Tammi K. Franke
tfranke
fitzhewlaw.com
Practice Areas
Ms. Franke is an experienced business executive and lawyer. She advises software, leasing, consulting, and other emerging and established technology companies. Her specialties include business organization, corporate finance, and commercial matters.
She has experience in contract structuring and negotiation related to alliances, joint-ventures, mergers and acquisitions, software licensing, outsourcing and technology services. She is experienced in a wide range of debt and equity financings, including venture capital and other private placements, and commercial lending.
In addition, Ms. Franke is a business strategy consultant and a frequent lecturer on business development and legal issues. She provides corporate development consulting services in business model development; customer segmentation and prioritization; channel and/or distribution modeling; channel creation and support; partner identification, qualification and acquisition; and partner management.
Experience
- Fitzgerald & Hewes LLP, Chicago, Illinois
- Partner, 2005 to Present
- Kima Wireless Technologies, Chicago, Illinois
- President, (2001-2005)
- Executive Vice President, Business Development (1999-2001)
- Comdisco, Inc., Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois
- Vice President, Corporate Alliances (1997-1999)
- Vice President, Strategic Business Development (1996-1997)
- Vice President/Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary (1993-1996)
- International Legal Director (1991-1993)
- Senior Corporate Counsel (1990-1991)
- Corporate Counsel (1988-1990)
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Chicago, Illinois
- Executive Director (1987-1988)
- Staff Attorney (1985-1987)
Education
JD, Loyola University of Chicago, IL, 1985
(Admitted to Illinois Bar 1985)
BA, English, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 1982
Recent Lectures
"Ethics in Marketing and Communications", Panel Discussion, Northwestern University, Medill Integrated Marketing Communications Graduate Program, February, 2006
"Who's In Charge in a Regional Disaster: Legislation Behind the Chain of Command in Disaster Response", Technology Executives Club, Chicago, IL November, 2005 and Continuity Insights, New Orleans, LA, May 2006
"The Total Marketing Organization", Purdue University Calumet, The Entreprenuership Center, Business Owner's Forum, April, 2006.
