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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Regulatory and commercial contract practice, negotiating and drafting contracts and advising financial and retail services on debit, credit, and prepaid products, mobile payments, and state money transmitter laws. (2014-2015)Real estate and commercial contract practice, negotiating and drafting contracts and advising and supporting business units on operation, development, and redevelopment of over 1,800 stores, including corporate governance matters for owners’ associations. (2007-2014)- Negotiated and drafted broad range of contracts related to vendors, merchandising incentives, real estate, human resources, litigation settlements, and other general business matters.- Collaborated across enterprise to design and implement legal and business strategies. - Managed comprehensive cross-functional regulatory product review to identify compliance and operational risks.- Developed self-help tools, templates, training and intake materials for business units, resulting in streamlined processes and efficient allocation of resources. - Managed outside counsel, controlled expenses, and developed talent by optimizing paralegal and administrative support. - Led law department task force to create, document, and implement cross-functional process for redevelopment and disposition of hundreds of excess land parcels across U.S.- Performed risk assessment of thousands of use restrictions and partnered cross-functionally to negotiate and document relief to implement new prototype.- Served as primary legal counsel for in-store implementation of “flexible fulfillment”, allowing customers to order online and pick-up in store.- Launched initiative to auction properties through an internet commercial auctioneer for increased visibility of hard-to-sell sites.- Closed hundreds of transactions, including dispositions, acquisitions, new store developments, “de-mallings”, redevelopments, and expansions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Real Estate practice in large law firm with over 475 attorneys, representing a wide range of industries, including financial services, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, nonprofit, sports, mass media, and technology. First chair and supportive responsibility for assisting large and small developers, financial institutions, borrowers, design professionals, contractors, owners, landlords and tenants on issues relating to all types of real estate, including office, retail, restaurant, industrial, multi-family residential and resort properties.- Represented buyers and sellers in the acquisition and disposition of industrial property, vacant land, office buildings, and retail shops (both cash and asset based sales). - Represented lenders and borrowers in real estate financing, including multi-state financing transactions, real estate secured credit facilities, acquisition loans, and construction loans.- Represented landlords and tenants in industrial, office, retail, and restaurant lease agreements.- Represented developers and commercial landowners in the negotiation and drafting of complex reciprocal easement agreements.- Represented developers for major planned community projects, including residential and commercial condominiums, and multi-use developments.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Producer for a leading media company in the field of training products and services that produces "how-to" corporate training videos on a wide range of topics from change, supervision, diversity and sexual harassment to customer service, teamwork and interviewing skills.- Wrote, produced, and directed training, educational, documentary, and marketing films.- Oversaw the coordination, production and post-production of multiple projects simultaneously. - Cast talent, developed budgets, and negotiated rates with vendors and agents. - Managed production coordinators, production assistants, and film crews.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism & Mass Communications, Cum Laude

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law, With Distinction

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