Reporting to the CEO, I have developed a high-performance legal team for a publicly traded cannabis operator licensed in Nevada, California, Illinois, and Florida. My team is responsible for various corporate and cannabis compliance programs, contract review and tracking systems, filing systems, and more. I am committed to continuous improvement in both effectiveness and efficiency and strive to streamline and automate processes and find cost-cutting measures, reducing the financial footprint of the legal department as much as possible.Tasks include:• Serve as corporate secretary and board liaison for parent company and ~10 subsidiaries, to include board management and the preparation of board materials such as minutes, resolutions, committee charters, questionnaires, etc.• Prepare and submit US and Canadian securities filings on EDGAR, SEDAR+, and SEDI, such as financial reports, current reports, and insider ownership updates• Assemble due diligence responses for M&A, financing, banking, etc.• Liaise with external counsel on M&A, securities, intellectual property, litigation, and other matters• Present at public workshops and hearings as needed to advocate for positive regulatory changes• Analyze impact on operations by regulatory and statutory changes, regulator meetings, and disciplinary actions against others• Serve as point of contact for regulatory affairs at all levels, including applications, inspections, audits, and other inquiries• Prepare policies, procedures, programs, and any other documentation required to meet cannabis, OSHA, GMP, and other standards• Maintain all licenses/permits/registrations, e.g. cannabis licenses, business licenses, Secretary of State reporting, operational permits, and more• Research ad hoc legal and compliance questions• Lead legal department of 4 other professionals responsible for cannabis compliance, OSHA compliance, licensing and permitting, and more

• Maintained all licenses/permits/registrations, e.g. cannabis licenses, business licenses, Secretary of State reporting, DBAs, operational permits in Nevada, California, Illinois, and Florida• Assisted with preparation of SEC filings, including annual, quarterly, and current reports• Prepared and maintained materials for Board and committee meetings and actions, including agendas, minutes, resolutions, and other documentation• Prepared and maintained director and officer agreements, questionnaires, forms, and information charts• Prepared legal memos relating to cannabis, employment, tax assessments• Handled marketing inquiries, e.g. packaging/labeling, contracts, event permitting • Reported on CCB happenings such as board meetings and complaints • Liaised between the company and financial institutions, outside legal counsel, insurance companies, regulatory agencies• Managed data room and due diligence inquiries/responses relating to financings and M&A

Brad Slighting is a sole proprietor specializing in civil litigation and family law matters.• Maintained client relationships, prepared correspondence and court documents, conducted legal research• Handled bookkeeping, payroll, budgeting, governmental reporting, etc.• Supervised legal staff

Accounting turned out not to be my calling, but this tax role and my in-house internship at Barrick Gold provided me with an invaluable foundation to better understand and develop in later accounting-adjacent roles.• Prepared tax returns of individuals, partnerships, s-corporations, c-corporations, and non-profits• Reviewed client books and made various book and tax adjusting entries• Researched and responded to notices from tax authorities

• Developed intermediate MS Excel skills including macros, pivot tables, lookup functions, logical functions, conditional formatting, data visualization, etc.• Reviewed disclosure checklists, prepare annual financial statements, and responded to auditor inquiries for 15-20 subsidiary entities• Completed month-end close processes including 4 reports relating to capital expenditures, 35-40 account reconciliations, and various adjusting journal entries• Investigated and resolved unexpected intercompany variances and mystery account balances

• Prepared correspondence and court documents in white collar criminal defense, tax controversy, civil litigation, and family law matters• Researched and established a criminal record sealing service where clients are charged a flat fee • Continually improved office policies and procedures• Supervised staff of 4 which included interviewing, hiring, termination, scheduling, training, and coaching

• Took initiative to supervise staff of 4 which included interviewing, hiring, termination, scheduling, training, and coaching• Created office structure by developing policies and procedures• Overhauled filing system resulting in more billable hours• Managed attorney calendars; transcribed dictation; processed accounts receivable

• Maintained and organized client files• Conducted errands, processed mail, and maintained lobby• Created client spreadsheet which increased filing efficiency and saved 20+ minutes of supervisor’s time daily