Lori Jeffries

About Lori Jeffries

Often described as someone who provides sound advice, has an approachable demeanor, and can handle difficult workloads and/or issues as well as day-to-day items. Helped high growth companies in a legal role for 20+ years while investing in companies. Currently looking to acquire and invest in businesses.As a General Counsel, I helped high growth technology companies implement growth strategies, identify, and mitigate risk, structure, negotiate and close complex corporate and commercial transactions, implement outsourcing goals and manage day-to-day operations. I have served as a member of several leadership teams, helped shape the strategy and supported the operational needs of businesses. I am a sleeves-rolled-up legal executive and often described as a business savvy attorney.Legal Specialties:• Negotiating and managing a large number of complex commercial contracts and procurement contracts• Software Licensing, including SaaS, and other technology transactions• Data and Privacy• Experience negotiating and closing transactions with resellers and strategic partners including system integrators• M&A and integrating post-acquisition• Updating legal forms, developing legal processes and contract managementKey Legal Experience:• Industries: Data, Data Analytics, Information Technology, Software, Marketing, Food Delivery, and Professional Services industries. • Responsibilities: Supporting the day-to-day operations of the company including HR, finance, marketing, engineering, IT, intellectual property, M&A, compliance, dispute management and other matters and working across business teams. • Roles: Experience working as the sole attorney supporting a business and being a company\'s first legal hire. • Leadership/Management: Experience serving on multiple Leadership Teams and leading small legal teams (1-2 attorneys, paralegals and/or contract managers).• Global: Experience being a member of a larger global legal team and supporting businesses selling and producing products and services outside of the US.• Experience in Am Law 100 law firm & in-house While working as an attorney I have invested in, served as a strategic advisor to, and sold several businesses. My experience as a GC has helped me gain valuable experience in leadership, strategy, commercial success and the operational needs of a business that has helped me provide sound business advice to the companies I have invested in.

Experience

1. Co-owner

   Park River Corporation

   Jan 2000 — Present

   Park River invests in and/or owns and operates amusement parks, recreational facilities, resort accommodations and companies offering technology services to amusement parks or recreational or resort facilities. Park River\'s past holdings included: • Leisure Systems, Inc.(LSI) the franchisor of high quality resort-type campgrounds utilizing the Yogi Bear (TM) and related characters as key advertising and theming elements. LSI had 75 campground locations across the United States and was recognized as one of the nation’s top franchises in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500, the world’s most comprehensive franchise ranking, with a ranking of #348 when the company was sold by Park River.

Education

• Miami University

  Bachelor, Accounting

Skills

• Strategic Planning
• Licensing
• Risk Management
• Employment Law
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Digital
• Vendor Contracts
• Corporate Governance
• Technology
• Software Agreements
• General Corporate Counsel
• Contract Negotiations
• Corporate Finance
• Commercial Contracts
• Social Media
• Business Transactions
• Leadership
• Privacy Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Emerging Growth Companies
• Business Strategy
• Venture Capital
• Marketing Strategy
• Due Diligence
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Early-Stage Startups
• International Transactions
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Joint Ventures
• Corporate Law
• Mergers
• Contract Negotiation