transaction structures
• Negotiate indemnification, exclusivity, and working capital requirements
• Draft and implement confidentiality agreements to protect and control business information
• Prepare cease and desist letters to protect exclusive distribution rights
• Direct outside counsel regarding research and analysis of tax and contractual matters

Chicago

• Evaluate legal exposure of companies’ executive compensation plans prior to transactions
• Create spreadsheets modeling thousands of post-acquisition stock option vesting schedules
• Advise corporate clients on preparation and submission of IRS and Department of Labor filings
• Analyze ERISA and tax compliance of multi-million dollar benefit and compensation plans
• Pro bono: obtained asylum for Lebanese citizen fleeing domestic abuse due to sexual orientation

Chicago

• Represented low-income clients involved in federal tax controversies with the IRS
• Obtained favorable settlement for small business owner through IRS appeals conference

Chicago

• Worked on transactional, litigation, and regulatory matters across various legal practice groups

New York City

• Advocated on behalf of neglected and abused children for the Juvenile Rights Practice
• Researched and drafted memo for novel question of legal maternity and international surrogacy

Burlington, MA

• Managed developer team and led design for $2 million compensation system implementation
• Built reporting tools that gave managers new quantitative insights into sales team performance
• Decreased processing time for sales compensation calculations by 90% for international client

Hanover, NH

• Analyzed financial access in developing countries for microfinance consulting project
• Partnered with McKinsey & Co. to develop new metrics for evaluating financial services provision

Conducted research on tax policy, government spending, and municipal services provision. Performed statistical analyses and created economic models used by local governments to develop policy

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategic Management, Gmat: 760; Gpa: 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: • Individual competition winner in Capstone business simulation • Coursework in Strategic Management, Business.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: • Honors: Order of the Coif, Dean’s Scholarship, Certificates of Merit • Production Editor, Michigan.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics And Philosophy

Activities and Societies: • President, Dartmouth Ethics Society: captained ethics debate team, won Northeast Regionals • Chair, Haven.