Alcoholic Beverage Licensing, Liquor Licensing, Business Operational Licensing and Permits, Franchise, Corporate transactions, Real Estate Leases, Hospitality

1. Laine Schroeder Edwards
Licensing Specialist
214-537-9696
LaineEdwards@verizon.net
http://www.linkedin.com/in/laineedwards
Licensing, Franchise and Corporate Compliance Professional
License management of regulatory corporate and business licensing and multi-state alcoholic
beverage compliance. Franchise executive with multi-level corporate, real estate and
transactional experience. Media experience as Managing Editor of local newspaper. Developer
of policies, protocols and procedures and budget forecasts.
Accomplishments
• $250,000 reduction in renegotiated national vendor contracts
• $1.3 Million department savings through in-house national alcoholic beverage licensing
• 20% reduction in late fees due to improved license renewal procedures
• Created licensed databases for various franchisors’ licenses, business permits, and
franchisees
• Multiple franchise disclosure documents (FDD) compliance draft, review and filings
• 20% cost reduction internal audit eliminating double billing methods
• Executive officer of weekly newspaper, circulation 20,000; management of 23 staff members
• $100 Million escheat avoidance through membership management merger transactions
• Multi-Million dollar tax liability release through forensic analysis of company tax records
Key Skills Summary
Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Franchise Industry
Budget and Forecasting Policy and Procedure Development
Corporate/Government Regulatory Compliance Multi-level Transactional Experience
Real Estate/Lease Summary Contracts Review and Negotiations
Franchise
Director of Legal Services
$750,000 annual budget and forecast analysis
Responsible for tracking initial activities through unit opening:
• Gained accurate franchise sales pipeline forecasting and accounting
• Increased franchise operational efficiency
• Reduced procurement delays
• Review and analyze lease agreements
• Prepare lease abstracts
• Review zoning and ordinance provisions
• Eliminated missing filings and construction dates
• Eliminated penalty fees
• Allowed easy assessment of franchisee Quick Service Reports
• Managed franchise licenses and license renewals
• Drove liability risk assessment of commercial leases and addenda for critical market
costs
Worked with State, County and City licensing authorities to obtain necessary permits including
Conditional Use Permits, health and business permits

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Guided annual compliance review of Franchise Disclosure Documents, FDD filings and respond to
state examiner comments
Lead roll out of new Franchisor Standard Operating Manual
Performed FTC compliance client presentations
Implemented secured document retention systems
Designed and developed office policies and procedures
Key note speaker at annual conventions and GM schools
Alcohol Beverage Licensing and Other Business and Operational Permits
$2 Million annual budget and forecast analysis
Manage licensing processes for 2,000+ national and local alcoholic beverage licensing and
business operational permits and compliance actions
Responsible for acquisitions or sales of property and related licenses for transfer, assignment of
ownership, license brokering or new license applications
Develop and maintain department and corporate analysis of alcoholic beverage and business
policies
Concession and lease agreements
Manage renewal of business operational permits including, music, business, health and food
permits, pools, tobacco, boilers, elevators, child care and youth camps
Manage compliance filings regarding ownership change, officer and director change, licensing
and business licenses for all foreign and domestic entities
Maintain alcoholic beverage compliance training materials
Responsible for various state and federal regulatory filings including FCC, TTB, and ABC Boards
Responsible for business opening, closing, sales, acquisitions, transfers
Transitioned in-house additional 1000+ outsourced business operating licenses and permits
Corporate and Trademark
Supervise regulatory corporate compliance and protocols for 800+ foreign and domestic entities
Maintain all corporate minute books
Negotiated national music licensing company, media and other contracts utilizing national
leverage with affiliate companies to lower contract licensing fees
Trademark filings for new and renewal licensing applications
Directed a 20 state legal and internal policy for 200 merger transactions to streamline cost
controls
Directed 150+ corporate dissolutions netting tax savings
Drove 20 state 200 merger transactions to protect $100 Million membership funds from state
escheat claims
Lead multi-state unclaimed property program filings $200,000
Media
Executive officer of print and on-line production of weekly newspaper
Managed office staff of 23 reporters, sales and delivery personnel
45% sales increase with target marketing drives
Executive principal to media and executive level government personnel
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3. Laine Schroeder Edwards – Page
Write Editorial Opinions, Byline stores, design print paper layout and online production
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Employment History
ClubCorp
Licensing Specialist 7/2008 to Present
Mullin House, PC
Senior Paralegal 5/2007 to 6/2008
The Garland News/Garlandonline.com
Managing Editor 10/2005 to 4/2008
Wingstop Restaurants, Inc.
Director of Legal Services 6/2004 to 6/2006
Haynes & Boone/Jenkens & Gilchrist
Senior Franchise Registration Director 7/2001 to 6/2004
Education
BS Journalism News and Public Affairs, OSU, Stillwater, OK
Accounting, UCO, Edmond, OK
Certifications
Technical Writing Certificate, Dallas, TX
Principles of Management, Dallas, TX
Organizations
NALCP Member (National Association of Licensing and Compliance Professionals)
LIFT Host Committee Organizer (Literacy Instruction for Texas) (Non-Profit)
• Contract negotiations, sponsorship negotiations, logistics and budget development
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