Jeanette Nyden is a commercial contract attorney and negotiator with more than a decade of experience working to support the nuclear power industry.
Jeanette Nyden, Owner, and Supply Chain Legal Advisor 
Jeanette Nyden is a commercial contracts thought leader. Her expertise brings an innovative edge and delivers proven results.
She is honored to have been selected one of America’s top 50 lawyers for thought leadership in commercial contracts.
Having worked with both procurement and sales teams gives her an exceptional view into translating customer demands into supplier performance.
Here are some accomplishments from my 30-year career:
- Author & co-author of 4 books, including The Contract Professional’s Playbook, Getting to We, and The Vested Outsourcing Manual
- Provide legal and/or commercial advice, drafting, and negotiation support on all contracting matters, including a variety of contracts and subcontracts, reflecting knowledge of company policies and procedures, guidance briefs, Federal, state and local laws.
- Advisor working with legal and/or non-legal professionals to resolve legally related issues and strategies for risk mitigation.
- Lead negotiator, including variety of stakeholders, to drive the negotiation to mutual agreement on commercial, financial, and legal issues.
- Create, communicate, and execute negotiation plans to support the business requirements, and prepare business cases and executive summaries detailing the contract negotiation schedule, issues, and risks (Gate reviews).
- Prepare and deliver negotiation playbooks, trainings and tool kits, and develop contracting processes and procedures.
- Adjunct professor at Seattle University and teacher at the University of Tennessee’s Center for Executive Education [2008-2012]
- Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University (Go Salukis!), and licensed to practice law in Washington State
Clients include PG&E, GEP, Esterline, KLX, Microsoft, TD Bank, CIBC Bank, Brookfield Johnson Controls, CH2MHill, T-Mobile, and Jones Lang LaSalle.
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Beth Milligan,
Nyden on Negotiation office assistant + digital marketing specialist + autism advocate
I combine my Bachelor’s in Business Administration with my twenty-plus years of professional experience, to include leading and managing individuals and projects, and turn it into something that brings out the best in me. This spark brought me to entrepreneurship. Now, 9+ years as a virtual assistant lead me to receive my Digital Marketing Certification to help my clients grow their business.
