LOIK HENDERSON
Contracts Attorney
Arlington,VA
Summary
Highly experienced contracts attorney with extensive background overseeing federal government and commercial contracts for services and license agreements in all phases of deal shaping. Adept at working under pressure on all contract and acquisition matters, including drafting agreements, deal negotiations, legal interpretation, and addressing contract disputes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Contracts Manager
Microsoft
Arlington, VA
05.2014 - Current
- Responsible for negotiating, drafting, legal/regulatory review, and procurement integrity of around $72M contract revenue per year ($576M to date).
- Contract lead responsible for all contracting actions related to Microsoft's $1.76 billion federal enterprise IDIQ.
- Analyze new laws and regulations, FAR/DFARS in particular, to identify required changes, proactively advise leadership on business alignment accordingly.
- Mitigate business risks by analyzing RFP & contract potential adverse impacts and advising internal clients on unfavorable terms.
- Interpret contract terms and coordinated solutions to resolve disputes with customers.
- Provide organization-wide contracting training to sales & delivery teams covering a few hundred individuals.
- Maintain effective and lasting internal/external trust partnership, including in particular, with government contracting, operational, and legal teams on multi-year contracts through responsive communication and constructive collaboration.
Corporate Attorney & Director of Contracts
Protection Strategies Inc
Arlington, VA
01.2009 - 11.2013
- Performed wide range of legal work as part of in-house legal team for company with 900 employees.
- Negotiated and drafted commercial andfederal government contracts.
- Advised company leadership on federal procurement laws and integrity practices, including issues subject to the FAR, ITAR/EAR, Title VII, NLRA, FLSA, and SCA
- Composed and reviewed company policies, business rules, CBAs, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and general employee communications to target issues and provide legal counsel.
- Handled corporate legal matters, including prevailing against the IRS in a multi-million dollar wrongful levy claim.
- Monitored new legislation and regulatory changes that impacted Federal contractors and 8(a) entities to advise management accordingly.
- Led merger and acquisition due diligence investigations and handled integration legal aspects.
Contracts Manager
Sprint Nextel
Reston, VA
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Provided comprehensive contract support to internal clients.
- Negotiated and drafted IT contracts for Sprint Nextel Advanced Wireless Systems and Enterprise Network Engineering.
- Provided contract support on a wide range of complex contracts including: Merchant Payment services agreements with large banks, Software License agreements, Consulting agreements with multinational consulting firms, Reseller contracts with multinational network equipment manufacturers, and Marketing agreements with national advertisers.
- Negotiated and drafted the master purchase agreement for a $95M acquisition of a virtual payment processing solution.
- Drafted new template master consignment agreement for repurposed computer equipment.
- Mitigated business risks by analyzing contract potential impacts and avoiding unfavorable terms.
Education
M.B.A -
Suffolk University – Sawyer Business School
09.2022 - 01.2003
J.D -
New England School of Law
01.2017 - 01.2001
B.S -
University of Utah
09.1993 - 05.1997
Skills
Bar Admissions: Massachusetts
Contract Negotiation & Drafting
Self-Motivated
Written Communication
Solution Driven
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Timeline
M.B.A -
Suffolk University – Sawyer Business School
09.2022 - 01.2003
J.D -
New England School of Law
01.2017 - 01.2001
Contracts Manager
Microsoft
05.2014 - Current
Corporate Attorney & Director of Contracts
Protection Strategies Inc
01.2009 - 11.2013
Contracts Manager
Sprint Nextel
01.2006 - 01.2009
B.S -
University of Utah
09.1993 - 05.1997