Gerold Washington Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Senior Paralegal in the Ethics & Compliance Office.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Compliance paralegal for matters involving (i) investigations of anti-corruption, guidance and compliance programs (ii) investigations of alleged violations of policies and/or laws, (iii) certain regulatory compliance matters not falling under Turner’s Standards of Business Conduct, (iv) logging all matters into the eCounsel database for review by Compliance attorneys and reporting.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Manage Corporate Transactional and Compliance Matters• Manage the eCounsel legal contracts database.• Expedite company transactional requests; respond to client business needs by drafting and negotiating Nondisclosure Agreements, Professional Service Agreements, Event Contracts, Recruiting and Staffing Agreements, Trade Agreements and Statements of Work (SOW).• Draft Power of Attorney and Limited Power of Attorney documents for corporate matters for TBS and CNN executives.• Negotiate, draft, review and manage agreement terms and conditions across a full range of complex contracts.• Develop legal relationships with corporate clients across multiple media networks, divisions and subsidiaries within Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., CNN and WarnerMedia, LLC.

Greater Atlanta Area

•Review customer contracts and requests for proposal (“RFP) and communicate requested changes to business unit presidents, branch managers, and sales people. •Draft contract addendums and amendments. •Review contracts to ensure requested changes were made. •Approve contracts on behalf of the legal department.•On all standard and nonstandard contracts, provide redlined recommendations and often negotiate directly with customer attorneys or purchasing staff until consensus has been reached. •Conduct M&A due diligence and support clean-up activities.

Greater Atlanta Area

•Reviewed Project Statement contracts submitted by our clients for substance and accuracy to ensure legal compliance. •Ensured compliance with company standards with respect to the Coca-Cola brand and image.•Reviewed promotions to ensure trademark standards were followed. •Communicated directly and regularly with Company approved outside vendors, in-house business unit managers and in-house counsel. •Drafted changes to contracts as needed delivered final drafts to relevant business units and outside vendors for signature and forwarded on to the attorneys for approval.•Drafted “Confidentiality”, “Hold Harmless” and “Non-Disclosure” Agreements. •Reviewed master service agreements with vendors and product placement agreements and photographs for print advertisements. •Managed bankruptcy database and all customer bankruptcy filings. Filed Proofs of Claim and Notices of Appearance with the appropriate U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Determined financial impact of the bankruptcy on receivables. Built strong relationships with various U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees and U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerks. •Established PACER account to research and monitor bankruptcy filings on the U.S. Judiciary website for discharge or dismissal.•Drafted and implemented the Foodservice Division’s Collection Agency Placement Procedures, Collection Agency Audit Agenda, Agency Auditing Procedures and Policy and Procedures for Handling Bankruptcies for our Foodservice Division.•Verified the corporate status of customers with various Secretaries of State and provide management and attorneys with D&B Reports on new and existing customers.•Managed the Company’s Agency Bill Program which reimburses all of our Bottlers / Distributors nationwide for Coca-Cola product delivery losses to our customers due to bankruptcy, going out of business or refusal to pay.•Worked with Coca-Cola Legal department to create and manage the Collection Agency Legal Agreement applying to all third party collection agencies.

Peachtree Center

Civil Litigation and Bankruptcy paralegal.• Reported directly to two Partners with broad responsibilities in Civil Litigation case preparation. • Attended creditors meeting hearings at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Atlanta, GA.• Proficient knowledge of Chapters 7, 11 and 13.• Prepared and filed Proofs of Claim and Entries of Appearance with the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts.• Drafted Motions, Consent Orders and Consent Judgments.• Drafted Pleadings for lawsuits in the State and Superior Courts of Georgia.• Prepared Answers, Counter Claims and Post-Judgment Interrogatories.

Paralegal Certificate, Paralegal Studies

Paralegal Certificate Program Graduate

Bachelor'S Degree, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Psi, Fraternity, Inc.