Peggy Cobb has extensive experience in complex contract negotiations, including software development, license and maintenance agreements, and equipment purchase agreements. She is particularly familiar with the contract needs in the restaurant and restaurant-related industries. She handles complex and standard contract negotiations and develops contract processes and procedures for major corporate and small business clients. Ms. Cobb also drafts, negotiates and interprets agreements for all departments within an organization, including IT, Human Resources, Accounting/Finance, Marketing and Supply Chains.
Education
- Juris Doctorate, University of Kansas Law School, 1975
- B.A., French and Philosophy, University of Kansas, 1971
- Admitted to practice in Kansas and Missouri
Law Practice Concentrations
- Contract negotiation
- Contract processes and procedures
- Organizational agreements
- General counsel
- Franchising
Experience
- Cobb Legal Services LLC
Handle complex and standard contract negotiations and develop contract processes and procedures for major corporate and small business clients.
Draft, negotiate and interpret agreements for all departments within an organization, including IT, Human Resources, Accounting/Finance, Marketing and Supply Chain.
Accomplishments include drafting and negotiating:
Enterprise resource planning agreement to manage and automate back office functions for two major restaurant operating companies.
$44 million software license and services agreement for credit analysis and account management tool to leverage retail lending business practices.
Payment card processing agreements and gift card production, distribution and loyalty agreements.
Point of sale agreements for retail clients.
Supply and distribution agreements for automobile maintenance and repair organization and restaurant chain.
Equipment purchase, lease and maintenance agreements
Software development and license agreements.
- DineEquity – Associate General Counsel
Contracts Management Group Leader with supervisory and direct responsibility for all Applebee’s and IHOP commercial contracts, supporting all departments at both headquarters.
Developed and implemented contract request, review and retention system for entire enterprise, annually handling over 550 contracts and 300 confidentiality agreements.
Established clause library of alternative, standardized contract provisions for use in contract drafting.
Drafted, negotiated and interpreted a wide variety of commercial procurement agreements, including software license and development, service level, gift card (production, distribution and processing), help desk services, outsourcing, hardware maintenance, equipment purchases and leases, strategic alliances, confidentiality and distribution agreements.
Routinely handled complex negotiations and counseled senior executives on strategic business solutions.
- Sprint Corporation – Attorney
Drafted, reviewed and negotiated a variety of commercial contracts, including software license and development, equipment purchase and lease, strategic alliance, hosting, confidentiality and distribution agreements.
Developed and updated master template agreements for software license, equipment purchase, services and lease agreements to reflect company objectives and appropriate legal standards.
Regularly made presentations to Supply Chain and Law Departments on relevant legal and business topics such as contract drafting skills, UCC, negotiation techniques and vendor credit concerns.
- The Body Shop – Franchise Owner
P&L responsibility for four franchised retail locations of international retailer of skin and hair care products.
Responsibilities included hiring, training and managing 40 employees, marketing and promotions, merchandising, finance, franchisor relations, inventory management, landlord relations and local advertising.
- Sprint Corporation – Senior Attorney
Provided legal advice, including overseeing the processing of all patent applications and filing all copyright applications.
Developed and implemented aggressive litigation strategy to recover significant accounts receivable.
Provided legal advice on employment and immigration issues; provided representation on EEOC charges, developed standardized commission agreements; developed Ethics and Quality Program materials.
Negotiated a wide range of procurement and sales agreements.
- FDIC – Attorney
Handled complex commercial and banking litigation related to bank failures
- Weeks, Thomas and Lysaught – Partner
Represented major insurance, railroad and trucking clients in state and federal litigation.
- K-Bar Research, Inc. – Project Director
Established and managed Lexis computerized legal research organization, with offices in Topeka, Olathe and Wichita.
