Michelle R. Dunham Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Former subsidiary of American Express Company now stand alone.Serve as one of the more senior trusted advisors within the business unit, supporting a B2B SaaS business that provides clients with a proprietary platform used to solve digital identity fraud and reduce financial fraud risks. Reports to Accertify General Counsel and VP Senior Counsel at an American Express Company.Key Highlights:• Selected to serve as the General Counsel Lead and Business Unit SME for the iGaming/sports betting initiative consulting on contract guidelines and regulatory issues while staying abreast of international, federal and state laws relating to global gaming operations. • Managed relationships with regulators within the US, Ontario and Europe while spearheading the development, documentation, implementation, and improvement of departmental and corporate initiatives.

Greater Chicago Area

Serve as one of the more senior trusted advisors within the business unit, supporting a B2B SaaS business that provides clients with a proprietary platform used to solve digital identity fraud and reduce financial fraud risks. Reports to Accertify General Counsel and VP Senior Counsel at an American Express Company.Key Highlights:• Selected to serve as the General Counsel Lead and Business Unit SME for the iGaming/sports betting initiative consulting on contract guidelines and regulatory issues while staying abreast of international, federal and state laws relating to global gaming operations. • Managed relationships with regulators within the US, Ontario and Europe while spearheading the development, documentation, implementation, and improvement of departmental and corporate initiatives.

Illinois

Spearheaded the company’s global commercial and corporate contractual arrangements that enabled over 250 restaurants and 5K employees globally.Key highlights:• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated NDA’s, confidentiality agreements, sub-contractor agreements, license agreements, procurement agreements, marketing & advertising agreements, licenses, government contracts, service agreements, and IT agreements. • Served as the main point of contact for FTC/FCC issues relating to print and radio advertising while assisting the marketing team on brand promotions and advertising.

Chicago, Il

Served as a direct liaison between Business Development and Finance teams for commercial contractual matters while managing outside counsel members and 2 internal legal team members.Key highlights:• Developed corporate reporting policy and a contract management and tracking tool, maximizing report efficiencies and consistently compiled and communicated results to the CEO.• Reviewed, negotiated, and drafted corporate responses; served as corporate advisory counsel on RFPs, RFQs, bid specifications and license agreements, and employment agreements. Advised leadership about risks.

Greater Chicago Area

Led a team of 3 in the development of the corporate license and service level software agreement process and provided training to business leaders in over 6 regions.Key Highlight:• Supported HR department with employee agreements, equal employment, WBE, MBE, employee solicitations, background checks, and diversity/inclusion issues.

Greater Chicago Area

Negotiated and drafted purchase, lease, operating, development, option, construction, contractor and sub-contractor agreements and ancillary documents associated with the purchase of commercial real estate and ground leases.

Greater Chicago Area

Key Highlights:• Executed sale of company ($155 million/stock sale) and subsequent asset sale and merger with private equity firm, from managing and coordinating due diligence to post-close activities. • Managed the acquisition of over 200 new properties (land and assets/build to suit, new development/leases) which helped to grow the company to become the second largest franchisee. Managed the divesture of multiple companies within the organization. • Ensured corporate compliance of 23 corporate business entities (Inc., Corp. and LLC’s) within the United States and provinces of Canada.