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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Provide legal and compliance counseling on issues relating to the company’s core fintech products—renter’s insurance compliance solutions and rent reporting solutions—ensuring adherence to applicable laws and regulations, and safeguarding client interests. Draft and negotiate commercial sales contracts for the company’s products and services, driving significant increase in the company’s market footprint and customer adoption. Provide comprehensive legal and corporate assistance, including negotiating vendor agreements and non-disclosure agreements, and managing corporate governance, to support the operational structure of the company. Provide legal and compliance support for the company’s data security and privacy practices, including key legal guidance for the company’s SOC2 compliance audit, and a comprehensive overhaul of the company’s privacy statement and consumer data handling policy.Manage pre-litigation risk and address regulatory inquiries from Departments of Insurance, as well as various consumer advocacy groups and agencies, ensuring compliance with legal standards and protecting company interests.

Carmel, Indiana, United States

Drafted and negotiated a broad spectrum of commercial contracts, including sales agreements for insurance and financial products, marketing and referral agreements with strategic allies, and agency/broker agreements with insurance firms. Collaborated with multiple business units to assess legal and compliance risks, researched laws and regulations, engaged outside counsel, and monitored relevant legal developments in the financial services and insurance sectors. Managed litigation risk and drafted settlement agreements to resolve disputes in contractual and insurance matters. Reviewed marketing and advertising materials to ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements; developed and maintained corporate compliance programs and policies. Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed legal documents for various in-house matters including procurement contracts for IT, HR, and finance and accounting departments; independent contractor agreements; commercial real estate leases and vendor agreements; and contracts for events and professional services.

Negotiated and drafted contracts and other transactional documents for the financing, sale, and purchase of businesses and commercial real estate.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Advised the company on day-to-day regulatory, contractual, tax, and compliance issues relating to the sale and administration of annuity products. Drafted and reviewed documents to support the administration of annuity products for policy holders, brokers, advisors, and institutional partners including legal forms, communication materials, and responses to inquiries involving complex legal and tax issues.Developed cross-functional relationships with members from compliance, sales, operations, and claims departments to identify risks and legal issues and provide solutions through legal research, analysis, and collaboration; provided training to employees and updates to team members and management on legal and tax issues. Worked with claims examiners, policy holders, beneficiaries, and litigation counsel on dispute resolution of annuity claims; advised compliance analysts on customer complaints involving legal and tax issues.Drafted and reviewed annuity contracts, riders, and endorsements.Advised the company on issues relating to the tax treatment of non-qualified annuities and annuities in tax-favored retirement plans. Advised the company on issues relating to the administration of pension plans including administrative and distribution requirements, timing of payments, qualified joint and survivor annuity and qualified pre-retirement survivor annuity rules, taxation of distributions, and implementation of qualified domestic relation orders. Monitored changes to legal and regulatory developments related to the insurance and financial services industry and advised the company as necessary.

Worthington, Ohio

Advised businesses on issues involving choice of entity, formation and dissolution, corporate record keeping, non-compete agreements, and non-disclosure documents.Drafted wills, powers of attorney, health care directives, and trusts; assisted clients with probate matters.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy

Doctor Of Law (Jd)