An accomplished in-house corporate attorney with a broad range of experience, I counsel and advise business partners in complex business environments to facilitate and deliver business results. ♦ Available to connect at marydeanjd@outlook.com.I enjoy the combination of legal and business issues that often arise in a corporate counsel role as it allows me to leverage cross-functional collaboration and best practices to enable well-informed decision making. My primary objective as a lawyer is to help advance business goals through solid legal analysis, tools development, and internal team/client coaching and education, all while listening and learning from my clients.Known as a collaborative team member that gives practical, forward-thinking advice, I enjoy getting to know my clients. I focus on strong relationship building and the effective communication of legal issues to multiple stakeholders and levels of management to get work done and am lucky to consider many partners not just client, but friends.Areas of expertise include:♦ Commercial Contract Negotiation, Negotiation & Management♦ Consumer Data Privacy and Security♦ Customer Loyalty Programs♦ Franchising ♦ Global Manufacturing♦ Global Marketing and Advertising ♦ General Patent Matters♦ Litigation Management♦ Policy Development♦ Product Warranty and Safety♦ Retail Compliance♦ Social Media Campaigns♦ Sweepstakes and Contests♦ TrademarksWhen the workday ends, you might find me spending time with family, reading, gardening (aka playing in the dirt when the MN weather allows), or catching up on the latest Formula One race.