Head of Commercial Contracts Legal Team supporting Gap Inc.’s domestic and international corporate functions and affiliated brands.• Re-structured Legal Team resource support model to better align with business units to increase contracting lifecycle efficiency and effectiveness.• Led successful contract negotiations to engage Managed Services Provider to facilitate outsourcing of certain IT and Human Resource functions. • Negotiated multiple agreements in support of contingent labor, technology (SaaS), marketing, human resources, supply chain, transportation and payment functions.• Assumed legal lead of contract lifecycle management software implementation project mid-flight and re-prioritized activities to achieve project milestones.

Lead counsel for Workforce Solutions service line providing legal and business advice in advisory role serving as primary legal contact for all transactional and pre-litigation dispute matters. Key Highlights:• Leads contract negotiations for industry-leading managed service provider (MSP) programs • Introduced and implemented efficiency measures to reduce contracting lifecycle time period.• Led Legal team in successful bid and contract negotiations to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staffing of COVID-19 vaccination clinics with a contract value up to $800M with an option to extend for an additional $800M.• Developed and implemented crisis contracting process during COVID-19 pandemic.•Awarded “Rookie of the Year” at AMN Sales Team Summit• Counsels business stakeholders regarding hiring practices and non-competition matters• Effectively managed various pre-litigation disputes and collections matters• Prepared new contract templates for multiple service lines to increase commercial results and mitigate unnecessary risks.• Co-leads Legal Department internship program• Trained sales team and support staff on various legal and compliance matters that

The F. Dohmen Co. is the parent entity to a family of companies that are dedicated to working together to create a more efficient, effective and easy to use healthcare experience. Common tasks performed include: negotiating various types of agreements including, client services, vendor procurement, employment, nondisclosure, licensing and independent contractor agreements; performing corporate governance tasks and providing general business advice. Key highlights• Perform transactional support activities for Dohmen Life Science Services to support the medical communication, pharmacovigilance, quality management, and regulatory strategy & compliance activities.• Provide counsel for channel support services regarding supply chain management, transportation &logistics, order to cash, and market & government access programs. • Advise DLSS patient support services with respect to program design & patient onboarding, product dispensing & delivery, patient care, engagement & advocacy, and product reimbursement.• Provide counsel regarding privacy policies, terms of use, SaaS and nondisclosure agreements for Red Arrow Labs, LLC’s custom software and mobile application development services.• Negotiate numerous software licensing and consulting engagement agreements.• Advise leadership team on corporate governance and human resources issues, including negotiating executive employment agreements and advising on independent contractor classification issues.

Trusted advisor providing legal guidance to Dohmen’s internal stakeholders through effective communication and creative problem solving to assist in achieving organizational goals.Key highlights• Negotiated various types of transactional documents including software licensing, software reseller, alliance, consortium, nondisclosure and master services agreements.• Counseled software technology subsidiary regarding privacy policy, terms of use and SaaS agreement for mobile application launch.• Negotiated employment agreements for key employees.• Provided litigation support relating to successful resolution of human resources and contractual matters.• Advised Vice President of Public Relations and Vice President of Human Resources on social media policy and issue resolution.• Led negotiations for lease of Dohmen subsidiary’s office space.• Counseled internal stakeholders regarding employee/independent contractor classification issues.• Prepared consent and release forms for marketing team’s use relating to promotional videos and photos.• Negotiated hospitality and service agreements for multi-day business conference.• Managed corporate governance tasks for the Dohmen organization and its affiliates. • Led initiative working with Dohmen internal stakeholders to review and modify contract template documents to maximize business operational efficiencies and minimize legal liability exposure.

Effective negotiator representing ManpowerGroup in workforce solutions transactions. Provided support for mergers & acquisitions transactions. Managed organization’s legal and business risks through drafting and reviewing transactional documents. Advised internal and external stakeholders on interpretation of laws and regulations as they pertain to ManpowerGroup’s lines of business.Key highlights• North American Legal Team subject matter expert regarding copyright, trademark and other intellectual property law issues.• Prepared official rules for sweepstakes and contests utilized by internal marketing team for multiple promotional events including social media campaigns.• Reviewed and modified social media campaign to comply with social media platform’s rules.• Advised North American Chief Legal Officer regarding copyright issue and fair use doctrine.• Counseled internal stakeholders regarding authorized usage of music under ASCAP and BMI licenses.• Engaged global internal sales and legal resources to successfully execute a global workforce solutions agreement with an international oil and gas company• Coordinated and led a cross-line of business sales team with differing risk tolerance and performance goals in negotiations with national household goods manufacturer that achieved optimal results for ManpowerGroup.• Counseled sales team on Affordable Care Act compliance issues and successfully negotiated terms in client agreements to reconcile with ManpowerGroup’s Affordable Care Act position.• Provided deal support on buyback of Manpower franchise by reviewing due diligence materials and advising internal stakeholders.• Led initial stages of potential acquisition of staffing industry technology provider including negotiation of confidentiality agreement with investment firm and review of target company documents.

