Zachary A. King, Esq. Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Drafts and reviews priority contracts for global operations and programmatic teams across the organization.• Analyzes agreement terms and recommends strategies to ensure compliance with internal policies, applicable laws and regulations.• Provides actionable legal advice to internal stakeholders on sensitive agreements, risk mitigation, compliance and contract issues.• Advises internal stakeholders from concept to execution of complex global agreements, including on contracting structures.• Supports contracting needs and guidance on legal issues for HR, Finance, Communications, IT and Facilities departments.• Compiles and creates materials contributing to onboarding, delivers contracting trainings, for paralegals and attorneys.• Updates contract language and creates optional provisions for internal templates.• Escalation point for complex agreements, providing revisions and drafting specialized language when needed.• Provides oversight, guidance and feedback for contracting officers and consulting attorneys working on standard agreements.• Assists with managing contract pipelines, workflows, and the internal contract management system.• Leads contract negotiations with counterparties when attorney input is needed to move an agreement over the finish line.• Reviews proposed transactions to assess and provide guidance on laws and regulations regarding lobbying, political activity, data collection and transfer, sanctions, and provides guidance for mitigation of risks related to defamation, IP, hidden employment, insurance, travel.• Works with procurement and contracting team to ensure efficient legal services are provided to internal stakeholders.

Consulting Attorney for a global organization:• Led a team of consulting attorneys, paralegals and staff on contracting for global org.• Compiled and created onboarding materials, delivered contracts trainings to paralegals and attorneys.• Oversaw the work of contracting team members providing direction and revisions on escalated agreements.• Assisted managing contract pipelines and workflows, assigning contract reviews and related tasks.• Provided actionable legal advice to internal stakeholders on sensitive agreements, compliance and contract issues.• Draft and review priority vendor and consultancy agreements for global operations and programmatic teams.• Analyzed agreement terms to ensure compliance with internal policies, applicable laws and regulations.• Crafted specialized language when required for unique agreements and situations.• Advised internal stakeholders on appropriate contracting structures and entities for complex/global agreements.• Led contract negotiations during calls with contractors, vendors and consultants.• Reported to Legal Division Director – Global Operations on important contracting matters.• Advised Legal Division Director on potential improvements to contracting systems and workflow.• Ensured applicable IRS rules for non-profits are followed in contract terms.• Assisted with contract processing and recordkeeping on Contract Access, guided users on system issues.• Escalated compliance issues to expert OFAC and GDPR teams and employment/labor attorneys when necessary.• Focused on mitigating legal risks and liabilities.• Guided contracting team on spotting and navigating policy and compliance issues in contracts.• Contributed to discussion on improvements and knowledge sharing across contracting team and OGC members.• Supported contracting needs for HR, Finance, Communications, IT and Facilities departments.• Met with staff to discuss agreement terms and details where assistance is needed.

Rye, New York

• Represented major telecommunications services provider in complex transactions, contracts and contract disputes.• Drafted and negotiated commercial real estate leases, easements, assignments, SNDA’s and other agreements.• Drafted letters regarding landlord and tenant breaches, defaults and code violations.• Reviewed title for prospective properties, provided summaries of title issues and recommended curative actions.• Conducted legal research on federal and state laws and regulations.• Facilitated enforcement of client rights through communication with opposing parties.• Provided strategic guidance to clients on coordinating national policies and navigating business deals and disputes.• Led conferences with clients and other attorneys discussing and negotiating business points.• Analyzed laws, regulations, FCC Orders and case law governing telecommunications for client guidance. • Drafted litigation documents including pleadings, stipulations, and motion-related filings.• Collaborated with project managers, engineers, risk management, vendors, construction and operations teams.• Provided legal opinions advising clients on contract rights and remedies, proposed actions to effectuate goals.• Worked with utility and tower companies, lenders, government and landlords of major commercial properties.• Coordinated national legal policies and business strategies with internal corporate counsel and business executives.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Drafted and negotiated SaaS, Strategic Alliance, Advisor, Vendor and Marketing agreements, privacy policies and terms of use.• Provided legal and business guidance to Founder and executive team members on contractual issues, negotiations and risk mitigation.• Filed Articles of Incorporation and other required corporate documents.• Protected and leveraged intellectual property through registration, due diligence, licensing and NDA’s.

• Negotiated and drafted real estate contracts, executed real estate sales and purchases from inception to closing.• Drafted and filed pleadings, motions, affidavits, briefs and memoranda in commercial, labor and employment cases.• Appeared in Town, State and Federal Court for conferences, oral arguments and trials.• Represented employees in discrimination, retaliation, arbitration and unemployment suits.• Handled non-payment and eviction proceedings for landlords, defended owners charged with municipal violations.• Filed trademark applications with USPTO, drafted legal briefs opposing application denials.

•Performed legal research to help firm prepare arguments for pending litigation involving real estate transactions, business and corporate law disputes.•Conducted due diligence for businesses and drafted minutes, resolutions, bylaws, and operating agreements.•Researched and drafted memoranda responding to motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, and forum non conveniens.

•Drafted, revised, and reviewed binding engagement letters, commercial and entertainment contracts, company privacy policies and terms of use, business and corporate filings and operating agreements, and correspondence to opposing counsel regarding settlements and disputes.•Researched and drafted memoranda for client matters in privacy law, business and entertainment transactions, real estate, building administration, landlord and tenant disputes, intellectual property disputes, and rights acquisitions. •Analyzed rights and obligations under entertainment services contracts, waivers of liability and settlement agreements, and prepared corresponding memoranda to counsel clients. •Reviewed artistic works submitted by clients seeking representation for publication of their works. •Participated in meetings with prospective and current clients, and assisted in advising them.

•Performed legal research and drafted memoranda on domestic and foreign business qualification, trademark registration, and intellectual property and copyright disputes. •Provided drafts and edits of entertainment contracts for performing artists, record labels, and concert promoters.•Developed spreadsheet to instruct clients on individual state requirements for qualifying foreign businesses.

•Provided drafts and revisions of business agreements like assignment of rights contracts, company property acknowledgment forms, and online privacy policies and terms of use. •Drafted memoranda counseling clients on issues such as the process and cost of filing for international trademark protection under the Madrid System, and the aspects of a new corporate structure called a “Benefit Corporation.”•Compiled questionnaire for prospective investors seeking accreditation under Dodd-Frank amendment.

•Drafted documents and agreements pertaining to the business affairs of the corporation, including advertising insertion orders, master service agreements, inter-company loan agreements, product and website terms, conditions and privacy notices, and a corporate board resolution. •Addressed copyright owner takedown requests through analysis of the company’s licensing agreements. •Monitored the use of corporate trademarks and drafted cease and desist letters to unauthorized mark users.

• Researched copyright law and assignment contracts to determine upcoming reversions and terminations for clients.•Created spreadsheets to keep clients informed about the scope of their intellectual property interests. •Updated the firm’s online database with contract terms and copyright information for rights acquired by clients.

Juris Doctor

Media Entertainment Fashion Law Association, Jewish Law Students Association

Bachelor Of Arts, Philosophy Politics And Law

Activities: Hinman Production Company, Guitarist for theater group's musical productions; BTV, Creator of on campus television show "Long.