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San Diego, Ca, Us

Provide legal counsel for a debt buyer subsidiary of a publicly-traded company in the financial services space, with offices in the United States, India, and Costa Rica. Provide legal advice and support for multiple company departments, including Digital Marketing, Decision Science, Information Security, Information Technology, and Payment Processing, as well as for the company’s Artificial Intelligence initiatives. Provide subject-matter expertise on relevant laws, including FDCPA, TCPA… Show more Provide legal counsel for a debt buyer subsidiary of a publicly-traded company in the financial services space, with offices in the United States, India, and Costa Rica. Provide legal advice and support for multiple company departments, including Digital Marketing, Decision Science, Information Security, Information Technology, and Payment Processing, as well as for the company’s Artificial Intelligence initiatives. Provide subject-matter expertise on relevant laws, including FDCPA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM Act, ECOA, NACHA Rules, EFTA/Reg E, GLBA, FTC Safeguards Rule, and CCPA, as well as various other state laws. Advise and support the business in a new initiative to develop machine learning and Artificial Intelligence capabilities in-house. Help develop policies and procedures for the use of Generative AI. Selected as a top thought partner to develop an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence for the parent company (Encore). Member of the Data Governance Advisory Board and Model Review Committee. Advise the Government Affairs team about impacts of pending legislation on the business. Selected as a leader to help create a more robust structure for the Legal and Regulatory Change Management process.Honors: Selected as an MCM Marvel in 2022, awarded to top people leaders in the company. Show less

Greater San Diego Area

Managed a team of one attorney and four paralegals as the team managed and filed new license applications, license renewal applications, annual reports, and franchise tax returns. Created an organized process for completing required filings to ensure consistency and efficiency. Orchestrated, drafted, and reviewed company responses for state regulator examinations. Advised the Government Affairs department about impacts of pending legislation. Managed a $1.3 million budget.

Provided in-house counsel on a wide variety of issues for the parent company and for a wholly-owned subsidiary, TrueAccord Corp., a tech startup reforming the debt collection industry. Regularly collaborated with all departments within the company (i.e. advising and brainstorming with the product team, explaining legal requirements to the software engineering team, etc.). Responsible for approving all email and letter content to ensure compliance, including drafting required disclosures… Show more Provided in-house counsel on a wide variety of issues for the parent company and for a wholly-owned subsidiary, TrueAccord Corp., a tech startup reforming the debt collection industry. Regularly collaborated with all departments within the company (i.e. advising and brainstorming with the product team, explaining legal requirements to the software engineering team, etc.). Responsible for approving all email and letter content to ensure compliance, including drafting required disclosures, compiling federal requirements and statutory requirements from every state. Managed employee equity, including drafting stock option agreements and issuing stock option grants. Managed corporate compliance and formalities. Drafted intercompany agreements. Drafted service provider agreements. Reviewed company financial statements and tax returns. Created and managed the licensing compliance and tax compliance program. Researched and analyzed licensing and corporate tax requirements in every U.S. state. Managed and mentored a team of a paralegal and rotating law students as they filed license applications, annual reports, franchise tax returns, and income tax returns. Assisted with drafting and revising company policies and procedures. Created and ran the training program for the customer service team. Show less

Volunteer law clerk for Hon. Paul S. Grewal. Conducted legal research and drafted opinions on wide range of issues, including violations of the California Labor Code, enforceability of settlement agreements, interpretation of Convertible Promissory Notes, and various matters under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment, Bureau for Legislative/Public AffairsReviewed and analyzed the type of process and evidence used to officially designate terrorists. Researched and analyzed international organizations and wrote memo to determine whether they met specific criteria to be designated a “Public International Organization” for lending purposes. Screened CVs for a potential candidate to serve as coordinator of a newly established committee. Researched and… Show more Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment, Bureau for Legislative/Public AffairsReviewed and analyzed the type of process and evidence used to officially designate terrorists. Researched and analyzed international organizations and wrote memo to determine whether they met specific criteria to be designated a “Public International Organization” for lending purposes. Screened CVs for a potential candidate to serve as coordinator of a newly established committee. Researched and wrote a memo about the liability of government contractors under the Federal Tort Claims Act, including when the contractors can assert the Government Contractor Defense. Researched and wrote a memo about the government reimbursing allowable costs of contractors when the loss is also covered by the contractor’s insurance. Show less

Department of Insurance (MCARE) and Department of HealthEvaluated medical malpractice cases, including assessing expert reports, damages, and procedural history. Researched and wrote internal memos regarding various issues related to the licensure of health care facilities. Researched proposed legislation, comparing it to other states, especially related litigation in those states, and wrote internal memos regarding my findings. Conducted legislative bill analyses, finding inconsistencies… Show more Department of Insurance (MCARE) and Department of HealthEvaluated medical malpractice cases, including assessing expert reports, damages, and procedural history. Researched and wrote internal memos regarding various issues related to the licensure of health care facilities. Researched proposed legislation, comparing it to other states, especially related litigation in those states, and wrote internal memos regarding my findings. Conducted legislative bill analyses, finding inconsistencies, inaccuracies, and assessing the potential impact of the bill on the Department of Health. Show less

Researched the law pertaining to Local Council Courts and revised a teaching manual for the Local Council Court Members, familiarizing them with issues such as the scope of their jurisdiction, the limitations of the law, good governance, and human rights. Researched and wrote a report on access to justice in Uganda. Facilitated the travel to Uganda and the experience in Uganda for program participants from all over Africa.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy, Political Science, Spanish