Sharita Jennings
Sharita Jennings

Experienced Commercial Attorney

Actively looking · Member since 9 Sep 2023
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Location
United States
Desired salary
from 100 USD/hourly
Work preference
Full Time, Part Time
Experience level
Not set

About

Professional summary

I am commercial attorney who has supported organizations with commercial agreements, marketing and advertising activities, and regulatory compliance. I enjoy working with internal and external stakeholders and flexing my communications and strategy skills whenever possible.

Skills

9 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Legal Counsel Wellnecity

- Write and negotiate commercial agreements including Vendor, Media, Data Sharing, SaaS, Non-Disclosure, and Master Service Agreements
- Streamline contract management, improved data privacy standards, and increased strategic partnerships
- Assess HIPAA compliance standards of potential vendors to ensure that Protected Health Information is guarded from unwanted disclosure
- Revise sales contracts to improve negotiations with prospective clients

Legal Consultant PharmaNutrics, USA

- Supported client's expansion into the U.S, comprising of e-commerce sites, new product offerings, brick and mortar partners, and a new marketing campaign
- Wrote and negotiated commercial agreements including non-disclosure, vendor, loan and employment agreements
- Advised on company marketing plans, promotional materials, and external e-commerce activities (i.e., Shopify and Amazon) to ensure ongoing compliance with both FDA and FTC regulations
- Oversaw external counsel to prepare term sheets and negotiations with prospective investors

Legal Consultant (Contract) Discovery Education

- Wrote and advised on over 40 multi-million dollar commercial agreements including Digital Media, SaaS, MSAs, Licensing, Partnership, Vendor, and Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Advised on IP, privacy and regulatory compliance related to the development of educational media and software products
- Reviewed RFP responses by the business development team to ensure compliance with business standards, in order to secure nearly $100,000 million in new business

Chief Legal Counsel WealthPress Publishing, LLC

- Created and established the Corporate Compliance Program to advise C-suite members on marketing, finance, data privacy, and consumer protection laws under the FTC, CCPA, SEC, GDPR, CAN-SPAM and FCC
- Collaborated with Marketing, Customer Success, and Copy teams to define strategy that mitigated risks associated with product launches
- Advised and oversaw over 50 digital product launches which comprised of webinars, YouTube promos, short ad copy, sales funnels, and email marketing campaigns to maintain ongoing compliance with heightened FTC and SEC guidelines
- Managed external counsel to resolve copyright disputes and responses to government inquiries from the SEC and Ontario Securities Commission
- Successfully negotiated over 30 commercial agreements including master service agreements, real estate agreements, vendor agreements, employment agreements, and non-disclosure agreements to increase company partnerships and customer reach

Education

Learning history

American University, Washington College of Law

Juris Doctor

Hampton University

Bachelors in Political Science

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