Retained as Counsel for companies to set up corporate entity; drafted, managed and updated corporate manuals and kits; attended board meetings to ensure compliance with the governing laws; gave legal advice on day-to-day operations; reviewed and drafted contracts and agreements.
Collections:
Represented American Express handling all collection cases. Started with a collection and representation letter and obtained settlements raising the collection rate to 100% with limited collection costs.
Real Estate Law/ Land Lord Tenant:
Negotiated major land sale/purchase and commercial building sale and purchase for companies ranging from $3 million to $10 million. Drafted, reviewed and negotiated leases for landlords and tenants. Handled Construction Lien Law cases for corporate clients to protect sub-contractors to ensure payment for their work.
Franchises:
Represented franchises for the purchase of a new franchise and the expansion of existing franchises. Reviewed and negotiated Franchise Agreements and leases. Recommended a corporate structure and formed the corporate entity conducting effective and timely communications with the Franchisor.
Successfully increased the efficiency of the department:
Installed new computer systems and technology, Hummingbird Document Management System, to increase the efficiency of communication between department staff and outside parties via new email manager - Microsoft Outlook and management of documents for attorneys to have easy access to prepared documents.
Setup a Legal Department:
Motivated a team of 100 attorneys, legal staff, support staff, experts and consultants to advocate and perform with passion and conviction. Encouraged a high bandwidth via mentoring, continuing legal education, seminars and conference attendance to improve and advance and develop best practice tools.
