Jada Allender Attorney
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Jada Allender

Associate
Biography

Jada Allender is a member of the firm’s corporate and securities practice group where she focuses on advising clients on a variety of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate organization, private equity financing, deal negotiation, SEC reporting, and corporate governance. Jada helps clients devise business solutions, structure and form business entities, prepare shareholder and director approvals, and draft purchase agreements and other transaction documents. She also counsels clients with regard to collegiate athletics name, image, and likeness issues, including sponsorship and marketing arrangements, media production, athlete eligibility requirements, and agency relationships and contracts. In addition, Jada represents clients in new technology ventures, media rights deals, and executive and coach compensation contracts. Jada is a speaker and author on name, image, and likeness issues for various industry organizations and educational institutions. Jada is also a member of the firm’s Hiring Committee.

Prior to joining the firm, Jada worked in the sports and entertainment industry where she gained experience with professional and collegiate athletics operations, sports media production, and NCAA compliance.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona


Education

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Willard H. Pedrick Scholar
    • CALI Awards: Business Organizations, Legal Advocacy, Property, Race and the Law, TPR: Finance Law
    • Corporate & Business Law Journal, Associate Editor
    • Black Law Students Association, Secretary & Executive Director of Outreach
    • Women Law Students Association
  • Arizona State University (M.A., Sports Law and Business)
  • University of Oregon (B.S., Business Administration)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • University of Oregon, College of Business – Forty Under 40

Previous Professional Experience

  • Snell & Wilmer LLP,  Summer Associate
  • Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Extern
  • Arizona Supreme Court, Extern
  • Gammage & Burnham PLC, Extern

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Sports Lawyers Association

Community Involvement

  • Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations
    • Director & Chair, Governance Committee (2024-Present)
  • University of Oregon, Black Alumni Network, Board Member

Representative Presentations and Publications

Client News
Client News
Dec 13, 2023

Snell & Wilmer Represents Waste Consolidators Inc. in Sale to Ally Waste Services LLC

Client News
Jun 01, 2023

Snell & Wilmer Represents Leading Influencer Media Firm Mom Media in Acquisition by Everyday Health Group

Client News
May 06, 2022

Snell & Wilmer Represents Software Development Company Flywheel Software in Growth Equity Investment from The Jordan Company, L.P.