Billie Munro Audia

Partner and Retail, Marketing & Media Practice Area Leader at Outside GC

 

Billie Munro Audia writes the Contracts Corner column, partnering with in-house counsel, for the ACC Docket. She is a partner with Outside GC, the provider of choice for on-demand general counsel services, and she leads the firm’s Retail, Marketing & Media Practice. Billie has 20+ years of commercial legal experience in the retail, media, and technology sectors, including 7 years in London as European General Counsel for two Silicon Valley technology companies and 4 years in San Francisco as the Director of Commercial Transactions for Gap, Inc. At the beginning of her career, she was an associate with Covington & Burling.

My Articles

Contracts Corner: The Fine Print Face-off of Indemnification vs. Limitation of Liability

Contracts Corner columnist Billie Audia and Mary Ambacher, associate general counsel, corporate and privacy, at Wayfair, break down the essential components of indemnification clauses — what they cover, the duties they impose, and how they interact with limitation of liability and governing law provisions to help in-house counsel negotiate smarter and allocate risk effectively.

Contracts Corner: Navigating Tariff Hikes and Contractual Risk in Commercial Agreements

This Contracts Corner column provides a framework for counsel to determine if their company’s current commercial contracts expose it to tariff risks, consider tariff-related aspects when reviewing existing contracts, and negotiate new contracts that the tariffs may impact — all with the goal of mitigating tariff-related commercial disputes.

Contracts Corner: How to Become an Official US Olympics Sponsor, Supporter, or Licensee

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games are upon us, and all eyes are on not just Paris — but also the companies and brands sponsoring the teams and competitors. Here are step-by-step instructions for in-house counsel seeking to align their company’s brand with the US Olympic & Paralympic teams. #ACCDocket #inhouse #ContractsCorner #USOlympics