Tonya Phillips Email & Phone Number

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

• Prepare and negotiate contracts with customers, vendors and partners, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, Reseller/OEM/Referral Agreements.• Engage on corporate governance matters, M&A, labor and employment, collections, operations, compliance, and ad hoc legal matters.• Work with internal stakeholders to iron out commercial terms of contracts, identify risks, and resolve queues in Salesforce and Jira.• Execute on strategic initiatives to modernize templates, update the contract playbook, and optimize legal processes and workflows.

Boulder, Us

-Drafting and redlining of legal instruments, e.g., employment and independent contractor agreements, liability waivers, terms and conditions, cease and desist letters, wage demands, settlement and release agreements, bylaws, operating agreements, articles of incorporation/organization, EIN applications, Secretary of State filings, board/shareholder packs (notices, agendas, resolutions, minutes), charges of discrimination, NDAs, litigation documents (pleadings, motions, discovery), estate plans, probate forms, affidavits, tax forms, FBARs, 501(c)(3) applications, leases, and deeds. -Office management duties, including human resources, strategic planning, process improvement, technology upgrades, vendor management, employee onboarding and offboarding, payroll, benefits administration, employee handbook updates, performance management, A/P, A/R, client relationship management, budget control, deadline tracking, and oversight/training of assistants and interns.

Advised business owners on strategies for increasing office organization, efficiency, and improving operational processes. Provided administrative support services to small businesses.

• Assisted attorneys and enrolled agents with the resolution of individual and business tax liabilities and audits.• Compiled, organized and analyzed financial information from clients and taxing authorities.• Drafted Forms 433-A and 433-B.• Collaborated on client matters involving offers in compromise and installment agreements.