MacKenzie D.

Legal Counsel @Flynn Group

Cleveland, OH, US

Counsel, Real Estate and Commercial2024 Recipient of “Play Like a Champion” Award – awarded to the employee who always brings their “A” game • Negotiating agreements for all departments including HR, Marketing, IT, Finance, Real Estate, Procurement, and Operations• Updating and creating form contracts and provisions to align with company priorities and improve scalability • Crafting contracting training manuals and playbooks to increase efficiencies and reduce legal oversight and training team members on their use with an emphasis on when to escalate to legal for additional review • Collaborated with team members to produce a method of tracking franchise documents and cooperated with franchisors to resolve communication inefficiencies and ensure smooth processing techniques• Drafting leases and amendments across restaurant brands (Pizza Hut, Applebee’s, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Arby’s), for ground, land & building, and in-line locations and running point on negotiations with Landlords• Writing letters regarding landlord default, demands, etc, and providing advice and review on all RE matters including estoppels, SNDAs, and easements and utilizing pivot tables to present visual representations of the substantial cost savings for executive review

University of Denver

International Business

The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

Juris Doctorate