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• Lead and manage team supporting various business units, including Executive Office, Partnerships, IT, Finance, People/Benefits, Measurement, and Security. • Negotiate and draft a variety of complex commercial agreements, including MSA, SaaS, tech and content licensing; draft online terms for various tech products and vendor services.• Manage, oversee, and advise on real estate leases, subleases, construction projects, and workplace services. • Work with IT on implementing technology solutions to streamline the legal intake process; work on scaling the commercial legal team.• Work with team on developing and drafting templates and playbooks. • Work with the Privacy team on privacy issues (including GDPR and CCPA) in connection with commercial transactions.• Manage outside counsel, including the engagement and management of local counsel in connection with international expansion.

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a variety of commercial and operational agreements for the North American subsidiaries (U.S. and Canada) of global beverage company, including content, software and other IP licenses; supply, sales and distribution agreements; real estate leases; advertising, marketing, and athlete endorsement agreements; event production, sponsorship, and services agreements. • Managed minute books and prepare Board of Directors and shareholder resolutions for RBNA and its affiliates.• Worked with General Counsel to develop and implement legal department strategy. • Worked with IT to analyze and implement technology solutions for the legal department to improve efficiency and achieve cost savings, such as eDiscovery and electronic signature solutions.• Advised business teams on marketing and promotional activities, including contests and sweepstakes. • Advised Human Resources Department regarding disciplinary action, termination, employment issues, wrongful termination, and other allegations of management malfeasance.• Defended and settled pre-litigation matters to completion; managed outside counsel on active litigation matters.

Contract attorney/legal counsel for a variety of clients in an array of industries, specializing in corporate/transactional matters, including M&A, financings, real estate, and general corporate matters. Reviewed, negotiated, and drafted commercial agreements, including license (media, software and hardware), consulting, purchase and sale, web development, construction, settlement, services and loan agreements. Drafted media production agreements in connection with independent media projects.

Lead counsel for various M&A transactions; drafted, reviewed, and negotiated acquisition agreements, license agreements, strategic alliance agreements, and other general commercial agreements; and worked with finance in connection with securities filings and investor relations matters.

Represented public and private companies, primarily technology companies, in a variety of corporate matters. Substantive areas of concentration included mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, initial public offerings, and general securities work.

Represented public and private companies in a variety of corporate practice, including M&A, general corporate representation, software licensing, labor and employment, and securities.

Experience in a variety of corporate practice, including M&A, general commercial agreements and various securities matters. Drafted and negotiated agreements relating to software licensing, distribution and supply chain arrangements, and employment matters.