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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Provide advice and counsel to management and Human Resources on a broad range of labor and employment including disciplinary actions, terminations, reductions in force, reasonable accommodations, ERISA matters.
• Responsible for all labor and employment legal matters including wrongful termination suits,
• EEOC complaints, wage and hour disputes, and any and all complaints filed with local state agencies
• Supervise and manage both the Human Resources and Safety departments (total of 13 people)
• Perform due diligence for proposed acquisitions, divestitures, and large capital projects. Provide employment law support during acquisitions.
• Draft, negotiate, and enforce all Labor Peace Agreements and Collective Bargaining Agreements with unions in multiple states across the Unites States (currently 5 active CBAs)

Boca Raton, FL

• Responsible for all employment law matters including wrongful termination suits, EEOC complaints, and immigration matters
• Provide advice and counsel on a broad range of labor and employment issues to all business units including ADA matters, terminations (domestic and international), and investigatory matters involving claims of.
• Established controls with marketing team and third-party social media consultants to review and approve all marketing text, descriptions, scripts and slogans to ensure our products are correctly and truthfully.
• Managed a large domestic and international patent, trademark, and copyright portfolio and direct litigation efforts in the areas of patent infringement, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, and trade dress.
• Created policies and procedures for legal review of any technical transactions between companies, data sharing, data protection, GDPR compliance, and CCPA readiness
• Created rules and regulations for social media marketing initiatives, including Shoes For Crewswebsite content, use of influencers, contests, sweepstakes, and PII acquisition use and storage

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Advised on all employment law matters from immigration issues to separations
• Prepared all employee separation documents, addenda to the employee handbook, and assisted in all EEOC
• litigation for the company
• Drafted and filed Statements of Use, Extensions of Time, and appeals to various trademark office actions issued by the USPTO
• Negotiated and drafted all Subscriber facing documents including Subscription Agreements, Software Licenses, Privacy Policies, and Terms and Conditions for use of services
• Established GDPR compliance policies and readiness for both US company and Irish partner company

• Draft real estate leases, purchase and sale agreements, easements, memorandums of lease, AIA construction agreements and various other documents for commercial real estate transactions
• Review title commitments and surveys for land acquisition deals
• Handle the acquisition and financing of telecommunication sites
• Negotiate commercial and small business loan agreements
• Prepare private placement memoranda and related subscription/offering documents for exempt offerings
• Manage Intellectual Property portfolio for the Tampa and Sarasota offices

Bonita Springs, FL

• Draft and negotiate real estate leases, all hotel concession agreements and vehicle use agreements, and airport concession agreements for seven Hertz Corporation brands
• Responsible for compliance and auditing of all concession agreements with applicable state statutes affecting pass through fee restrictions to rental customers at both airport and hotel locations
• Prepare all design and construction contracts using AIA Contract Documents for Hertz Rent-A-Car locations at airports across the United States
• Advise as to various intellectual property issues associated with signage, marketing, and the installation of self-serve rental kiosks which contain proprietary technology hotel and airport locations
• Manage the use of outside counsel on real estate litigation matters

Naples, Florida Area

• Created and managed all real estate department policies, procedures, and processes for publicly-traded company
• Drafted and reviewed real estate leases for the corporate portfolio with more than 70 hospitals
• Responsible for compliance of all real estate leases with Federal Stark and Anti-Kickback laws
• Oversaw three property management companies which perform day to day lease management and billing of tenants
• Conducted all real property transactions associated with any mergers and acquisition by the company
• Managed the use of outside counsel on review of real estate transactions

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Managed all intellectual property issues including technology licensing issues, copyright and trademark infringement, diversity subcontractor spending, and global outsourcing legal issues
• Drafted and negotiated all telecommunications leases and installation agreements
• Responsible for business continuity and disaster preparedness planning for the Tampa Headquarters and field offices
• Reviewed and approved vendor contracts, commercial real estate leases and property insurance claims
• Significant experience in negotiating commercial leases with landlords for the Tampa Headquarters and field offices
• Analyzed and advised Senior Management on issues affecting the company’s real estate portfolio and the interpretation of specific lease provision

Greater St. Louis Area

• Managed Landlord-Tenant disputes for local nonprofits
• Drafted entity formation documents and completed and submitted applications for 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status for area nonprofits

Annapolis, MD

• Evaluated the fiscal impact of proposed legislation by different state agencies
• Advised state officials on the consolidation of services across state agencies as cost containment measures

Tampa, FL

• Assisted the Assistant Director for Compliance on NCAA and Big East Conference athletic compliance issues.
• Drafted memoranda and conducted research regarding NCAA rules interpretation and possible NCAA rule violations at the University.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Drafted Adjudication of Dependency Petitions and Termination of Parental Rights Petitions
• Prepared cases for trial and Judicial Review proceedings.

Ll.M., Inellectual Property And Technology Law

Jd/Mba

Bs, Social Policy

Bachelor'S Degree

Bachelor'S Degree

Doctor Of Law - Jd