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A highly successful in-house attorney with 18+ years of experience in providing legal counsel to complex cross-functional business environments in Fortune 500 global organizations and multinational law firms. Subject matter expert in highly complex transactions and negotiations, in-house counsel of global technology, marketing, real estate, banking, supplier, and payment network transactions and collaborations, ensuring consistent and continual legal and regulatory compliance. Top performer with a strong work ethic recognized for leading, consulting, mentoring, and developing team members and business partners by actively listening and collaborating to achieve goals while mitigating risk to the firm or company.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Responsible for multiple simultaneous projects, reviewing, negotiating, and drafting complex agreements.• Advisory counsel to clients and internal business partners regarding legal, business, compliance, and regulatory issues. Supporting various legal transactions and collaborations, regularly identifying legal issues and mitigating risk to ensure legal compliance. • Co-founder and legal counsel of Nutphree’s Bakery, Chicago’s top nut free bakery, transforming the business from a consumer-focused bakery to a highly sought-after food distributor to over 400 grocery stores throughout the Midwest. • Served as a volunteer member of the Discover Pro Bono Program partnering with Wills for Heroes, Woodlawn Legal Clinic, the Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom Program and Rolling Meadows Domestic Violence Help Desk. Volunteered for Equip for Equality team, providing parents resources for children with special needs including 504 plans, IEP, and other needs.

Listed skills include Negotiation, Leadership, Project Management, Contract Negotiation, and 29 others.

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  Procurement Counsel, Technology

  Kirkland & Ellis

  Apr 2022 - Present - Chicago, Illinois, United States