Katie Grace Email & Phone Number

Naperville, Il, Us

North America

Naperville, Il

Helped establish the creation of contract management within the Legal Department for the new DVU.Handle a diverse range of contractual arrangements for the University.

Downer'S Grove, Il

I was retained to lead the attorney review of a contract separation project for Adtalem's divestiture of DeVry University, which hired me as Legal Counsel as it was established as a standalone company. Over the course of 6 months, my team of contract managers analyzed 515 commercial arrangements and put 272 contracts in place for the new DVU, spanning every area of the business.

Buffalo Grove, Illinois

-Provide chief legal support for North American sales-Handle NDAs for global operations-Handle administration of newly created global legal & compliance email mailbox-Updated/created all commercial contract templates

Greater Chicago Area

Services provided to: a leading financial services company, a healthcare subsidiary of a multinational conglomerate, and a multi-national healthcare services company • Provided Contract Management services, focused on business to business transactions• Provided Contract Analysis services, focused on joint ventures• Provided M&A Contract Due Diligence services, focused on entity purchase and sale

Chicago, Illinois

• Performed as the lead transactional / commercial attorney for a nationally top-ranked Academic Medical Center, ranked 2nd among 102 leading AMCs in the US in 2015• Successfully negotiated contractual arrangements across a broad and diverse range of activities for the institution• Served as co-chair for Board of Directors Enterprise Risk Management committee, reporting to the Board Audit Committee • Instigated and completed a significant revision project of Organizational Contract Review and Approval Operational Policy & Procedure• Provided contract review & negotiation subject matter expertise and guidance to two paralegals• Worked closely with outside counsel and acted as a liaison with internal and external stakeholders

• Led completion of multi-million dollar sophisticated commercial sales & service contracts (client and vendor / subcontractor) across the complete sales cycle process: from contract pursuit (Non-Disclosure Agreement, RFx response), to contract execution (Master, Service, SaaS, Purchase/Sales Agreement), through contract management (Amendment, Change Control Document), including contract termination (Termination Agreement, Settlement Agreement and Release)• Managed high volume personal contract review queue, as well as larger queue for line of business• Maintained – revised and restructured – library of contract templates and legal department contracting “playbook” that provided standard contracting parameters for negotiation• Assessed candidate recruitment and employee non-compete and non-solicitation matters • Supported due diligence response related to acquisition of organization, successfully completed in February 2010• Supported due diligence efforts related to contract review for potential mergers & acquisitions by organization• Prioritized assignments and facilitated proper legal department work flow – o Coordinated with various internal stakeholders o Trained and supervised legal administrative assistant o Managed outside counsel relationshipsColleague of the Month - nominated by colleagues, awarded in both April 2006 and September 2008 (1,200 employee division, with awards given from December 2005 to September 2009 only)

Dearborn, Michigan

• Coordinated and facilitated timely legal reviews• Provided efficient and effective communication, with both internal and external clients, across all levels of management and staff• Supported due diligence response related to acquisition of organization, successfully completed in January 2005

Farmington Hill, Michigan

• Worked as information technology specialist at ITO client hospital • Created and maintained training manual and procedural documentation• Performed troubleshooting activities on client hospital information systems• Created and maintained procedural documentation

Jd, Law, 3.02

Activities and Societies: Student Trial Advocacy Program (STAP) 2009 – 2010 (Finalist), American Bar Association - Law School Division.

Bachelor Of Computer Information Systems, Computer Programming, 3.91

Graduated summa cum laude