Associate General Counsel

PATRICIA SEXTON ROSMAN

Arlington Heights, IL • 847-***-**** • ******.******@*******.*** • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/triciasexton/

ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL GLOBAL PROCUREMENT • COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS • REAL ESTATE • SUPPLY CHAIN

Senior legal executive with 20+ years of experience advising executive leadership and business teams across healthcare, medical device, manufacturing, technology, consulting, consumer products, and energy sectors. Proven record leading complex global procurement, supply chain, technology, and operational transactions; advising on enterprise real estate, leasing, facilities, construction, and capital projects; supporting M&A, integration, financing, governance, and litigation; and building legal functions, processes, and teams that enable fast, practical, risk-aware execution. Extensive in-house experience in regulated and operationally complex environments including Baxter/Vantive, UCI-FRAM, Endurant Energy, Sure Fit, and McDonald’s. Recognized for sound judgment, strong drafting and negotiation skills, cross-functional leadership, and business-oriented legal solutions across global jurisdictions.

CORE EXPERTISE

Global Procurement & Supply Chain Contracting • Direct & Indirect Sourcing • Commercial & Operational Transactions • Manufacturing, OEM, Distribution & Logistics Agreements • Real Estate, Leasing, Facilities & Capital Projects • Construction & AIA Agreements • Equipment, Credit, Consignment & Bailment Structures • Technology, SaaS, Cloud, Data & AI Contracting • M&A, Integration & Financing Support • Corporate Governance & Secretary Support • Litigation & Outside Counsel Management • Privacy, Cybersecurity & Regulatory Compliance • Legal Operations, Templates & Training • Executive Advisory & Risk Counseling

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Deep experience negotiating complex procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, logistics, distribution, technology, consulting, credit, and enterprise services agreements across global healthcare, manufacturing, technology, consumer, and energy environments.

Led legal support for direct and indirect sourcing of raw materials, components, finished goods, capital equipment, IT/SaaS platforms, professional services, and operational services in regulated global operations.

Supported enterprise real estate, facilities, leasing, and capital projects, including manufacturing sites, office leases, plant transactions, and operational infrastructure matters.

Partnered with procurement and sourcing teams at Baxter/Vantive, including support for Hill-Rom integration, supplier alignment, and continuity-of-supply initiatives.

Extensive design, build, construct (DBC) contracting experience, including AIA construction agreements and project documentation for manufacturing and energy infrastructure projects.

Built, managed, and developed in-house legal teams; supervised attorneys and paralegals; managed outside counsel; and implemented templates, playbooks, and contracting frameworks.

Strong background in SaaS, software, cloud, data, AI, and digital transformation contracting, including risk allocation and governance alignment with privacy and security stakeholders.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

McDONALD’S CORPORATION — Legal Counsel, Technology (Contract)

06/2025 – May 2026

Advise technology and marketing business teams on legal issues involving AI, cloud, and digital infrastructure initiatives.

Draft and negotiate SaaS, software, IT services, and technology agreements supporting global operations.

Counsel on privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory, and data-related risks in enterprise technology deployments.

Support high-volume, fast-paced contracting for digital transformation initiatives.

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION / VANTIVE US HEALTHCARE LLC — Legal Counsel Director, Procurement

08/2021 – 02/2025

Served as strategic legal partner to global procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, operations, and technology teams in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Drafted, negotiated, and interpreted complex commercial agreements including manufacturing, supply, distribution, logistics, warehousing, private label, SaaS, software, consulting, and IP agreements.

Supported sourcing of medical device components, finished goods, logistics, and mission-critical operational services.

Advised on risk allocation including indemnities, warranties, liability limitations, IP, force majeure, termination, data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI-related provisions.

Legal support for Hill-Rom integration, including vendor transitions, contract alignment, and continuity-of-supply initiatives.

Advised on supplier disputes, contract enforcement, and escalation matter to protect continuity of operations.

Partnered with privacy, compliance, and security teams as needed to align contracting standards with enterprise risk frameworks.

