Aaron Prom

Experience

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  Adams and Reese LLP

  Aug 2009 - May 2012

  Associate Attorney

  • Assisted clients across industries in a variety of commercial matters, including business law, litigation, and commercial contracting.• Represented corporate clients in complex commercial matters including commercial lease disputes, multi-party loan workouts, shareholder and member disputes, contractual disputes regarding joint venture, sales and employment agreements including non-competition covenants and trade secret misappropriation, trademark infringement and insurance regulatory and coverage analysis. Show less

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  Special Counsel

  Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Contract Attorney

  Analyzed loan records as an independent auditor appointed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to ensure compliance with applicable Federal regulations and State laws in loan servicing by a national financial institution

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  Montgomery Little & Soran, PC

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2014

  Associate Attorney

  • Performed due diligence on corporate acquisitions and expansion, analyzed regulatory frameworks and requirements to ensure compliance, and negotiated and drafted attendant documentation including leases, purchase and sale agreements and options. • Assisted clients with various employment matters, including independent contractor and service agreements, non-competition covenants and nondisclosure agreements.• Negotiated and executed corporate sales and acquisitions, entity restructuring and formation. Show less

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  Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage

  Jul 2014 - May 2019

  Associate General Counsel

  • Executed accelerated business growth model to expand and refine corporate presence across new and existing markets by over 125%, and increase annual revenue by over $380mm, while ensuring cross-departmental efficiencies and compliance with targeted expansion rate and deadlines.• Managed the full-lifecycle contracting function across all corporate departments.• Provided practical business, risk and compliance counsel to senior and executive leadership on initiatives including marketing, real estate, intellectual property, human resources, licensing and corporate matters. Show less

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  Propelus

  May 2019 - now

  Chief Administrative Officer & Counsel

  • Oversee administrative business functions, including Accounting, Human Resources, Information Security, and Quality Assurance/Control.• Proactively identify legal and compliance risks to internal operational processes and SaaS administration and create solutions to mitigate or eliminate those risks.• Work with internal and external stakeholders to support a proven, aggressive business growth model with scalable, streamlined corporate processes.