Will Pridmore Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Oak Brook, Illinois

• Pine Tree assumed asset and property management of the IRC Retail Centers portfolio in 2020 and I retained primary responsibility for legal services on this portfolio, reporting to the General Counsel of Pine Tree.
• Drafted and negotiated leases, amendments, NDAs and REAs for a national portfolio of 130+ shopping centers.
• Prepared agreements for property management, construction management and vendor services.
• Negotiated, amended, released and prepared consent requests, letters of credit, estoppels and SNDAs for credit facilities between $20M to $2B with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Citizens Financial, N.A. and M&T Bank, N.A.
• Wrote and negotiated broker agreements to list properties for sale and for lease.
• Served as lead counsel for procurement of company hardware, software (SaaS), facilities and consulting vendors.

Oak Brook, IL

• Advised C-suite, private equity ownership and joint ventures on operational and bet-the-company matters for a multibillion-dollar REIT.
• Acted as lead counsel advising the senior transactions team on 30+ shopping center dispositions, including drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, title and survey review and response, drafting closing.
• Prepared redevelopment review for 20+ properties, including researching title, REAs and lease restrictions and assisting with tax splits and plat of subdivision submissions.
• Assisted HR with investigations, settlement, terminations, trainings, handbook and policy updates.
• Worked with marketing on trademark and branding initiatives and vendor negotiations.
• Drafted website terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted General Counsel with $2.3B M&A transaction
• Drafted and negotiated commercial lease agreements for national portfolio of 180+ shopping centers
• Drafted and negotiated business technology and IT outsourcing agreements, including cloud hosting, SaaS, and independent contractor agreements
• Advised business teams on trademark and branding initiatives
• Negotiated commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions
• Worked with General Counsel to negotiate, close and amend large credit facilities ($50M-$1B)

Greater Chicago Area

• Drafted and revised commercial agreements and amendments, RFPs, SOWs and NDAs for technology, hotel, airline, content distribution and advertising units for all Orbitz global brands.
• Advised business teams and negotiated contracts with corporate customers and vendors.
• Assisted Securities Counsel with complex SEC filings (10k, 8k, S-3, Section 16) and due diligence for refinancing.
• Drafted compliance policies in FCPA Anticorruption Guide for Gifts and Entertainment, and Incident Response Plan for Personal Information (PII) Data Breach.
• Assisted with enterprise risk assessment and drills for PII data breach policy.
• Drafted OFAC compliance forms for units affected by Russian and Ukrainian sanctions.

Greater Chicago Area

• Conducted research for litigation and regulatory projects
• Performed previous legal Client Relationship Management (CRM) marketing duties
• Trained replacement in use of Lexis InterAction database software and other duties

Greater Chicago Area

• Performed research and drafted bench notes and orders for commercial disputes in excess of 30K

Greater Chicago Area

• Conducted research for the AMA Managed Care database on health insurance and medical provider law
• Drafted briefs and internal memoranda on assignment of benefits, out-of-network reimbursement for emergency and non-emergency care, balance-billing, ERISA Preemption, PPACA
• Drafted model contract for AMA website and internal use as part of state lobbying efforts

Washington D.C. Metro Area, Greater Chicago Area

• Identified and researched potential clients, researched legal industry moves, promotions and hires
• Researched competitor marketing departments for business strategy
• Used Lexis InterAction to build client lists for conferences, contacted clients, managed RSVPs

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Superfood Acappella, Mask and Bauble Dramatic Society, BAMF!: Broadway Arts and Music Festival

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Junior Semester Abroad