Octavia L. Powell
Business Counsel | Extended Team Member | Business Focused Legal Guidance
Illinois
IL, England & Wales
"Easy to talk to and understand ๐๐พ๐๐พ"
About
I am a graduate of the University of California Berkeley, a member of the Illinois bar and a licensed lawyer (Solicitor) of England and Wales.
I help my clients streamline their business practices and manage legal risks by focusing on essentials such as - business contracts, corporate structure, employment/independent contractor agreements, website terms and policies, IP, technology, and commercial related agreements as well as business risk and compliance guidance.
Please note that I do not handle… read more litigation or business formation.
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"Octavia has helped my software development consulting firm with numerous technology related contracts and licensing agreements from and to clients, customers and vendors such as: SaaS, software on-premises solutions, cloud-based solutions and apps. She is always highly organized and very patient in explaining complex legal issues to us. She has also demonstrated her trustworthiness via her consistent professionalism. The next is competence. We have found Ms. Powell's work to be thorough. She crosses the t's and dots the i's. She often reminds us of ramifications to decisions that we are not considering."
"Octavia has provided outstanding expertise in contracts, contract negotiation, corporate structure, corporate records, and general legal advice concerning our companies. She has learned our businesses and is very professional, personable, thorough, consistent and knowledgeable of the various issues that we have asked her to advise us on which is the reason we have continued to use her services and is the reason I would highly recommend her services to other businesses and colleagues."
Work History
Powell Legal Counsel, Ltd
Business Counsel Consultant
Apr 2009 - Present
Firm retained to assist with special projects, research & overflow/coverage for boutique law firm's corporate domestic and international clients such as: stock re-structure matters (e.g., stock purchase agreements, BOD and shareholder resolutions, promissory notes); tech company services agreements; tech company terms of service and privacy policies (compliant with GDPR and CCPA); SaaS agreements.
POWELL LEGAL COUNSEL, LTD
Principal Attorney
Mar 2007 - Present
Provide business counsel legal services to small and mid-size companies, with a problem-solving approach, to help support business objectives. Actively partner with clients to provide guidance and solutions to optimize business strategy, development of business/corporate vision and performance across a broad range of areas.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
IT Director
May 2007 - Aug 2019
Oversaw internal Intranet and external Internet website implementation, design and maintenance: Directed the activities of staff, including: web developers, webmasters, database administrators, software engineers, and digital content contributors.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF CHICAGO
Software Programmer And Web Project Manager
Jan 2002 - Dec 2006
Developed and managed software and web applications and teams
(e.g.; incident management system, client/case management system, point of sale and warehouse inventory management system); Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep
teams on-task and achieve schedule targets; Directed and participated in computer programming activities and evaluating system performance.