Heather L. Gray EXPERIENCE Sotheby's, Inc. 2008 - Present Associate General Counsel, Vice President - Legal, New York 2012 - present o Dedicated lawyer for Sotheby's Private Sales department, responsible for negotiating and drafting all contracts for S2 selling exhibitions and high value private sales. o Key senior member of four lawyer team responsible for all transactional legal services for Sotheby's North America, with a particular emphasis on negotiating and drafting consignment, enhanced hammer, guarantee and irrevocable bid agreements. o Legal oversight of and development of best practices for the Valuations and Trusts & Estates departments, including sole responsibility for all interaction with the IRS. o Valued as an expert resource on Art Law and Trusts & Estates by the most important clients of Sotheby's and their lawyers, bankers and art advisors. o Integral in structuring selling exhibitions and strategizing new business opportunities in the private sale arena. o Oversight of junior lawyers and legal assistants on transactional team and mentor to junior colleagues in other departments. Vice President - Trusts & Estates, New York & Los Angeles 2008 - 2012 o Drove business development opportunities for Sotheby's by actively soliciting consignment and appraisal business in the Tri-State area and on the West Coast. o Crafted proposals and led client presentations, negotiated deal terms and consignment agreements and supervised high value trust and estate consignments. o Presented continuing legal education programs on Art Law and lectures on the art market to organizations nationwide. o Made in-house presentations on the impact on our business of changes in the tax laws to Sotheby's art experts and senior business executives. o One of 18 Sotheby's staff members selected to participate in a leadership development program created and delivered by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). Sidley Austin LLP 1999 - 2008