Negotiation, Operations Management and Strategic Business Growth • Established in-house legal department; managed legal affairs, strategy and set budgets for operations across over 80 countries• Managed contract actions and business transactions, including domestic and international franchise agreements and joint venture agreements• Raised minimum required revenue from franchise network by over 15% through structuring strategic partnerships and renegotiating 110 franchise contracts, spanning over 80% of the worldwide franchise network within a 9-month period • Established and managed a panel of corporate and franchisee leaders to determine annual amendments to franchise operations manual and to adjudicate franchisee disputes • Negotiated agreements and established strategic partnerships to support corporate business development and sales activities• Standardized sales contracts process, decreasing turnaround by 25%, contributing to an average annual sales increase of 28% from 2016 to 2019Risk Management, Compliance and Security• Developed and implemented risk mitigation and compliance programs for the corporation and franchise network• Eliminated and mitigated risks by instituting requirements (e.g., background checks) for franchise applicants and trainers to proactively flag problematic personnel prior to client exposure • Managed outside counsel with respect to intellectual property, litigation and international regulatory compliance• Managed successful litigations that resulting in settlements in favor of the company• Developed and implemented Data Protection Program in compliance with data privacy laws, including GDPR and CCPA• Collaborated with HR and IT business units to conduct annual Anti-Corruption, Sexual Harassment, Anti-Discrimination and Data Protection training events • Managed and implemented global trademark registration of company’s new logo and wordmark in over 80 countries

Solo legal practice that assisted clients in achieving business goals and offered legal guidance• Acted as outside transactional counsel for major corporations; drafted and negotiated franchise agreements, leases, sales contracts and asset purchase agreements • Assisted in the expansion of a medical practice by successfully negotiating office lease renewal in favor of the client• Negotiated contracts for corporate clients, including flagship New York City lease for international restaurant brand • Established legal framework to mitigate risk for real estate investment firm; formed a real estate trust and transferred assets into series of holding companies • Negotiated production agreements with national television network for reality television program

• Complied with domestic and international laws and regulations to draft franchise agreements, ensuring adherence to international requirements for franchise disclosure and registration and payments • Prepared and drafted international franchise agreements and international franchise development agreements • Coordinated discovery requests with outside defense counsel, and managed outside defense counsel• Prepared vendor contracts and served as key point of contact on vendor contract matters; negotiated nationwide linen supply contract to consolidate store contracts with individual vendors, streamlining supply and saving the company over $45K annually• Created addendum to standardize auto-renewal notice terms and cap annual increases across all vendor agreements; facilitated company tracking of notice periods and increased cost certainty• Prepared retail leases and negotiated lease amendments and franchise agreements under tight timelines; closed over 70 lease amendments within a 1-month period to assist a successful emergence from bankruptcy proceedings

• Consulted on and fulfilled all legal matters for start-up aviation services government contractor; prepared government contract proposals and ensured compliance with governmental licensure requirements

• Represented large national retail tenants, landlords and commercial lenders in conjunction with construction and permanent loans and drafting and negotiating agreements and ancillary documents for commercial real estate acquisition and disposition

• Provided representation in the development of franchising systems, franchise disclosure documents, and preparation and negotiation of agreements, ensuring compliance with state laws and the Federal Trade Commission • Provided corporate representation; drafted and negotiated asset purchase agreements and prepared schedules, due diligence review and ancillary documents attendant to corporate formation, disposition and dissolution