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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Provide accurate, timely and effective legal advice and consultation to senior leadership and departments across varying areas of focus in legal, risk and compliance. Additional support areas include risk management, policies and procedures, investments and M&A, contracts, records, trainings, investigations, litigation, claims, and safety. Primarily focused with supporting Chugach’s corporate services departments and the Business Enterprise team.

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Assist the General Counsel in providing effective and timely legal advice to the various operating Strategic Business Units, subsidiaries and executives covering a variety of areas including commercial and government contracting negotiation, risk management, dispute resolution, real property, acquisitions, credit facility financing, franchise matters and compliance. Coordinated the creation of several automated processes and cloud-based solutions to modernize and streamline the functionality of the Legal Department.

Deerfield Beach, Fl

Responsible for the management of daily Legal Department business activities and staff attorneys with respect to reviewing, drafting and negotiating all contracts (software as a service, software and hardware licensing, non-compete, non-solicitation, etc.), with a focus on protecting company intellectual property, issues surrounding protected health information and advancing company strategic objectives; managing outside counsel; communicate legal advice to executives as to the risks and liabilities of business agreements and policies; review marketing materials; communicate with various departments concerning legal aspects of business and collaborate on ways to create innovative operational procedures and processes across the company.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Advised business clients on contract and corporate issues, including the tax consequences of wealth preservation planning, created affiliated company structures using limited liability companies, trusts, partnerships, family limited partnerships, S corporations, joint ventures and foreign corporations. Also worked with existing business clients on various deal discussions by reviewing, negotiating, drafting and executing corporate documentation. Integral member of litigation defense teams in both securities and anti-trust litigation, relied on by senior partners for analyzing potential risks linked with proposed strategies, and troubleshooting issues.

Miami, Florida

Second chair to senior attorneys for M&A transactions, provided tax advice, negotiated and drafted corporate transaction documentation and agreements (e.g. indemnification, partnership, license, operating, escrow, franchise), assignments, promissory notes, offering statements and corporate resolutions. Worked as a key member of the bankruptcy team, assisted various corporate debtors in negotiating Section 363 asset sales, conducted on-site due diligence and drafted supporting closing documentation.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Supported senior attorneys as second chair on M&A and corporate transactions, conducted on-site due diligence, researched federal and state tax law and drafted corporate transaction documentation and agreements (e.g. indemnification, partnership, license, operating, escrow, franchise), assignments, promissory notes, offering statements and corporate resolutions.

Master'S Degree, Ll.M. In Taxation

Activities and Societies: University of Florida Women’s Rugby Club; IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Tax Research and Policy Certificate of Achievement; Widener Law Symposium Journal, Associate Articles Editor.

Bachelor'S Degree, Hotel, Restaurant And Institutional Management

Activities and Societies: Dean’s List Spring 1997; Eta Sigma Delta (HRIM Honor Fraternity); Lancaster Restaurant Association Scholarship.