Linda Gates Email & Phone Number

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• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including GPO agreements, direct purchaseagreements and other agreements with the Company’s hospital customers, marketing agreements, government contracts.
• Counsel and train the Company’s business units on standard contract terms, contract interpretation, contract enforcement, and compliance with the Company’s contracting and procurement policies, practices, and legal and.
• Develop, update, and maintain form agreements
• Assist in the further standardization of the Company’s contracting processes, metrics, and reporting
• Assist with the development and oversight of the Company’s contract management system
• Support due diligence reviews and special projects

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

• Acquired Sizewise in 2021.
• Provided support to high volume commercial and government sales teams handling various transactions (drafting, reviewing, negotiating various sales transaction documents, and standardizing terms and conditions along.
• Maintained focus on supplier/vendor contracts. Collaborated with business teams to achieve balanced supply agreement with key suppliers valued from $12M annually to $5M annually arrangements.
• Delivered support to chief compliance and privacy officer on privacy compliance including drafting privacy notices, California notices at collection, reviewing DSARs, and providing guidance on review/response. Worked.
• Collaborated with stakeholders on M&A integration matters and led resolution of post-acquisition matters.

Kansas, United States

Central point of contact within Legal for commercial transactions and support high volume Sales team manufacturer and distributor company. Oversee contract process, draft, review, and negotiate contracts of various types, including durable medical equipment sales and rental, distribution (including SDVOSB and international), and other healthcare specific.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts of various types, including durable medical equipment purchase and rental agreements supporting a high volume Sales team, distribution agreements, service maintenance terms and.
• Assist General Counsel with various issues relating to IT, Human Resources, Marketing and Sales on matters including creation of standard terms and templates, as well as working on process improvements.

Lenexa, KS

o Reviewed, drafted and negotiated various network and real estate agreements including regulated and non-regulated transactions, pole attachment agreements, licenses, rights-of-way agreements, right-of-entry, permits, and franchises in support of the engineering and outside plant organizations infrastructure builds. o Provided legal advice to the company.

Lenexa, KS

o Lead position that reported to the Senior Corporate Counsel and VP of Finance with responsibility for the management of the United States Microbiology Business Unit contract administration department.o Reviewed, edited and approved changes to Commercial Sales contracts.o Drafted agreements and researched and interpreted agreements, applicable law and.

• Responsibilities:
• Investigate and resolve title claims submitted by lenders under loan title insurance policies.
• Research and analyze governing law and issue coverage determination to insured/claimant.
• Retain outside counsel and supervise litigation.

• Note - >>Embarq merged with CenturyTel and became CenturyLink in 2009.>>Embarq was formed as a separate company post Sprint/Nextel merger in 2006.Responsibilities:
• Commercial/Retail leases
• Dispositions/Acquisitions
• Pole Attachment and Joint Use Agreements
• Right-of-Way Agreements (responsible for 17 state region and managed team of 14)
• Dispute resolution/settlement agreements

• Responsibilities:
• Dark fiber procurement for long distance network
• Fiber leases and IRUs
• Network facility maintenance/restoration agreements
• Vendor/Supplier RFP, scoring and certification
• Non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements

o Supported Sprint's Senior Negotiator by handling renewals pertaining to Sprint’s International telecom agreements which included interconnection and collocation agreements, fiber restoration/maintenance agreements and backhaul agreements related to trans-Atlantic telecommunication submarine cable systems (PTAT-1), TAT- 12/13, and TAT-14.o Reviewed and.

Lee's Summit, MO

One year temporary position. Duties included data entry, assembly and distribution of mass marketing materials to Veterinarians, and any other duties assigned from marketing team.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List, Summer Internship – Jackson County Court Clerk, Phi Alpha Delta

Course Certificate, Executive Education Program Course "Negotiations And Decision Making Strategies"

B.S., Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Honor’s List, Outstanding Student in Marketing AwardGraduated Magna Cum Laude with major in marketing and a.

Education record