Gabrielle Phillips Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Sole counsel to metabolomics laboratory serving clients in the pharmaceutical, academic, and applied marketsectors

Nottingham, Gb

-Oversee commercial and corporate legal matters for newly spun-out clinical research company offering tech-enabled services and SaaS solutions with over 2,500 employees and $275 million in revenue-Navigate complex post-separation issues and disagreements over transition services, partnering with IT, information security, and finance teams to translate concerns into practical requests and devise resulting amendments to transition services agreement -Completed negotiation and execution of over 1,000 contract assignments across 150+ clients -Provide legal support for due diligence and bidding process for sale of Calyx from Pamplona Capital Management to CapVest Partners -Overhaul contractual templates (MSA, SLA, SaaS Orders, SOWs) and resolve contractual issues as Company’s software transitioned from on-premise to cloud-based solutions-Develop negotiation guidance and training for newly established commercial and procurement teams, reviewing and approving all legal terms in client and vendor contracts; provide contract dispute support-Establish entity management program for 23 global subsidiaries; liaise with PE ownership on corporate matters; transition to new annual compliance vendors and corporate document management system -Hire, manage and develop legal operations manager and corporate counsel

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

• Serve as business unit general counsel to PRA Health’s Data Solutions division, Symphony Health—an industry leading health and claims data aggregator and technology and analytics service provider with over 300 employees and $260 million in annual revenue• Identify issues and create legal frameworks across a variety of areas (e.g., data privacy, commercial licensing, compliance, intellectual property) that relate to Symphony Health’s business model, data flows, and proprietary software• Lead project team consisting of legal, finance and sales stakeholders to revise customer contracting process; revise existing contract templates to better align with services and associated privacy controls • Negotiate agreements with top data suppliers and strategic partners; field escalations from commercial contracting team on all Symphony Health contracts, including customer data and software licensing agreements, third party data use agreements, project-based data supply agreements• Advise executive leadership team on commercial disputes that arise with customers, suppliers and competitors

Morrisville, Nc, Us

• Advise Corporate Development team and C-Suite on all legal aspects and risks related to M&A and strategic investments pursued by Syneos Health, a public company with over 23,000 employees and more than $1 billion in revenue• Negotiate NDAs, IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, and stock purchase agreements, manage outside counsel, oversee all legal diligence and partner with internal stakeholders to integrate acquisitions post-closing• Manage over 130 domestic and international subsidiaries while fielding escalations from support staff and liaising with global in-house counsel to ensure accuracy of corporate records and compliance with local corporate governance requirements• Direct the execution and amendment of the company’s credit facilities (including accounts receivable facility) in partnership with Treasury Department; work with executive leadership to secure Board of Directors’ approval of the same

Morrisville, Nc, Us

• Developed detailed playbooks and negotiating guidelines for vendor and customer contracts teams as well as training materials for the business to negotiate customer, vendor and site CDAs• Fielded concurrent contract escalations from customer and vendor contract teams while participating in complex and high profile negotiations • Mitigated and managed risk related to early stage contract disputes with clinical vendors, sponsors and trial sites; drafted correspondence and negotiated resolutions while advising related business teams • Advised Chief Data Officer on use rights for company’s data assets; contributed to development of data assets inventory and negotiated contracts to procure data assets and related platforms

Raleigh, Nc, Us

-Represented a diverse client base with a focus on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset divestitures, and advising clients on general corporate legal issues-Negotiated and drafted merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, asset purchase agreements, term sheets, master service agreements, statements of work, license agreements, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, nondisclosure agreements, non-competition agreements, equity compensation plans, stock option agreements, restricted stock agreements, confidentiality agreements, convertible promissory notes, subscription agreements, and operating agreements -Corporate transactional responsibilities included the closing of commercial transactions, conducting due diligence reviews, and advising clients on governance and tax issues when forming entities and expanding operations

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

Assisted in negotiation of acquisition of medical laboratory testing companies and pathology practices; drafted asset purchase agreements and ancillary agreementsManaged and conducted corporate due diligence of contracts, organizational documents, resolutions, and other items provided in asset dealsRepresented financial institutions, mortgage servicers, credit unions, and secured creditors in litigation in state and federal court in collection, foreclosure, and lender liability actions; drafted complaints, answers, dispositive motion briefs, and discovery requests and responsesNegotiated resolution of landlord-tenant disputes for commercial real estate; represented commercial landlords in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings

In addition to researching and drafting opinions and orders, I assisted Judge Leonard in his role as Editor-in-Chief American Bankruptcy Law Journal and edited articles selected for publication.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism And Mass Communication

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