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LexDAO is a non-profit association of legal engineering professionals that brings the traditional legal settlement layer to code, and coded agreements to the masses. We believe that everyone deserves access to justice provided in a quick and efficient manner. If legal services were easier to use, verify, and enforce, we could live in a fairer world. Blockchain technology offers solutions to many problems in the legal space. Our mission is to research, develop and evangelize first-class legal methods and blockchain protocols that secure rules and promises with code rather than trust. We do this by training LexDAO certified legal engineers and buidling LexDAO certified blockchain applications. We strive to balance new deterministic tools with the equitable considerations of law to better serve our clients, allies, and ultimately citizens.

- Advise on regulatory and legal issues as they pertain to Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT),Blockchain, and Cryptocurrencies including applicability of regs, laws, compliance, and infosec;- Counsel clients on risk management issues, data breach prevention and mitigation;- Advise Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO's) on governance, structure, and legal entity wrappers;- Provide guidance on legal issues with tokenizing off-chain assets;- Advise clients on advertising, marketing, and brand protection law;- Evaluate US and International structures for DAO's;- Collaborate with outside counsel to develop new disclosure frameworks for smart contracts;- Draft Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, and other User Generated Content (UGC) Agreements;- Advise Clients in the home automation space- Advise startups on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs); - Assist clients in enforcing brand protection

Scottsdale, Az, United States

- Drafted, negotiated and advised on hundreds of commercial agreements. Managed corporate filings, shareholder and board documents, intercompany agreements, and commercial agreements;- Evaluate and advise on framework for private token sidechain and use of validator nodes;- Evaluate and assist in drafting patent for use of NFT's, using ERC-721, for bills of lading;- Develop framework for gamification of token ecosystem to incentivize participation;- Manage internal compliance programs including draft, train, and enforce security awareness training, IT Policies and procedures, trade secret policies, and HR documents;- Develop policies and procedures, scripts, and tools to test for application and infrastructure vulnerabilities;- Wrote custom python scripts for testing password strength against beach databases;- Manage global corporate compliance program with focus on KYC/AML, OFAC, and privacy compliance;- Developed internal vulnerability testing program and regularly conduct penetration testing through automated and manual tools;- Perform assessment and audit related to information security, governance, risk, and privacy;- Develop strategy and assessment of money services business, Fincen, and State licensing requirements for money transmitter licenses;- Implement SOC2 Compliance program;- Evaluate potential litigation risks, develop solutions to mitgate risks, and work with outside counsel to handle external legal issues.- Assisted in drafting RFPs for government contracts.- Managed IP portfolio across multiple jurisdictions (US, EU, UK and China).- Managed federal and state lobbying efforts to increase blockchain adoption.- Developed strategies for business development with Fortune 500 companies.- Counseled day-to-day corporate governance.- Collaborated with outside counsel on litigation issues including document production, strategy and communications.- Worked with outside counsel on regulatory issues at the state and federal levels.

-Focus on content related issues, marketing/advertising, emerging technologies and privacy. Help advise on CAN-SPAM, TCPA, FTC, and other international and state laws. -Draft policies, guidelines, and vet campaigns for compliance. - Review digital, social media, mobile and eCommerce marketing executions and provide counsel to drive compliance with legal requirements and the Company's privacy policy

Provided counsel for content-related issues, blockchain and cryptocurrency, marketing / advertising, emerging technologies and privacy. Helped advise on CAN-SPAM, TCPA, FTC and other international and state laws. Drafted policies, created guidelines and vetted campaigns for compliance for clients.-Research, analyze, and draft corporate compliance and transactional documents;- Advise clients on CFTC, MTL, and virtual assets;- Review Client marketing and advertising campaigns for compliance and draft opinion letters;- Independently handle all aspects of litigation.- Represent national and international companies in complex litigation matters in multiple jurisdictions including intellectual property disputes, breach of contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, employment, government and regulatory affairs, and general civil litigation.- Draft and review legal research, legal memos, case preparation, and litigation documents.- Direct and manage support staff.- Conduct depositions of parties, witnesses, and expert witnesses.- Experience drafting complaints, answers, motions, discovery, and other pleadings for state, federal, and appellate matters ;- Represent clients at hearings, conferences, interviews, mediation, and arbitration- Draft, review, and revise domestic and international commercial agreements, SaaS agreements, license agreements, professional services agreements, privacy, and technology contracts;

- Featured on Techcrunch- Partnership with StartupWeek- Featured at SXSW - Partnered with Mastercard

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Drafted discovery requests and answers; reviewed and organized voluminous documents and records in complex civil cases; interviewed witnesses and prepared interrogatories. Learned to skillfully maximize settlements of complex civil cases. Reviewed habeas corpus petitions and briefs by prisoners, prepared case evaluations of their claims, and drafted counter arguments that were used in reply briefs. Researched sentencing guideline and preliminary exam reform for Michigan's charging system, with findings ultimately being presented to the Michigan Attorney General.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba