Suhaib Ghazi

Experience

1. Assistant General Counsel

   Follett Higher Education

   Apr 2003 — Present

   Serve as longest-tenured attorney for a $3 billion/year corporation with more than employees and 950 campus stores. Follett sells textbooks and educational materials to K-12 schools, public libraries, and independent stores as both a wholesaler and a retailer. • Commercial Agreements – Strategize, negotiate and draft commercial transactions of all types and sizes, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts in both public sector and private sector, distribution agreements, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, banking agreements, etc. • Real Estate – Utilize LL.M in Commercial Real Estate as lead counsel for all real estate matters. Serve as member of Real Estate Strategy Group and Leadership Committee for upcoming office move. Analyze enterprise’s real estate needs and undertake all aspect of transactions for hundreds of stores and commercial space. Engage with brokers, consultants and outside counsel. • International Commercial Agreements – setting up of business units in foreign jurisdictions, and drafting commercial agreements related thereto. Advise clients on relevant law. • Regulations and Policy - advise Enterprise on regulatory laws such as those involving pricacy, marketing, commercial transactions. Develop internal policies for handling of information and record retention. • Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution – Responsible for developing strategy, managing outside counsel, and negotiating settlements. Often called upon to handle disputes involving company’s most favored clients in order to create mutually beneficial resolution and preservation of business and personal relationships. • Senior Executive Meetings – participate in weekly gathering of enterprise’s top level executives. Engage with senior leadership to discuss organizational matters, business strategy, and financial results.

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Leadership
• Procurement Contracts
• Due Diligence
• Commercial Litigation
• Distribution Agreements
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Contract Negotiation
• Intellectual Property
• Legal Contract Review
• Corporate Law
• Data Security
• Licensing
• Consumer Products
• Drafting Agreements
• Legal Compliance
• Negotiation
• Corporate Governance
• Legal Research
• Regulatory Compliance
• Public Records
• Real Estate Transactions
• Government Contracting
• IT Agreements
• Management
• Federal Government Contracts
• Strategic Planning
• Outsourced Solutions
• Lease Negotiations