March 16, 2010

MATTHEW E. PINKHAM

433 NORTH WELLS, UNIT 502, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60654

(630) 788-3754 (CELL)

MATT.PINKHAM@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, MASTER OF ARTS IN SPORTS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE EXPECTED MAY 2010

Activities: MSA Student Board Member, Executive Committee (initiated and organized presentation by Chicago Cubs Marketing Department at Wrigley Field; liaison between Director of MSA Program and student body)
Navigate Marketing (assisted with venue-selection project for athletic department of Big East school)

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D. MAY 2007

Activities: Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, Managing Board
North Grounds Softball League, Commissioner and Head Umpire ABLE Volunteer, Big Brother for local youth Law Student Advocacy Project (negotiated during arbitration on behalf of Virginia state employees) Charlottesville Legal Aid Justice Center (assisted indigent clients in variety of housing matters)

BROWN UNIVERSITY, B.A., PSYCHOLOGY MAY 2003

Activities: Varsity Football (3-year letter winner), defensive back, linebacker, special teams
Class of 1910 Football Award for highest GPA (3.8) of senior class Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, President

EXPERIENCE

DYSON, INC., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
GLOBAL CONSUMER AND BUSINESS TO BUSINESS ELECTRONICS COMPANY
CORPORATE COUNSEL, LEGAL DEPARTMENT NOVEMBER 2008 - PRESENT

•  Working directly under General Counsel with daily personal interaction and consultation with directors of Marketing, Finance and Operations, and Sales Departments
•  Responsible for negotiating, drafting and reviewing diverse and complex array of agreements, involving marketing, advertising, licensing arrangements, and product distribution, as well as for managing outside counsel in a wide array of litigation matters
•  Review and participate in creation of marketing materials for Dyson, Inc. and Canadian affiliate
•  Successfully negotiated as lead attorney official sponsor agreement with major amusement park and resort, as well as million-dollar licensing agreement with major medical foundation

KATTEN MUCHIN ROSENMAN LLP, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM WITH MORE THAN 600 ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND LONDON
ASSOCIATE, CORPORATE DEPARTMENT SEPTEMBER 2007 - NOVEMBER 2008

•  First and second year associate in a broad-based general corporate practice representing issuers, financial institutions and investors in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities and other financial transactions and other general corporate matters
•  Worked on transactional matters for several professional sports team clients: Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago Fire
•  Drafted concessions agreement for Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers new shared-use spring training stadium in Glendale, Arizona; club seat agreements for Chicago Fire's Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois; and player service and sponsorship contracts for international star Chicago Fire player
•  Volunteered in reading and educational programs Lawyers in the Classroom and Readers in the Classroom at Philo Carpenter Elementary School SUMMER ASSOCIATE, CORPORATE, LITIGATION AND REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENTS MAY - JULY 2006
•  Participated in several negotiations and discussions regarding professional sports matters, including sale of St. Louis Blues and sponsorship agreement for United Center on behalf of Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks
•  Drafted terms and conditions for Chicago Bulls courtside season ticket holders

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA MAY - JULY 2005
RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR PROFESSOR MICHAEL P. DOOLEY, WILLIAM S. POTTER PROFESSOR OF LAW

•  Conducted research on state corporate law statutes and Sarbanes Oxley Act to assist with update of Prof. Dooley's corporate law treatise

EDWARDS & ANGELL, LLP, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
PARALEGAL, LITIGATION DEPARTMENT JULY 2003 - JUNE 2004

•  Prepared answers, motions, and discovery requests and responses; coordinated obtainment of employment and medical records; scheduled and managed upcoming filing dates and court appearances SUMMER LAW CLERK, LITIGATION DEPARTMENT MAY - JULY 2002
•  Maintained accuracy and organization of case files; Created summary reports of important case documents; Conducted various types of research on areas critical to ongoing cases

MEMBERSHIPS Affiliations: Metropolitan Board of Chicago Youth Centers, Membership Committee Chairman

American Bar Association Admissions: Admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, November 2007