Provide commercial legal and business advice to a variety of internal clients, including those in the Sponsorship, Marketing, International, and Event Operation departments. Review, negotiate, and draft a high volume of commercial agreements in connection with all parts of the business, with the goal of promoting revenue generating activities, managing liability and risk, and protecting the company’s valuable intellectual property through sensible licensing language. Act as a legal adviser for the International department that supports the company’s foreign subsidiaries and global partners, as well as the operation teams for the UK and Canada subsidiaries. Assist with data privacy compliance initiatives, particularly in connection with GDPR and CCPA. Manage and collaborate with external counsel on both transactional and litigation matters. Assist with a variety of other corporate governance functions.

Drafted, revised, negotiated, and managed company’s contracts, such as franchise, non-disclosure, and non-competition agreements. Oversaw and regulated franchisee compliance with agreements and obligations. Structured and supervised the sale and acquisition of franchise studios in all territories. Ensured the company’s compliance with federal and state laws and regulations and directed the disclosure and registration activities for the franchise. Updated and filed Franchise Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement with governmental bodies. Periodically updated franchise operations manual. Conducted most of company’s litigation in-house through the development and implementation of litigation strategies and by the preparation of all necessary filings, i.e., pleadings, motions, discovery. Managed and communicated with outside counsel. Handled all other miscellaneous legal work, including issues pertinent to real estate, general corporate matters, as well as trademark registration and enforcement.

Held significant responsibility over client management and office operations, working individually and as part of a team of attorneys. Assisted clients with business formation through counseling and drafting of corporate documents and maintaining corporate records. Drafted, revised, negotiated commercial contracts on behalf of small business clients. Obtained necessary business licenses from federal, state and municipal authorities. Addressed employment matters for business clients, including by drafting and negotiating agreements and providing attorney opinion letters. Efficaciously managed and resolved commercial and civil litigation matters for both Plaintiff and Defendant clients.

Reviewed client documents and identified key issues in preparation for class-action insurance litigation.

Reviewed and organized large productions of commercial and residential loan documents in preparation for market and sale.

Drafted motions, complaints and other pleadings. Conducted extensive research, primarily on Westlaw. Responded to and drafted interrogatories and requests for document productions.

Conducted research on issues relative to the administration, legal authority and enforcement of the Department’s regulations and statutes. Contributed to the drafting of amendments to state regulations. Drafted decisions of rulings made at administrative hearings. Responded to legal inquiries from the public. Prepared handbooks for various Boards explaining the legal authority of the respective Boards.

Performed an assortment of administrative tasks; including organization of case files. Reviewed and organized documents in preparation for arbitrations and/or for discovery. Conducted research on issues relative to business litigation matters.