RSM US LLP — Legal Counsel Manager, Technology

01/2021 – 08/2021

Supported commercial contracting for digital transformation, AI, analytics, outsourcing, and technology implementation engagements.

Negotiated MSAs, SOWs, SaaS, licensing, reseller, subcontractor, and data agreements.

Advised on RFPs and enterprise deals involving legal, regulatory, IP, privacy, and professional risk issues.

Developed templates, playbooks, and contracting standards to improve speed and consistency.

Supported integration of acquired businesses and contracting alignment efforts.

CVS HEALTH — Director, Trade Relations (Executive Advisor)

09/2020 – 12/2021

Partnered with executive leadership on contract strategy, negotiations, and commercial decision-making.

Provided rapid legal and business analysis to support pricing, bid strategy, and operational execution.

SURE FIT HOME DÉCOR, LLC — General Corporate Counsel

06/2019 – 01/2020

First in-house counsel; established legal function, governance framework, and contracting processes for global consumer products business.

Negotiated SaaS, e-commerce, licensing, vendor, supply, and digital commerce agreements.

Managed outside counsel across corporate, litigation, IP, employment, and real estate matters.

Supported real estate leasing and commercial site agreements for offices and manufacturing operations.

Addressed consumer and regulatory issues including ADA/WCAG compliance and marketing/legal risk.

Negotiated digital commerce and AI-enabled vendor agreements, including privacy and data protection obligations (GDPR/CCPA).

ENDURANT ENERGY (formerly GI Energy, a Shell affiliate) — General Counsel

10/2018 – 06/2019

Sole legal counsel advising executive leadership across distributed energy, infrastructure, and project development business.

Structured and negotiated joint development, financing, consulting, SaaS, energy, and infrastructure agreements.

Negotiated AIA construction agreements and project development documentation for energy infrastructure projects.

Led acquisition of distributed energy business via membership interest purchase agreement, advising on structure, risk, and closing.

Supported development of geothermal, CHP, and battery storage projects and related infrastructure transactions.

Drafted foundational joint development agreements for Eco-District infrastructure projects integrating energy and water systems.

Managed governance, templates, training, and legal process improvements.

VARIOUS CORPORATIONS — Contract Attorney / Commercial Counsel

03/2016 – 10/2018

Guggenheim Life and Annuity / Guggenheim Partners — Supported commercial and transactional matters including negotiation of a membership interest purchase agreement under GC supervision, ISDAs, SaaS, consulting, and audit-related agreements.

Backbase — U.S. counsel for fintech SaaS company; negotiated customer, partner, OEM, SaaS/PaaS, and consulting agreements; developed templates and contracting frameworks.

Law Offices of Daniel Rosman — Commercial litigation, real estate leases, distribution agreements, employment matters, EEOC responses, and business contracts.

Packaging Corporation of America — Drafted and negotiated leases, purchasing agreements, engineering services contracts, NDAs, SNDAs, and related real estate documentation.

UCI–FRAM AUTOBRANDS — Deputy General Counsel / Assistant Secretary

08/2011 – 03/2016

Legal advisor to executive leadership of $2B global manufacturing enterprise across procurement, commercial, litigation, governance, and compliance matters.

Supported construction of a new manufacturing facility, including negotiation of AIA construction agreements and related project documentation.

Negotiated OEM, distribution, supply chain, logistics, credit, and technology agreements supporting global operations.

Structured guarantees, credit facilities, consignment, bailment, and capital equipment arrangements.

Managed supplier disputes, including rejection of nonconforming equipment and enforcement of contractual remedies.

Supported real estate and facilities portfolio, including headquarters and operational leases.

Advised on plant transactions, including sale of manufacturing facility with outside counsel support.

Managed litigation portfolio including product liability, commercial disputes, employment, and IP matters.

Partnered with finance, tax, HR, and operations on enterprise legal issues.

Built and scaled legal team from 2 to 6 professionals; implemented legal operations processes and governance support.

EDUCATION

J.D., DePaul University College of Law

B.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

BAR ADMISSION

Illinois (1993)

Contact this candidate