Sole in - house attorney overseeing 6 entities across North America of a global manufacturing company. Strategic Business Partner and Advisor to C - Suite | Complex Commercial Transactions • Corporate Governance ◦ Real Estate ◦ IP • Compliance • Insurance • M&A • Employment • Marketing • Litigation support • Outside Counsel Management • Serve as first and only in - house counsel for North American operations (U.S., Canada, Mexico); advise CEO, CFO, and EVP - level leadership on legal, operational, and financial risk. • Own full commercial contracts function (Sales, Procurement, R&D / Engineering, Marketing, HR, Operations). Negotiate high - value contracts including SaaS / Tech, B2B and B2C sales, supply chain / sourcing, distribution, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs , etc. • Negotiated and closed numerous multi - million - dollar enterprise deals with Fortune 500 companies, accelerating revenue while mitigating risk. • Lead implementation of Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM); streamlined centralized repository, introduced AI supported drafting, reduced turnaround times, increased contract visibility and cross - functional coordination across departments and ensured proper authority approvals. • Created SaaS / Software Licensing Agreement & templates for autonomous machinery as well as company - wide policies. • Manage insurance program and all claims, directing outside counsel and advising executives on risk exposure and reserves. • Manage outside counsel, provide litigation support and maintain IP portfolio. • Corporate governance: manage board resolutions, minutes, officer elections, and entity maintenance across U.S., Canada, and Mexico. • Conduct & enforce compliance training (anti - trust, anti - corruption, privacy); escalate concerns to parent company when required. • Real estate lead: negotiate commercial leases and manage portfolio of owned / leased facilities across North America. • Support M&A transactions (U.S. and Canada): due diligence, contract negotiation, integration readiness. • Successfully secure favorable settlements concerning employment / labor disputes to lower demand by 10s of thousands. • Leadership and management of Regulatory Affairs department. Key Wins: – Built an in - house legal function from scratch and became trusted strategic advisor to C - suite leadership and foreign parent company. – Substantially reduced outside counsel spend by between 5 - 6 times annual salary by improving template use and bringing contract work in - house.

Transactional: Corporate • Real Estate ◦ M&A ◦ Employment, Trusts, Succession • Led end - to - end multimillion - dollar M&A deals, including asset / stock purchases, commercial real estate, employment issues, and licensing. • Head of Real Estate practice — negotiated complex commercial leases and conveyances by representing buyers, sellers, and lenders. • Drafted and negotiated MSAs, SOWs, licensing / IP agreements, NDAs, and corporate governance documents.

• Managed litigation portfolio covering judicial foreclosures, evictions, code violations and title disputes. • Represented clients in hearings and mediations; drafted motions, complaints, and settlement agreements.

• Lead attorney managing 70+ active cases simultaneously as a first - year associate. • Top billing associate (2020) — exceeded annual target by mid - Q3.