Sam Clevenger

Experience

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  Kansas Department or Revenue (Office of Policy and Research)

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  I researched tax exemption issues for individual residents and responded to inquiries from in-state and out-of-state businesses regarding the Kansas retailers’ sales tax.

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  Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Legal Intern

  I worked with their general counsel on various legal issues that the company came in contact with. I gained a lot of experience handling the company's risk management files. I helped update and revise the board of directors' by laws and I drafted contracts for special events the company participated in. I also worked with the Human Resource Director researching employment issues and drafting/revising employee policies.

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  Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law Clinic

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Licensed Legal Intern

  - Practiced using a KS. Rule 712 Restricted License. - Managed my own case load with ~ 7 clients.- Reviewed clients’ business plans and counseled clients on choice of entity formation and obtaining appropriate licensing.- Prepared and filed charter and governance documents.

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  Hire Counsel

  Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

  Legal Analyst

  - Reviewed electronic documents for discovery in multimillion dollar litigation cases.- Analyzed responsive documents for privilege classification & prepared records of privileged documents in preparation for production.

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  Mariner Holdings

  Mar 2015 - Nov 2017

  - Assisted in developing and implementing compliance programs for company's 26 subsidiaries and performed annual internal examinations to ensure subsidiaries' compliance. - Developed training materials and conducted regulatory compliance training for 450 employees.- Handled corporate governance matters for 2 statutory trusts.- Drafted and filed firm filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. - Reviewed advertising and marketing materials for compliance with regulations.- Conducted due diligence on target companies as part of company’s acquisition process Show less

  • Regulatory Counsel

    Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Associate Regulatory Counsel

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2017
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  MRIGlobal

  Nov 2017 - Oct 2023

  MRIGlobal is an independent organization which provides scientific research and development services to government and commercial clients. We have 400+ employees working at 5 locations located across the U.S. - Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements and legal documents (e.g. Project Agreements, MSAs, Technology Licensing Agreements, Consulting Agreements, NDAs, Facility & Site Use Agreements, Vendor Service Agreements).- Directly support 3 separate business units by providing legal advice regarding day-to-day business activities in order to mitigate risk while pursuing corporate goals.- Work closely with outside counsel to manage company's intellectual property portfolio. - Manage a team of 6 individuals and oversees company’s government contracting practices. - Attend Board of Directors’ H/R and Compensation committee meetings and counsels on corporate governance to ensure committee is complying with their committee charter and meeting their responsibilities.- Serve on multiple committees to provide legal and risk mitigation advice regarding various corporate-wide H/R and strategic initiatives. - Develop and revise contract templates; created internal desktop procedure and provides training to employees with the goal of helping them move commercial proposals through the company’s internal process in a quicker, more efficient manner. Show less

  • Senior Corporate Counsel & Manager, Contracts

    Oct 2021 - Oct 2023

  • Senior Corporate Counsel

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Associate Corporate Counsel

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2020
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  Burns & McDonnell

  Jan 2024 - now

  Attorney