J.J. Painter Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Review/negotiate service agreements and statements of work (both Sidley form and vendor form) - including domestic and international SaaS agreements, IT-related agreements (including technology licensing agreements), on premise agreements, and cloud based agreements• Draft/review/negotiate publishing agreements, licensing agreements, marketing agreements, speaking agreements, sponsorship agreements, dinner contracts, hotel agreements, and conference agreements • Draft/review/negotiate NDAs• Draft and establish policies, procedures and templates (e.g., NDAs, DPAs, MSAs, etc.)• Advise on ebilling terms, library terms, and other click-through or previously negotiated agreements• Helping to construct how the procurement division and OGC are structured within Sidley

Chicago, Il, Us

• Reviewed/negotiated audit engagement letters/service agreements• Reviewed/negotiated service agreements and statements of work for tax and advisory services - daily• Reviewed and negotiated client form service agreements related to requests for proposals – audit and advisory• Reviewed/drafted/negotiated/quality-controlled non-disclosure agreements and joinders (several a day covering all service lines and for various purposes)• Reviewed/negotiated tax and advisory access letters (where BDO is granting access to deliverables), successor letters (where BDO is getting deliverables from client's prior firm), due diligence access letters, and assurance access letters (both buy-side and sell side) – several a day• Drafted/reviewed/negotiated vendor agreements and sponsorship agreements• Drafted/reviewed/negotiated service schedules (interfirm agreements) – several a week covering all service lines• Drafted prepayment amendments to service agreements and related statements of work – all service lines• Reviewed/negotiated/quality-controlled business associate agreements – all service lines• Drafted/reviewed/negotiated employee lease agreements/independent contractor agreements• Drafted various form agreements for the firm (e.g., Digital PR Release Form, Agreement to Use Company Name, etc.)• Drafted termination letters – all service lines• Drafted amendments to tax and advisory services agreements and statements of work, audit engagement letters, conflict waivers, and escrow agreements• Reviewed/negotiated Kovel agreements

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Drafted and negotiated a wide range of contracts (Employer–Employee Agreements, Independent Contractor Agreements, Subcontractor Agreements, Addendums to Employment Agreements, Lease Agreements (including option to purchase), Stock Purchase Agreements, Consulting Agreements, Promissory Notes, IP Licensing Agreements, Settlement Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Non-Compete Agreements, Vendor/Sales Agreements, Corporate Formation, and Procurement Agreements)• Prepared corporate formation documents, conducted research, document review• Guided clients through the steps involved in business formation (ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and laws, preparing and/or negotiating contracts, preparing requisite forms, and answering any pertinent questions clients may have)• Wrote/argued motions, drafted and responded to pleadings and discovery, took depositions, sat for trial (including first chair) • Handled post-judgment proceedings and collections matters - dealing with creditor's rights• Litigated mechanic's lien and construction cases• Negotiated and drafted intellectual property license agreements• Prepared contract for client’s home health agency staffing business, and prepared addendum for one of client’s previous business agreements• Helped client start medical practice by preparing formation documents, negotiating the lease, and drafting a memo reviewing: (i) business licensing requirements, (ii) compliance with regulatory bodies, (iii) insurance matters, and (iv) legal obligations concerning disclosure forms (HIPAA and patient privacy forms were created and attached to the memo)

• Filed articles of incorporation, wrote bylaws, filed IRS tax documents and state documents• Reviewed contract and vendor agreements (insurance agreements, lease agreements, software and licensing agreements, and different camp activities agreements), camp policies, and submitted annual filings serving as General Counsel• Reviewed employment laws related to potential employees and presented findings to the Board• Took the minutes at Board meetings, and prepared corporate resolutions acting as Corporate Secretary• Served as camp videographer – capturing footage the week of camp, editing it at night, and then screening the final video to the parents the last day of camp, and ultimately posting it online (last year’s video has been viewed nearly 6,000 times, reached more than 13,000 people, and been shared 62 times)• Served on the social media committee, and ran the camp Facebook page (in less than a year I helped obtain more than 300 page likes, and had an average post reach of more than 1,000 people)

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Organized case files, and researched police brutality and post-conviction issues• Drafted memorandum in support of exonerating claimant

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Screened calls, conducted research, organized files, and corresponded with veterans• Assisted in discharge upgrade applications and benefit intakes

Effingham, Il, Us

• Researched community needs and surveyed community support of sports facility• Researched similar facilities and studied their economic viability• Developed business plan to aid in construction of sports facility

Juris Doctor, Intellectual Property Law

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General

Intellectual Property Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Cinema Art + Science