Ashley Cantu-Enderli

• Work closely under supervision of Academy Sports + Outdoors' in-house General Counsel as one of the Academy Legal Department's Contracts Managers, with oversight on mostly all service and IP-related agreements
• Prepare, review and/or revise commercial contracts including, but not limited to, Master Service Agreements, Business Associate Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and Vendor contracts
• Acts as point of contact with internal parties for negotiation, revisions, executions and status of contracts
• Track contract deadlines and status with follow up, as needed
• Manages the contracting process to ensure all contract proposals and fully executed agreements are legal, secure, recorded and maintained
• Assist General Counsel with trademark/IP research involving risk assessment requests from Business Team

· Work closely with one or more corporate clients

· Assist with project management work regarding organization of corporate practices and entity management

· Manage calendaring/scheduling/meetings and correspondence between client and practice group

· Draft corporate formation documents and corporate contracts

· Manage corporate filing deadlines

· Maintain spreadsheets containing data regarding several legal projects per client

· Communicate closely with registered agent’s office, draft required forms for maintaining good standing in specific states per each entity and send to registered agent for filing on client’s behalf

· Calendar and manage Zoom and in-person meetings for attorneys and new clients

· Collect information from attorneys and new clients for conflicts checks

· Draft and send engagement letters, as well as various correspondence with clients

· File EIN applications for client’s newly formed corporate entities

· Review and edit company agreements, certificates of formation as well as long-form real estate documents

· Prepare checklists for attorneys in real estate transactions

· Prepare, review and edit multiple documents per day related to private equity, corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions and dissolutions

· Assist attorneys with venture capital financings, mergers & acquisitions, IPO’s and general corporate matters

· Draft and issue digital share certificates to clients in financings

· Establish relationships with clientele and follow-up with clients on status of financing maters via email and phone

· Create and manage client portfolios within Carta financing software

· Prepare drafts of stock options

· Assist attorneys in preparation of 409A valuations

● Draft, edit and manage corporate governance documents

● Proofread and edit long-form real estate documents

● Provide administrative support to corporate, real estate and tax attorneys

● Manage, organize and maintain multiple client files through iManage

● Arrange scheduling of in-person and Zoom meetings with high-level clientele

● Handle entity formation and management including EIN applications, certificates of formation in Texas and Delaware

● Support corporate governance matters, transactions and due diligence

• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows
• Supervised multiple projects from project start through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments
• Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments
• Managed competing demands and professionally adapted to frequent change, delays and unexpected events

● Manage corporate filings for all subsidiary and related entities

● Coordinate bi-weekly executive team meetings/calls

● Provide accounting support to president and CEO of company by managing multiple spreadsheets tracking project expenses and receipts per month

● Draft employee agreements, real estate closing documents and closing packages, along with multiple corporate/organizational documents

● Assist executive team with travel plans and personal/business calendars

● Coordinate shipments of architectural design goods for delivery to real estate development sites in the U.S. Virgin Islands

• Create Standard Operating Procedure for organization including various departments

• Scheduled appointments and conducted follow-up calls to clients.
• Maintained daily report documents, memos and invoices.
• Handled daily scheduling tasks and provided administrative support for entire corporate legal department, including all healthcare practice attorneys.

● Create and modify complex legal documents using Microsoft Word and Excel

● Arrange, schedule, maintain and update attorney calendars

● Assist with opening new client files by providing specific client-related information to conflicts department and preparing engagement letters to send to clients

● Insert revisions into and format corporate legal documents

● Provide meeting support, to include preparing FedEx labels, scheduling messengers or other vendors for document pick-up

● Assist with time entry and preparation of expense reports, each as requested

● File corporate organizational formation documents with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office online

● File EIN applications with the IRS

● Prepare, edit, and proofread a variety of documents, e.g. correspondence, agreements & corporate documents

● Maintain multiple calendars to include coordination & scheduling of high-profile meetings, conference calls and WebEx meetings, send calendar invitations & reminders, reserve conference rooms/off-site venues and visitor offices

● Handle New Business Intake matters by working with Records, Accounting and Conflicts departments to request new files, client/matter numbers, and assist with conflicts review process

● Work with associates and partners to organize, prepare and send closing binders

● Exercise judgment and delegate administrative tasks as needed to the appropriate firm resources or staff member. Delegate and maintain responsibility for and track all activities/tasks/projects through to successful completion

● Maintain and process confidential information in a trustworthy manner

• Completed electronic court filings at state and federal levels.
• Maintained litigation database and document organization for school law defense cases.
• Managed exhibits, evidence and data related to various litigation legal proceedings.
• Organized evidence, exhibits, motions and subpoenas to support cases and prepare for trial.

● Import/review case data weekly in regard to past & future hearings

● Prepare all 341 Hearing files for bankruptcy trustee

● E-file motions, conclusions, resets, notices & post-hearing case status via Pacer

● Handle receipt of funds (deposits) in asset cases

● Prepare & perform monthly account reconciliation

● Assist Trustee Assistant with large mail-outs & draft pleadings

• Wrote, edited and efficiently transmitted correspondence.
• Met all filing deadlines by accurately maintaining hearing calendar for entire office.
• Analyzed account payment histories.
• Adhered to fair debt collection practices.
• Drafted all Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions

• Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
• Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients, and updated client records.
• Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
• Answered phone promptly and directed incoming calls to correct offices.
• Prepared several Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions under strict deadlines while managing 20+ cases per month