Experience

Macy's

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Counsel-Real Estate

  • May 2022 - Present

  Senior Counsel, Real Estate representing Macy’s in all aspects of its real estate and construction legal needs as it relates to its department stores under the Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury trade names in addition to its office, warehouse, logistics, outlets and off-price operations. Duties include sales and acquisition of real estate, leasing, including outparcel leasing, and negotiation of reciprocal easement agreements and related documents. Senior Counsel, Real Estate representing Macy’s in all aspects of its real estate and construction legal needs as it relates to its department stores under the Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury trade names in addition to its office, warehouse, logistics, outlets and off-price operations. Duties include sales and acquisition of real estate, leasing, including outparcel leasing, and negotiation of reciprocal easement agreements and related documents.



Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Counsel

  • Apr 2021 - May 2022

  Senior counsel specializing in commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on retail and office leasing. (Remote role-based in Indianapolis, IN) Senior counsel specializing in commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on retail and office leasing. (Remote role-based in Indianapolis, IN)



Simon Property Group

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Leasing Counsel

  • Aug 2015 - Apr 2021

  Senior leasing counsel representing a portfolio of luxury shopping center properties and liaison for luxury tenant accounts. Management of divisional staff, including attorneys, paralegals and administrative assistants. Provide education and training of staff members on corporate directives, best practices and improving quality of negotiated documents. Coordinate with other directors and departments in pursuit of company goals and provide legal counsel to other departments such as Leasing, Collections and Tenant Coordination regarding lease interpretation and risk assessments of various courses of action. Show less



Luxottica

• Italy
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant General Counsel

  • Sep 1995 - Aug 2015

  Counsel for the world's largest optical retailer. Responsible for drafting, negotiating and reviewing commercial shopping center leases and lease-related documentation and purchase agreements for portfolio in excess of 5,000 stores under the Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision, Sunglass Hut, and Sears Optical brand names. Review, draft and negotiate contracts for a wide variety of business partners. Perform due diligence and other legal work associated with acquisitions. Provide counsel regarding legal implications of operational issues arising in stores. -World's Best Workplace Team. -Founding member and first President of Luxottica Women of Vision Employee Resource Group. -Zero Waste Ambassador. Show less



OneSight

• Mason, OH

• President, Board of Directors

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2014

  President of OneSight's Board of Directors. OneSight is a 501 c) 3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to providing healthy vision, eyewear and sun protection to those in need around the world. Prior to joining the Board, I served a three year term as Director of the Cycle of Sight program, which provides vision screenings and follow-up eye care to approximately 24,000 Cincinnati area children annually. I have also held leadership roles as a team member on fourteen global and regional OneSight vision care clinics. Experience in program management, fundraising and long range strategic planning. Show less



The United States Shoe Corporation

• Corporate Attorney

  • Apr 1990 - Sep 1995

  Attorney for consumer goods and retail company specializing in the manufacture and retail sale of women's footwear, women's apparel retailing, and optical products retailing. Focus areas-commercial real estate, intellectual property, general business contracts and human resources policies and procedures. Attorney for consumer goods and retail company specializing in the manufacture and retail sale of women's footwear, women's apparel retailing, and optical products retailing. Focus areas-commercial real estate, intellectual property, general business contracts and human resources policies and procedures.