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Christian Purcell Verified Account

Senior Manager, Commercial and Legal Operations at Stash Financial, Inc.
  • , New York , USA
  • About Christian


    A seasoned professional adept at leveraging cutting-edge legal technology to drive transformative change within organizations. Currently serving as the head of Commercial and Legal Operations at Stash, I have led efforts to demonstrate the legal department's value contribution through quantifiable metrics that showcase efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and risk mitigation strategies. Other noteworthy achievements include establishing robust contract management processes (using platforms su... Read more

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    Professional Experience


    Peloton Interactive, Inc.

    Legal Extern (Commercial, Operations, Real Estate) February 2021 - May 2021

    • Worked with the commercial legal team to review and negotiate commercial partnership agreements (including with manufacturers, logistics suppliers, warehouses, corporate wellness partners, and other Peloton service providers) and commercial real estate transactions in the U.S. and Canada.
    • Assisted commercial lawyers with improving existing legal operations procedures using Ironclad (CLM) and rewriting policies/procedures/guidance to be more practical/consumable for internal business clients. Created a contract playbook for the commercial legal team to reference and use to onboard new Peloton lawyers on internal contract review best practices. 

    Stash Financial, Inc.

    Senior Manager, Head of Commercial and Legal Operations November 2018 - Present

    • Head of the Commercial and Legal Operations vertical within the Legal Department having responsibility for all commercial agreements, contract lifecycle management, budget and invoice management using Brightflag, goal and OKR setting, and metrics reporting. Responsibilities also included managing and training the legal operations/paralegal support team. 
    • Draft, review, and negotiate marketing insertion orders, NDAs, general commercial agreements, SaaS agreements, content creation agreements, and influencer agreements with a mind toward compliance with various legal and regulatory requirements (SEC, FINRA, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR). 
    • Built the contract management process, litigation management process, and the subpoena intake and response process from the ground up (including sourcing and implementing new legal technology, including Ironclad CLM). 
    •  Manage insurance licensing and corporate entity renewals, draft stock options, contribute to security and diligence review as part of the contract management process, draft trademark use guidelines, coordinate brand enforcement, and manage/enforce the company’s IP portfolio with outside counsel. 
    • Advise business counterparts, compliance, and finance departments with transactional diligence and closings, as well as corporate actions involving the parent company board and subsidiaries. 

    ZARA

    Corporate Paralegal August 2016 - November 2018

    • Supported the General Counsel in all legal functions for Inditex’s operations of its subsidiaries (ZARA, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, and ZARA Home) in North America and holding companies around the world.
    • Responsibilities included drafting and reviewing both domestic and international commercial agreements and assisting the General Counsel in complex litigation, corporate governance, intellectual property, branding, licensing, cybersecurity, employment, and real estate matters. 

    Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

    Litigation Paralegal August 2014 - August 2016

    • Main responsibilities included supporting attorneys on complex litigation related to regulatory compliance, anti-money laundering and foreign exchange trading.
    • Litigation support included: creating and maintaining databases on Relativity, Concordance and CaseMap; conducting legal research using Westlaw Next and LexisNexis; assisting attorneys in document review, productions, discovery, witness preparation, depositions, and court filings; supervising logistics of off-site trial preparation and trial exhibits. 

    Education


    Emory University

    Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and East Asian Studies)Graduated in 2014


    Brooklyn Law School

    Juris DoctorateGraduated in 2021