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San Francisco Bay Area

An attorney with FLEX by Fenwick, a service offered by Fenwick & West LLP, that provides experienced in-house legal support to technology companies on a flexible, interim basis. Representative work includes:-Currently supporting a San Francisco-based AI start-up in negotiating customer and vendor contracts.

San Rafael, California, United States

San Francisco, California

Advised global business units on commercial legal matters. Negotiated technology, consulting, outsourcing and other contracts critical to global business operations. Provided ongoing support and advice to wholesale team on competition and pricing issues. Led commercial litigation strategy for Americas region and counseled business units on litigation risk; partnered with controllership and outside auditors for quarterly reporting to Audit Committee on material litigation matters and advice on potential loss contingencies.

San Francisco Bay Area

Organizing SF volunteers to support 2018 state-level campaigns around the U.S. (currently focused on Arizona races).Helped coordinate fundraising, text-banking and phone-banking efforts for Lee Carter (District 50) and Elizabeth Guzman’s (District 31) successful 2017 campaigns for the Virginia House of Delegates.Canvassed neighborhoods in Manassas and Woodbridge, Virginia on behalf of Carter and Guzman campaigns and in support of state-wide campaigns of Ralph Northam (Governor), Justin Fairfax (Lt. Governor) and Mark Herring (Attorney General).

Roseville, Ca

San Francisco, California

Provided legal and strategic support for business development, engineering and operations teams. Negotiated wide range of inbound and outbound commercial agreements, including technology, services, internet advertising, partner and reseller contracts. Counseled community management team on user and small business engagement, marketing events, and insurance issues. Negotiated and drafted partner data license agreements and provided ongoing support to business development, product, engineering and user operations teams to enforce partner compliance with licenses.

Menlo Park, Ca

Drafted and negotiated outbound and inbound contracts, including SaaS agreements, referral partner contracts and enterprise licenses. Managed organizational legal risk and advised internal clients on intellectual property, privacy and compliance matters.

San Francisco, Ca

Associate Sept. 2005 to February 2012. Promoted to Counsel in March 2012.Litigated complex matters, including patent and copyright infringement claims, trade secret claims, licensing disputes, unfair competition claims and privacy disputes. Represented clients in a variety of industries, including enterprise, mobile and business analytics software, internet, semiconductors, optical networking equipment, pharmaceuticals and financial services.Engaged in all phases of litigation, including written discovery, document production, taking and defending depositions, expert work, motion practice, mediation and trial. Responded to third-party subpoenas and negotiated scope of related discovery and witness testimony. Counseled clients pre-litigation on copyright, trademark, licensing and partnership agreement issues, as well as best practices for managing privilege and confidentiality in patent disputes.

San Francisco

Researched and drafted bench memoranda and draft orders for a variety of matters, including patent litigation, social security appeals, habeas corpus petitions, and insolvency cases. Attended settlement conferences. Observed bench and jury trials, and law and motion hearings.

Silicon Valley

San Francisco, Ca

Researched and drafted bench memoranda on issues relating to asbestos litigation and other complex cases. Briefed Court on pending motions for summary judgment and provided recommendations on rulings. Attended daily settlement conferences. Facilitated jury selection process for two trials.

San Ramon, Ca

Sold small businesses DSL, T1 access, and hosting solutions including dedicated servers, co-location and managed hosting.

San Francisco, Ca

Executed equity transactions, including initial public offerings and secondary offerings, collectively valued at over $1 billion for clients in the internet advertising, enterprise software, e-commerce, data storage and semiconductor industries. Built financial models and designed client presentations.

Mountain View, Ca

J.D.

B.A., History

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