Jessica Pendergrass
- Role
- General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Heaven Hill Brands
- Location
- Louisville, KY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jessica Pendergrass
Executive leader with 20 years of experience driving change, innovation, and compliance…
Experience
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Nov 2018 — Present
First-ever internal counsel for Heaven Hill responsible for all corporate and commercial legal and compliance matters and oversight of the L&C team – supply chain, sales/distribution/marketing, regulatory and trade compliance, mergers & acquisitions, real estate and facilities, intellectual property, litigation and disputes, data privacy, environmental, general corporate • Manage domestic and international outside counsel • Oversee contracted lobbyists and develop strategy for state and federal regulatory matters impacting the spirits industry • Heritage Member representative on the Kentucky Distillers Association Board – Vice Chair in 2019 and Chair in 2020 • Establish corporate-wide policy and procedure, ensure regulatory compliance and best practices, and act as a trusted advisor to the business
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Patents
- Leadership
- Licensing
- Itar
- Legal Compliance
- Training
- Enterprise Software
- Project Management
- Negotiation
- Social Media
- International Law
- Strategy
- Corporate Law
- Analysis
- Management
- Mergers
- Intellectual Property
- Privacy Law
- Consulting
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Legal Writing
- Due Diligence
- Software Licensing
- Integration
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Export Control Compliance
- Government
- Contract Negotiation
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