Janice Baker Email & Phone Number

Denver, CO, US

Centennial, Colorado, United States

• General Counsel for Global Components, Global Sourcing & Procurement and Supply Chain Services business units responsible for providing strategic legal advice to senior management and managing a team of six (6).
• Partner with the business in deal process and contract negotiations to ensure Arrow’s best interests are represented, while maintaining an appropriate balance between reasonable risk and business objectives.
• Independently review, draft, and negotiate policies, contracts, amendments, and templates in support of the business including vendor, supplier, customer, credit, licensing, sponsorship, event, marketing, sweepstakes.
• Provide clear, concise, and practical legal and commercial advice and counsel to business teams on a wide array of business and contractual issues, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Direct pre-litigation dispute resolution, coordinate with outside counsel to manage commercial and intellectual property litigation matters and partner with risk management to resolve insurance matters.
• Manage team of legal counsels who are responsible for the day-to-day management of Arrow’s procurement and commercial agreements including: legal oversight, supervision and developing creative legal solutions to.

Norwalk, CT

• Senior Vice President & Counsel │ July 2019 – January 2022Vice President & Counsel │ October 2015 – July 2019Advise Commercial teams on a wide variety of legal issues related to deal structuring and transactions.
• Work with assigned commercial teams to evaluate legal risks and develop implementing procedures to mitigate such risks.
• Provide general transactional support to deal teams operating in the United States.
• Oversee portfolio management matters including contract interpretation, dispute resolution, reviewing and negotiating consents and waivers and drafting, negotiating and closing of amendments, extensions and side letter.
• Manage commercial policies and advise the business segment on compliance matters.
• Prepare updates on legal developments and requirements to various audiences and provide ongoing advice on applicable laws and regulations governing the commercial activities of the business.

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Senior Counsel – Commercial Engines, Services & Global Sales │ January 2011 – October 2015Senior Counsel – Engine Services and Business Development │ January 2009 – January 2011Counsel – Engine Services │ July 2006 –.
• Structured, negotiated and closed complex domestic and international transactions, including commercial sales, services and supply agreements, acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture formations.
• Managed, drafted and negotiated GE Aviation’s global technology transactions, including technology licenses, branding agreements, joint technology development agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
• Worked with business team to develop legal templates and processes for new business and commercial models. Managed and settled disputes with suppliers and customers.
• Supervised and settled disputes with suppliers, customers and licensees.
• Evaluated and advised business regarding anti-trust, non-competition and non-solicitation issues.

J.D., Law

B.S., Electrical Engineering

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