Effective negotiator representing ManpowerGroup in workforce solutions transactions. Provided support for mergers & acquisitions transactions. Managed organization’s legal and business risks through drafting and reviewing transactional documents. Advised internal and external stakeholders on interpretation of laws and regulations as they pertain to ManpowerGroup’s lines of business.Key highlights• Identified key risks and proposed alternative language in services agreement with leading national retailer resulting in successful transaction.• Structured innovative recruitment process outsourcing engagement with national home construction products manufacturer tailoring ManpowerGroup service offerings to meet the client’s unique needs for contingent labor and full-time employees.• Negotiated vendor agreement under accelerated timeline for purchase of language translation software that was critical to emerging ManpowerGroup business initiative.• Advised Canadian sales team on critical issues during negotiation with Canadian railway company that allowed internal executives to conduct risk analysis resulting in execution of services agreement.• Counseled internal marketing team members on promotions, sweepstakes, contests, communications and similar events regarding intellectual property issues including trademark and copyright guidelines.• Negotiated vendor agreement under accelerated timeline for purchase of language translation software that was critical to emerging ManpowerGroup business initiative.

Dedicated counsel that represented buyers and sellers in corporate mergers and acquisitions transactions. Drafted employment-related agreements for consulting, confidentiality, non-competition, and various supply chain agreements. Formulated and reviewed intellectual property licensing and financing agreements, and conducted contract negotiations. Generated research on issues relating to product distribution and franchises, and contributed to the firm’s diversity and recruitment initiatives through interviewing and participation in committee activities.Key highlights• Actualized a risk engagement package for an early-stage entrepreneur to protect an invention and his company. The success of this effort resulted in an ongoing business relationship that included strategic business planning.• Manifested significant tax advantages to benefit a race car business client who owned various transport vehicles through the creation of an asset allocation to a transportation subsidiary enterprise.• Led and directed a collaborative effort with multiple attorneys and paralegals across the organization to build parameters and legal entitlements for a family-owned business client, producing a limited value equity performance incentive offering for one of the client’s non-family executives. The effort was not only completed successfully, but also resulted in no detrimental tax impact on the client.• Negotiated and drafted a marketing sponsorship plan with a National Basketball Association franchise for a small-company client with virtually no negotiating leverage, affording the client official service provider status with the franchise.• Synthesized continuing client relationships, successfully closing a corporate acquisitions transaction through a focused chain of efforts in due diligence, risk analysis, closing documentation, and key executive agreements.

Executed contract reviews, conducted research, and prepared platform information for key clients including the Milwaukee mayor’s office.Key highlights• Prepared a meticulous research and analytics package for a high-level investment potentials meeting with the COO of Major League Soccer and the Milwaukee mayor’s office during negotiations to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to the city.• Reviewed, analyzed, and interpreted sports facility leases and contracts.

Interpreted pending legislation and established laws, applying collected data to resolve and guide on issues. Organized and presented findings, and formulated recommendations. Key highlights• Researched legislation and non-compliance penalties of unsolicited facsimiles for the firm’s client base. Authored a legal memorandum that enabled client awareness and avoidance of substantial penalties.• Examined the self-critical analysis privilege for a client’s self-audit reports, detailing the results for the litigation team which was presented at trial.• Produced a US Export Administrative Regulations newsletter article that resulted in use by the organization’s International Law practice. This resource is now a source for both internal use and as a guide for external clients to appropriately determine whether their exports were subject to the regulations.

Focused primarily on Human Resources to support the communication of the division via presentations and correspondence. Planned department events, prepared surveys, and evaluated/reported findings.Prepared and delivered career management training presentations to more than 80 Allstate employees, resulting in the adoption of the program as a division standard.