Independent Counsel Contract Services for companies

Bridging the Gap Between Law & Business Strategy by Aligning Legal Needs with Business Strategy To Establish and Maintain a Company’s Valuable Competitive Position While Mitigating Risks

As an Independent Counsel, I perform Commercial Counsel, General Counsel, Privacy Counsel, Product Counsel, and Other In-House Counsel services for companies on a contract basis as an Independent Contractor.

This service benefits companies that find the use of traditional law firms or hiring in-house counsels as employees too costly but are in need of the same high-level, quality legal services from an experienced, qualified attorney.

Benefits of Hiring Janelle Lewis as your Independent Counsel:

  • With a strong background in Business Strategy, Growth Strategy and Competitive Strategy, I am an effective strategic counsel for business that can understand your company’s strategies, policies, and business objectives;

  • With 19 years of professional experience across many industries and sectors, I can effectively operate at a senior level within your company’s organizational structure;

  • With 8 years practicing emerging and complex areas of law on both a domestic and global scale, I have the strong ability to mitigate legal risk and add value by analyzing your company’s strategies that identify the salient legal issues through the use of my knowledge and skills to improve the ways your company pursues its legal rights & legal opportunities, while managing its legal risks.

  • With the overall objective of bridging the gap between law and strategy, as your Independent Counsel, I carryout the responsibility of: 1) advancing your company’s business goals; 2) protecting your company; and 3) becoming a trusted business partner that coordinates the legal needs for your company.

Practices Areas:

►Commercial Contracts (including vendor contracts, procurement contracts, SaaS contracts, licensing agreements, MSAs, NDAs, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation provisions, data transfer agreements, and other commercial matters)

►Intellectual Property Law (specifically, Copyrights, Trade Secrets, and Trademarks)

►Internet & Technology Law ( including Data Privacy such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, and HIPAA; and Cybersecurity Law, such as NY SHIELD ACT)

►Business Immigration Law

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please complete the form below or email jm@lawjmlewis.com