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Burlingame, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Primary legal support to Atkins’ Operations, Marketing, Sales, Quality, R&D, HR, Finance and IT functions, handling any and all legal matters (i.e. contracts, disputes, etc.) associated with these functions.Facilitate, negotiate and draft commercial agreements, including but not limited to: master goods and services, transportation, distribution center, agency, talent, consulting, equipment and real estate leases.Insurance and Risk Manager for property/casualty and financial/professional liability insurance programs for all entities; manage the administration and delivery of all policies documentation; including certificate of insurance; responsible for gathering underwriting data and completing annual renewal applications which include annual property valuations and related analysis; point person for all company related insurance claims.Sole owner of entities corporate records of which responsibilities include: manage subsidiary entities and their corporate records including filing annual reports, drafting annual minutes and preparing consents; maintaining all FDA registrations.Led and manage Atkins’ intellectual property (i.e. patent, trademarks, domain names, copyrights, etc.) matters worldwide. Perform preliminary trademark searches and analyze results to determine availability and classes. Directly responsible for all aspects of due diligence, document preparation and document management in connection with large complex transactions including public debt and secured financings.Support the online marketing team by drafting, reviewing and approving sweepstakes/promotions and contests in accordance with FTC guidelines and state laws; review and approve substantiation for marketing claims for print and web; analyze and approve packaging and labeling prior to launch.Successfully provide consumer affairs specialist with guidance on resolving complex consumer complaints by investigating and determining a fair settlement of damages suffered by consumers.

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

Instrumental in the completion of a $380M merger and acquisition transaction in its entirety, including but not limited to: management of due diligence material for all corporate functions; sole administrator for the virtual DataSite management and maintenance of voluminous documents; liaison for communications with outside counsel and senior executives; prepared, reviewed and revised complex legal documents; drafted schedules for the Stock Purchase Agreement; and completed a $320M wire transfer to 79 shareholders accounts.Sole owner of all entities corporate governance of which responsibilities included but are not limited to: preparing and issuing Restricted Stock Grants and Options Agreements for all shareholders; prepare and maintain all company Stock Certificates; maintain an updated Stock Register for Common and Preferred Series A Stock; draft quarterly PIK dividend for Preferred Series A Shareholder; draft and maintain all corporate resolutions, consents and minutes books; review and edit quarterly board material for board books; manage corporate filings with state, local, and foreign government agencies. Responsible for drafting and coordinating changes to commercial contracts contributing to less time spent on review and approval by General Counsel.Independently managed, negotiated and executed non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements that increased productivity for Departments.Act as a liaison and legal troubleshooter while providing guidance on a wide scope of legal related items to the business.Developed and implemented the first Contract Management System that increased overall compliance and efficiency company-wide.Developed and delivered corporate Records Retention Training Program to over 300 colleagues and all sales staff nationwide.Simplified and improved the corporate Contract Policy that increased efficiency to the contract review and approval process.

Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Managed relations with all the State Public Utilities Commissions and the Federal Communications Committee during each M&A transaction while sustaining each entities registration and regulatory compliance.Prepared and managed all applications, certificate surrenders, financing approvals, and data requests during each due diligence process.Successfully provided solutions to complex, multi-jurisdictional consumer disputes increasing consumer satisfaction of our services.Managed a team of two employees, comprised of two legal interns who successfully increased productivity within the legal department.

Broomfield, Colorado, Us

Established and upgraded the corporate records retention program for all acquired entities corporate documents.Oversaw the daily operation of company records and successfully trained colleagues on the newly developed data management systems.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance And Marketing

Aba Approved Paralegal Certificate