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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Seasoned business attorney dedicated to providing excellent legal counsel in the fields of Corporate Law, Sports & Entertainment Law, Corporate Transactions (M&A and CRE), and Intellectual Property Protection. As a trusted advisor to businesses, entrepreneurs, athletes, and creators, I combine legal expertise with a client-focused strategic approach to achieve successful outcomes.• Commercial contract negotiating, drafting, and enforcement• Sponsorship Agreements• Commercial rights and media contracts• Merchandising agreements• Confidentiality agreements including NDA negotiations• Intellectual property protection and disputes• Driver, athlete, and team representation• Employment related matters• Contract disputes and debt recovery actions• National tribunal representation• Appeals and protests• Fractional GC include the performance of all legal functions necessary or as required by client• Corporate policies, procedures, and governance• Oversee all aspects of clients’ real estate portfolios and transactions• Advise on best practices and governance trends

Kennesaw, Georgia, Us

Staymobile employed approximately 300 employees and contractors working across six facilities located in five different states. Collectively, my roles as General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer required me to direct and oversee all day-to-day operations of Staymobile’s legal, compliance, and real estate departments, and additionally I helped to define long-term goals for, and assist with operation of the human resources and marketing departments. As CAO, I operated as a business executive, overseeing commercial real estate matters, policy making, compliance, governance & integrity, and diversity & inclusion, and assisted with all broader marketing and human resources concerns as they arose. As General Counsel, I was responsible for all legal affairs of the company, including legal operations, management of outside legal services, and the provision of strategic guidance, consultation, and support to the company executive leadership team on a comprehensive range of legal issues involved in carrying out the mission of the company.• Oversaw all day-to-day legal and compliance matters.• Corporate governance and corporate policies.• Insurance claims, coverage, reporting, and renewals.• Management of litigation and outside counsel.• Oversaw commercial real estate portfolio (51 total locations).• Negotiated, drafted, and administered various contracts.• Intellectual property and data protection.• Led marketing team legal efforts both online and offline.• Worked closely with HR regarding employment matters.• Provided strategic guidance to executive team.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Worked predominantly on transactional and general corporate matters. Transactional practice focused in commercial real estate, mergers & acquisitions, credit facilities, intellectual property protection, and licensing matters. During this time I also served as outside legal counsel representing numerous industry leading companies in the fields of sports, entertainment, media, franchising, commercial development, commercial lending, military contracting, international manufacturing, and software development, responsible for all day-to-day legal operations, such as regulatory compliance, employment matters, and the negotiation and drafting of various agreements.

Advised property developers, property managers, lending institutions, and title companies on matters including drafting and negotiating commercial leases, franchise agreements, condo declarations, entity formations, unwinding tenant-in-common structures, and the purchase and sale of real property and assets.

Solo litigator who represented clients in a variety of civil matters including assault and domestic violence proceedings, traffic cases, and land disputes.

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And History With Honors

Core Credential Of Readiness, Business Analytics, Economics For Managers, And Financial Accounting

Program On Negotiation, Negotiation And Leadership