Proactive compliance with consumer and business laws is the best protection from marketing risks and liabilities.
You’ll find Your Ad Attorney’s approach to marketing legal services avoids typical legal hurdles and makes better business sense for every size business.
Your Ad Attorney is an experienced marketing attorney — and business advocate. This balanced perspective developed from helping local, national, and global brands comply with business and consumer laws – and advocating in roles as outside counsel and in-house corporate counsel.
What’s legal is not always best for business. Your Ad Attorney balances what’s legal and what’s ethical with an intent to cultivate greater marketplace credibility and consumer confidence in your business, while complying with laws.
When can you expect Your Ad Attorney’s legal feedback for your project? Expect feedback in five business days, for most matters. Legal review predictability is essential in supporting your marketing production and timelines.
Get plain English, not legalese from Your Ad Attorney. Each legal review project results in easy-to-understand points and summaries in a format non-lawyers will quickly and easily comprehend and implement.
with the full life cycle of marketing from concept and development to distribution:
Advised many major, multimillion-dollar marketing campaigns from start to finish
Reviewed 100+ discount-offer and free-offer promotions
Written terms for many sweepstakes and giveaways
Reviewed ads in all the existing and emerging digital platforms (e.g., web TV, video, radio, billboards, digital banners, outbound and inbound calling, podcasts, social media, and more)
Education
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School B.A., The University of Georgia
Experience
formerly served as in-house corporate counsel and outside counsel to public and private corporations:
MAILCHIMP: Former Senior Corporate Counsel for all marketing initiatives, trademark portfolio, and IP licensing
SOUTHERN COMPANY GAS: Former Senior Corporate Counsel for retail gas business
MORRIS MANNING & MARTIN LLP: Former outside counsel for technology mergers & acquisitions
ROGERS & HARDIN LLP: Former outside counsel for mergers & acquisitions, securities regulation, corporate governance, real estate finance, and general corporate law
as an attorney and professor who has served as a solo practitioner and in-house counsel, I have:
Negotiated over $50,000 in settlements for online trademark infringement claims
Advised many multi-million dollar businesses on brand protection strategies
Negotiated and reviewed 100+ contracts for clients including: client services, IP licensing agreements, sponsorship, talent and influencer agreements
Authored #1 Amazon Best-Selling book—10 Steps to Startup: Legal Protections & Organizational Strategies to Get Your New Business Up and Running
Education
J.D., Emory University School of Law B.A. Public Relations and Communications, Hampton University
Experience
EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW: Current Lecturer of Law focusing on intellectual property, IP licensing, and Sports Law
LEARFIELD LLC: Former Staff Attorney for the Collegiate Licensing Company, a LEARFIELD subsidiary, handling general transactional matters, trademark licensing, and brand protection
SYDNEE MACK ATTORNEY AT LAW LLC: Former founder and owner of a transactional law firm specializing in trademarks, sports & entertainment, and general business matters
GOLF USA TEE TIME COALITION: Former outside counsel for contract review and negotiation, general business compliance, and brand protection
DEKALB COUNTY STATE COURT: Former Senior Law Clerk for all four Division II state court judges handling judicial orders and general court compliance.
as a former associate at both an AmLaw Global 100 law firm and a boutique transactional practice:
Advised public and private companies in a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and capital raises
Advised public companies on securities matters, including Securities and Exchange Act filings and initial public offerings
Guided startups and non-profits through formation, IP protection and governance matters
Negotiated commercial and employment contracts for clients across multiple industries
Education
J.D.,Georgetown University Law Center B.A. Government, Cornell University
Experience
KREVOLIN & HORST, LLC: Former corporate associate in the firm’s transactional practice group, specializing in general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and guidance for startup companies.
KING & SPALDING, LLP: Former associate in the firm’s Corporate, Finance and Investment practice group, specializing in general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and securities and capital markets matters.
INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY LAW CLINIC: Former participant in Georgetown Law clinic focusing on communications, technology and privacy issues for non-profit clients.
as in-house counsel and in large corporate law firms, specializing in business law and technology transactions, I have:
Negotiated, drafted, and resolved disputes under a wide range of technology contracts
As General Counsel of Omnexus and member of its four-person leadership team, supported global launch of Internet marketplace
Worked on immediate response required by cyberattacks involving data breach and ransomware demands
Served as coach, mentor, and judge for global pitch competitions leading to significant funding by angel investors
Education
J.D., Emory University School of Law B.A.,University of Mississippi
Experience
KING & SPALDING: Advised Russell Center entrepreneurs; supported Atlanta’s tech and venture capital eco-system; coached Georgia Tech CreateX student/founder
FREELAND & FREELAND: Family firm known for business and litigation expertise in historic law office in Oxford, Mississippi
OMNEXUS: General Counsel for $70 million technology project co-founded by U.S. and EU plastics divisions of Bayer, BASF, Dow, DuPont, and Ticona-Celanese
KILPATRICK TOWNSEND STOCKTON: Senior corporate and finance attorney
TROUTMAN PEPPER: Corporate reorganization, restructuring over a $100 million in debt; closed numerous loans to technology startups with equity features
GE CAPITAL: Assistant General Counsel for equipment leasing division
B.S. Mathematics, University of the Philippines – Cebu
Experience
PHILIPPINES AIRASIA, INC.: Former cabin crew and business analyst, primarily analyzing passenger booking and sales trends as well as the keeping track of company’s P&L data
ACCENTURE, INC: Former associate software engineer assigned in data and analytics
PHIL-LIDAR 2: Former research associate tasked to map and determine potential placement for solar panels, windmills, and hydropower plants in the Philippines’ Western Visayas Region
SAVVYSHERPA ASIA, INC: Former researcher trained for analysis of big data and machine learning
Bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and tax remittence
Billing management
Payroll management
and more
Education
B.S. Accounting Technology, Phinma Cagayan de Oro College B.S. Accountancy, Pilgrim Christian College
Experience
EMATA ACCOUNTING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES: Former bookkeeper in the firm specializing in financials, mainly preparing monthly and annual financial budgets, generating financial reports, delivering profit and loss statements, and financial forecast
LCG MARKETING: Former accounting staff providing financial reports, generating financial analysis, and preparing monthly bank reconciliation.
PINEAPPLE STAFFING: Currently a virtual assistant serving different clients from 3-way Reconciliation using Quicken and CasePeer, to research and data entry, as well as calling medical providers
Community
When Your Ad Attorney is not advocating for business clients, you’ll find her: