PURVI SHAH General Counsel

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Senior Attorney

Jun 2023 - Jan 2024 (8 months)

• Represent clients in transactions involving real estate acquisitions and dispositions, real estate and related asset secured loans and other financing structures.
• Represent clients in commercial lease transactions.
• Represent clients in construction-related transactions and disputes, including building owners, general contractors, developers, engineers, subcontractors, etc.
• Act as a legal counselor to the business and provide both business and legal advice to clients.
• Draft and review commercial agreements.
• Prepare and advise on contracts for goods and services in large construction projects.

Deputy General Counsel, Real Estate (Interim)

Blueground

Feb 2023 - May 2023 (4 months)

• Drafted and negotiated sophisticated lease agreements, lease amendments, letters of intent, REA documents, consent letters and other relevant real estate legal documents.
• Provided regulatory advice regarding changes in landlord-tenant laws and laws impacting intermediate term
housing.
• Drafted high priority real estate legal documents and counsel business partners on leasing and master lease
agreements, warehouse agreements, revenue sharing, joint ventures or partnership agreements and manage the flow of all such documentation from inception to execution and distribution.
• Drafted and negotiated a variety of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, and licensing agreements.
• Worked closely

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Senior Counsel Real Estate

Yellow Corporation

Mar 2021 - Sep 2021 (7 months)

Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, October 2021 to October 2022

• Negotiated and drafted contracts and other legal documents for the company's real estate transactions, including leases, acquisitions, and dispositions.
• Reviewed and negotiated equipment leases and supported company's treasury department with equipment financing matters.
• Provided advice and counsel on environmental matters.
• Assisted with SEC reporting, corporate governance, proxy statement preparation, annual stockholder meeting matters, corporate secretarial and related public company obligations.
• Developed, maintained, and implemented the company's corporate governance policies and compliance programs, including matt

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Yellow Corporation

Mar 2021 - Oct 2023 (2 years 8 months)

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Senior Counsel

Husch Blackwell LLP

Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 7 months)

Real Estate Development & Construction
• Drafted and negotiated documentation in connection with the disposition, acquisition, and financing of commercial
property, including joint ventures, license agreements and complex development projects.
• Drafted and negotiated purchase and sale agreements, letters of intent, deeds, lease agreements, amendments, subleases, assignments, and termination agreements, etc. for commercial real estate transactions.
• Drafted and negotiated commercial agreements including but not limited to, contracts, subcontracts, master service
agreements, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements and contracts for goods and services including equipment.
• Managed all aspects of eac

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President & General Counsel

Minuteman Press of Overland Park South

Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 (5 years 10 months)

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management and manage organization's legal matters.
• Draft and review agreements, such as employment, non-disclosure and vendor agreements
• Maintain knowledge of organization's operations and legal documents.
• Record financial transactions and reconcile accounts in accounting software to generate financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
• Attract, develop, direct, motivate and drive performance from team.

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Legal Counsel (f/k/a General Counsel)

BlueScope Construction, Inc., BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.

Sep 2016 - Aug 2019 (3 years)

• Effectively and strategically negotiated and documented sophisticated, multi-party commercial and government contracts, and provided analysis and recommendations to management teams regarding negotiation of contract terms.
• Drafted and negotiated customized agreements with vendors, partners, and customers, including joint venture
agreements, teaming agreements, services agreements, letters of intent, memorandums of understanding, purchase agreements, EPC agreements, O&M agreements, manufacturing agreements and associated transactional documents.
• Worked closely with construction project managers, contract managers, engineers and administration team personnel, and managed various projects and deadlines.
• Advocate

Associate Attorney

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Attorneys at Law (Hire Counsel)

Apr 2007 - Aug 2016 (9 years 5 months)

Real Estate/Corporate
• Drafted numerous transactional documents including promissory notes, guarantees, mortgages, deeds, loan
agreements, forbearance agreements, reinstatement agreements, hold harmless agreements, purchase/sale agreements, and modifications and assignments of loan documents.
• Drafted corporate documents including resolutions, articles of incorporation, limited liability agreements, and
partnership agreements.
• Negotiated and drafted contracts and amended contracts.
• Drafted and negotiated construction documents including design build contracts, construction contracts, and architect contracts.
Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditor's Rights
• Represented debtors, creditors

Senior Associate

Ernst & Young

Sep 2006 - Apr 2007 (8 months)

• Advised clients regarding complex domestic and international tax issues and assisted in strategically aligning different areas of taxation.
• Prepared individual and corporate tax returns.

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Associate Attorney

Shapiro & Reid

Aug 2005 - Aug 2006 (1 year 1 month)

• Prepared for and represented clients at bankruptcy hearings in both Kansas and Missouri and attended mediation.
• Reviewed appropriate pleadings for foreclosure, bankruptcy, and real estate litigation and prepared discovery regarding the same.

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Staff Attorney

Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee

Nov 2003 - Aug 2005 (1 year 10 months)

• Responsible for the economic, financial, and legal analysis of the circumstances surrounding complex business cases.
• Prepared for and represented the Chapter 13 Trustee at dockets, hearings, and pre-trial conferences with the
Bankruptcy Judge and opposing counsel.

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