Amber Adair

Experience

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  Max Haile, CPA

  Sept 1999 - May 2001

  Secretary

  Assisted with audits and tax returns; maintained accounts payable and accounts receivable for multiple companies; prepared payrolls; prepared balance sheets and income statements for customers.

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  National United

  May 2001 - May 2005

  Teller II

  Operated both drive-through and lobby stations; balanced ATM, main vault, and money orders; trained new employees; prepared reports and compiled new customer database for a potential target audience; back up help for supervisors during absences; charged-off accounts.

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  RESEARCH TAX CONSULTANTS

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2010

  Marketing Costs Tax Analyst

  Analyzed general ledger expenses and historical production data to determine eligibility for gross production refunds based on legislative tax incentives for oil and gas companies in Texas and Oklahoma; managed department which comprised on average per year of 30 clients; organized, compiled, and directed refunds which entailed: client relationships, initial accounting analysis of general ledgers/Joint Interest Billing Statements, historical production data incorporation, reconcile purchaser gas statements and reported tax data, client-office audit visit, marketing equipment analysis, amended tax reports, and state audit process; increased department’s revenues by 850%; submitted largest marketing costs claim in Research Tax Consultant’s and Oklahoma Tax Commission’s history; conducted interviews for hiring. Show less

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  Argo Group

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2016

  As part of the General Counsel Department – domestic and international contract drafting, review and negotiation (IT services and licensing contracts – including SaaS, outsourcing, RFPS, NDAs, corporate leases, HIPAA BAAs, department-related Master Service Agreements, producer agreements, etc.); Privacy Officer; HIPAA Privacy Officer; corporate transactions; employment law related matters, insurance regulatory compliance; corporate governance; mergers/acquisitions due diligence; bankruptcy management and administration; manages outside counsel; prepares corporate governance and regulatory compliance memorandums; implemented and maintain automated contract review program and process; investigates contract and payment disputes, prepares demand letters, and assists outside counsel in arbitration and litigation of claims; prepares financing statements; OFAC/AML compliance; prepare data privacy policies and procedures and monitors compliance; prepare record retention policy and monitors compliance; prepared Bring Your Own Device Policy and monitors compliance; EU-US data privacy compliance As part of the Finance Department: domestic and international contract drafting, review and negotiation (Investment Management Agreements, Fund-to-Fund investment agreements, Debt/Equity Purchase Agreements; Limited Partnership Agreements, Custody Agreements, Reinsurance Agreements, Credit Facility Agreements, NDAs, etc.); the preparation of subsidiary unanimous consents and minutes for Board of Directors’ annual meetings, assignment of officers, and corporate transactions; prepares and files certificates of formation, mergers, dissolutions, and name changes; preparation of Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, etc. Show less Assisted AGC, General Counsel, Corporate Counsel in duties as detailed in the broad description above for Assistant General Counsel with the following completed projects - researched and facilitated implementation of Bermuda Anti-Money Laundering Policy; assisted claims manager in defense of insurance contract construction and application against insurers’ claims; prepared various regulatory compliance memorandums; implemented automated contract review program and process; assisted with Market Conduct proceedings Show less

  • Assistant General Counsel & AVP

    Sept 2012 - Dec 2016

  • Attorney

    May 2012 - Sept 2012

  • Law Clerk

    Jun 2010 - May 2012
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  St. Mary's University Civil Justice Clinic

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Student Attorney

  Prepared petitions to enforce the sale of real estate, modification of the parent-child relationship, and consumer fraud-related actions, prepared and filed affidavits of inability to pay, filed petitions in probate court, prepared client correspondence, performed client intake and client interviews.

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  McDermott Will & Emery

  Jan 2017 - now

  Represent providers and customers in negotiating a wide range of corporate contracts, including cloud agreements (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), outsourcing, RFPs, software license and maintenance agreements, master service agreements, manufacturing agreements, statements of work, distribution and resale agreements, software evaluation agreements, clinical trial agreements; assist with mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and review of technology, services and intellectual property documents and agreements, drafting and negotiating of transition services agreements and advise on privacy and security related due diligence matters; advise on privacy matters, policies, procedures, compliance matters and language in agreements; advise on record retention matters and policies and procedures; advise on anti-money laundering and OFAC compliance matters Show less

  • Partner

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Technology Counsel

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Senior Attorney

    Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
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  American First Finance

  Mar 2019 - Sept 2019

  Corporate Counsel

  Work with AFF’s business departments (Sales, Operations, IT, Data Science, HR, Training, and Accounting) to provide strategic counsel and guidance for the accomplishment of overall business objectives of AFF, while fully complying with applicable laws and regulations and avoiding unacceptable risks; review, negotiate, and draft AFF’s vendor agreements, strategic partnership agreements, and lease agreements; manage a variety of highly complex legal issues and projects related to a variety of business partnerships in an innovative and strategic manner; provide legal advice related to product development and distribution channels; provide legal advice related to collections and servicing activities; provide legal advice on applicable consumer privacy and data security laws, with particular emphasis on data sharing, data security, and data breach notification requirements; draft, implement, and maintain legal policies (e.g., data breach policy, HIPAA policy and procedures, incident management procedures, privacy policy, records retention policy) to ensure that AFF’s exposure to legal risks is managed appropriately; manage AFF’s litigation with outside counsel; respond to subpoenas; prepare organizational documents for AFF and its subsidiaries; perform legal research, conduct state surveys, and draft legal memorandum Show less