Tabitha R. Pullara Email & Phone Number

Tampa, Florida, United States

Ms. Rainey Pullara currently serves as an outside general counsel to the global leader in dietary supplements and fitness products. Her role includes overseeing the company’s legal affairs; managing the company's portfolio of trademarks in the U.S. and throughout the world; advising company executives with respect to legal strategy; structuring, drafting and negotiating contracts for product manufacturing and supply, wholesale and retail sales, marketing and distribution; hiring, coordinating and supervising counsel throughout the world.In light of her unique licensing experience, Ms. Rainey Pullara was called upon to work on-site aspart of the in-house team of a branded toy and entertainment company based in RhodeIsland. She gained invaluable experience interacting directly with business personnelresponsible for acquiring new technologies in order to accomplish brand expansion. She was tasked with invention licenses, consulting services agreements and collaboration agreements involving trademark and content licensing. Ms. Rainey Pullara excels in complex commercial transactions involving strategic alliances and technology development. She has worked with developers of hardware and software, diagnostic solutions, medical devices, bill validation systems and cosmetic packaging.

Drafted and negotiated a wide variety of legal agreements, such as in-bound and out-bound software licenses, hosting and other outsourced IT service agreements, OEM agreements, professional services agreements, distribution agreements, VAR agreements, marketing and copromotion agreements, and telecommunications services agreements.Closed 100+ technology licensing deals including related professional services, annual maintenance, hosting and service levels. Presented to a team of non-lawyer employees of a large public corporation regarding how to reduce risk and obtain the best value in software and related technology contracts. Completed several multi-million dollar outsourcing deals for high profile clients.

Diversified practical experience by working in the corporate department of a primarily real-estate focused firm. Drafted and negotiated corporate agreements for the firm's large real estate developer clients. Coordinated the simultaneous closing of multiple acquisition transactions. Developed skills with respect to consultant and subcontractor agreements in the real estate context.

Developed a broad set of corporate and securities law skills ranging from selecting the type of entity, forming the entity, raising capital through debt and equity financings, managing day-to-day corporate affairs and implementing an exit strategy through a merger or acquisition. Demonstrated ability to research legal issues, apply the law to business issues raised and present legal conclusions/recommendations to business executives in the form of legal memoranda. Closed numerous venture financing and acquisition transactions as a first and second year attorney, including drafting deal documents, coordinating diligence efforts and effecting compliance with securities laws.

Juris Doctor

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, Finance