Support the General Counsel in his duties to protect the organization’s legal interests, and work directly with the executive team to maintain its operations within the scope established by law. • Draft, review, and assist with negotiations of a wide variety of commercial contracts and policies.• Advise management and executive team in the areas of commercial transactions, business formation, tax planning, mergers & acquisitions, regulatory compliance and consumer law matters, intellectual property, e-commerce, and data privacy compliance.• Support and advise the Director of Human Resources on employment, labor, and immigration law matters.• Draft and update website terms of use, privacy policies and e-commerce terms for multiple company websites, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and with The E.U. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). • Manage and collaborate with outside counsel on various legal matters, including litigation complaints/claims, and patent and trademark related inquiries.

Worked closely with executive team in structuring and drafting contracts for new and existing ventures, partnerships and commercial transactions to ensure compliance, minimize risk and promote business growth. • Drafted partnership dissolution agreement that effectively dissolved a multi-million-dollar international business operating in the United States, Europe and South America; and revised related contracts with third parties. • Devised business formation and tax strategies for new U.K. subsidiary, and researched and advised on matters to facilitate its launch (e.g. E.U.-Brexit issues, employment and immigration matters, etc.)• Drafted and reviewed commercial contracts for domestic and international operations. (e.g. production and distribution, licensing, partnership formation and dissolution agreements, employment contracts). • Drafted and updated terms of use, privacy policies, and other terms for multiple commercial and e-commerce websites.

In-House Contract SpecialistIdentified legal issues and found creative and commercially sound legal solutions for business operations and commercial transactions.• Drafted and reviewed commercial contracts for domestic and international operations (e.g. production and distribution, licensing, nondisclosure, partnership formation and dissolution agreements, employment contracts, website terms of use, privacy policies, and e-commerce terms). • Wrote memorandums to CEO on legal questions and issues across multiple areas of law, including various tax-related topics, transactional law, ecommerce & privacy, and employment law.• Drafted correspondences for CEO and HR Director on a wide range of legal matters. Business Development Manager Created, developed and implemented new strategies and best practices & procedures for innovative business projects, ensuring overall compliance with applicable laws (e.g. tax, labor, commercial, e-commerce and privacy laws).• Led project that successfully created and implemented a new go-to-market sales approach to broaden market reach and improve the efficiency of sales processes in the foodservice segment. • Devised and implemented new sales venture’s commercial and legal structure and procedural guidelines. • Recruited, hired, trained and supervised over 40 sales personnel across six states.

Co-founded a 501(c)(3) soccer club in Los Angeles, CA, which has grown to become one of (if not) the largest adult women’s soccer club in the country, providing hundreds of women with the opportunity to play soccer in levels ranging from recreational to the Women’s Professional Soccer League. Continue to serve on the Board and oversee its activities on a volunteer basis.

• Conducted legal research and drafted memorandums with recommended rulings for the Judge on various upcoming motions and on-going bankruptcy disputes.

Judicial Extern• Briefed cases and conducted legal research on various commercial issues.• Drafted memorandums on current ongoing commercial disputes.Global Justice Project • Worked directly with maximum security prison inmates, prosecutors and defense attorneys to implement plea bargaining into Uganda’s criminal justice system for the first time.

• Created racing and in-store events and directed all organizational and marketing aspects of each event. • Developed relationships with local businesses and national brands to increase event sponsorship.• Worked closely with CEO in managing the company e-newsletter and social-network page.

• Graded exams and assignments for two statistics professors.• Taught various statistics 300 class sessions, as well as tutored in individual and group settings

• Aided in presenting and implementing a new company wide health insurance plan to the employees.• Translated documents and discussions for Spanish speaking employees. • Revised the employee handbook.