• Manage a team of attorneys supporting ITW's Automotive OEM, Polymers & Fluids, and Food Equipment Group business segments• Own Americas’ commercial legal function for 3 business segments with more than $7.6 billion in annual revenue• Lead M&A transactions globally• Member of the Legal Leadership Team, reporting to the General Counsel

• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements to support sales andprocurement, with a focus on pragmatic solutions that minimize legal pain points• Lead M&A transactions, including several $100MM+ global acquisitions and divestitures• Negotiate data privacy agreements and manage compliance with data privacy laws • Head several department task forces, resulting in, among other things, an internal reorganization, an updated matter-intake process, and the development of an IoT framework• Implement corporate governance program for global segment’s subsidiary portfolio• Select, engage, and oversee outside counsel and alternative legal service providers• Evaluate the legal impact of new ventures and offer creative solutions to “get to yes”• Advise business leaders globally by providing timely and clear recommendations• Create collaboration tools and procedures for ITW’s global legal department• Manage disputes and pre-litigation actions with suppliers and customers• Develop training materials and implement practical training programs for business leaders and their teams, focusing on specific legal issues and strategies affecting those teams• Co-Chair the ITW Global Legal Department’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Drafted and negotiated supply agreements with key customers and suppliersAdvised Automotive and Specialty Segments on commercial legal risks and strategiesTrained Sales and Sourcing Teams on legal issues and processesManaged disputes and pre-litigation actions with suppliers and customersEngaged and oversaw outside counsel

Represent commercial banks, insurance companies, private equity and mezzanine funds and other entities in a wide variety of secured and unsecured lending transactions; Conduct due diligence and prepare summaries for financial and corporate transactions; Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts, loan documents and legal opinions, and coordinate deliverables from 3rd parties.Representative transactions include associate experience in representing the following:--Private equity firm in a $65 million debt financing in connection with the acquisition of a national staffing solutions provider --Fortune 500 global distributor of communication and security products in a $750 million senior secured credit facility--Institutional investors in a domestic private placement of $700 million senior notes of a global commercial insurance brokerage--Insurance company in a $41 million senior subordinated notes investment in connection with the acquisition of a national food distributor--Mezzanine funds in a $55 million senior subordinated notes investment in connection with the purchase of a children’s publisher--The purchasers of NZ$135 million senior secured notes of a New Zealand utility--Agent bank in $25 million multi-state financing of assisted living facilities

Wrote fact sheets and organization briefs for use by the public and media Built coalitions for issues ranging from education reform to transportationResearched and tracked state and national legislationCoordinated public involvement campaigns throughout the Chicagoland areaDesigned, built, and maintained websites for multiple issue campaignsCommunicated and interacted with elected officials and key decision makers

Conducted due diligence and prepared summaries for financial and corporate transactionsReviewed corporate financial statements to ensure conformity with SEC requirementsPrepared signing book for complex financial transactionDrafted argument and fact sections for briefs for summary judgmentResearched causation requirements for product liability cases in several midwestern statesWrote summaries of state laws regarding insurance liability and healthcare regulations

Drafted a judicial opinion pertaining to a claim for Social Security insurance benefitsResearched case law and applied it to cases covering multiple areas of lawObserved daily court calls, status hearings and settlement conferencesDiscussed cases, outcomes and attorney performances with Judge KeysInteracted with Judge Keys, clerks and attorneys

Initiated and supervised a communications strategy for national staff membersResearched school performance and presented written and graphical summaries to clientsDeveloped press releases and created distribution mechanismsAssisted in the creation and launch of a new company websiteUpdated and managed a contact information database in Microsoft Access