Senior Counsel

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Senior Counsel
Duties: Provide legal counsel and support to Company senior management and staff under the direction of the CLO, as part of fast-paced in-house legal team. Daily Contract Development, Negotiation, Drafting, Review, Editing and Management (Domestic and International) – At the direction of the CLO, develop, negotiate, draft, review, edit and manage domestic and international contracts in and across all subject matter areas including: purchase and sale; distribution; blending, manufacturing and storage; supply, shipping and transportation; warehousing; private labeling; customer and vendor (including indemnities); advertising, marketing and promotions (including agency agreements, contests, sweepstakes and talent/sports sponsorships); services (including consulting and independent contractor agreements), employment and benefits (including non-competition and non-solicitation); non-disclosure, finance and credit (including guarantees); and software and intellectual property (including trademarks) licensing. Assist the CLO and in-house international teams in managing all legal matters in all non-domestic fields of development and operation including participating in all aspects of international business development and on-going operations. Assist the CLO and in-house deal teams in managing all legal matters in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, deal negotiation and development including participating in all related drafting, due diligence review, document and data room organization, outside counsel management and all other transaction management matters. Assist the CLO and in-house teams in managing all litigation and claims matters in all areas of Company operations including: Contracts; Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment; and Torts. Assist the CLO in providing daily and on-going legal and business counseling to senior management and all staff members in and across all subject matter areas including: general corporate (including corporate secretarial functions and foreign and domestic entity formations/management); sales and marketing (including counseling on current and proposed laws and regulations); regulatory and compliance (including product labeling requirements and review); operations (including procurement, shipping and transportation); finance, credit and accounting (including counseling on bankruptcy issues); and labor and employment. Also assist CLO in: developing and maintaining company policies; managing outside counsel; legal spend budgeting; and developing and coaching law department staff.

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