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Orlando, Florida, US

• Leading strategic initiatives as key member of ELT and one of two attorneys in a start-up recycling company converting waste polypropylene to a 100% recycled resin using an innovative physical recycling technology that.
• Support capital projects team focused on global projects development and TIC >USD 3 billion;
• Leading commercial dispute resolution strategies on capital project matters, including $17-30 million dispute with EPC provider;
• Supporting development of substantive bankability narrative, US DOE financing, and Green Bond qualification;
• Advise and coordinate with management, personnel, government agencies, and NGOs on policy issues impacting the company, including internally promoting the importance of a comprehensive strategy for public policy.
• Proactively advising and educating colleagues across the enterprise on building a cohesive governance infrastructure and fostering a strategic risk management perspective; and

Monroe, Louisiana, US

Collaborated with cross-functional teams on governance, sustainability and securities matters including developing an integrated disclosure and communication strategy across all channels including SEC filings, NYSE reporting, internal platforms, and external stakeholder materials for a global telco to tech company. ESG, SEC reporting and compliance.

Safat, Kuwait, KW

• Established strategy, goals and objectives for Americas Region legal, compliance, and risk programs and developed, evaluated, and updated policies and procedures to support those goals and objectives;
• Supported global corporate treasury, tax, finance, and corporate governance functions with legal entity management, cash management, public company reporting, and intercompany agreements;
• Monitored industry risk and regulatory trends, discussed with management, and proposed risk management strategies;
• Conducted and/or supervised internal investigations and represented company with federal and/or state regulatory agencies;
• Led enterprise-wide, global compliance risk assessment (FCPA, Code of Conduct, etc…) and managed team of outside counsel and consultants;
• Drafted/revised corporate policies including global sanctions compliance, Code of Conduct, contracting and provided live, in-person or web-based training, and ongoing advice/counseling;

Hedehusene, Capital Region, DK

• Provided strategic legal advice to global executives of the Panprojects and Oil & Gas industry group on commercial activities with energy, petrochemical, oilfield services, and EPC customers;
• Evaluated and mitigated potential commercial and contractual risks consistent with business strategy by collaboratively negotiating sophisticated global commercial agreements focusing on operational risk management.
• Supported commercial team with evaluating and pursuing potential M&A opportunities;
• Managed and advised internal clients on general dispute resolution including multi-million-dollar pricing claims;
• Advised on various compliance matters such as FCPA, import/export risks, and anti-trust.
• Developed and conducted employee and executive training and coaching on legal, compliance, and risk issues;

Houston, TX, US

• Responsible for identifying/analyzing enterprise legal, risk and corporate governance issues and providing legal and compliance counsel to key corporate functions. Primary counsel for ’33 and ’34 Acts, NYSE, and.
• Provided advice to C-suite and senior executives relating to U.S. and foreign strategic business and legal matters including assessing M&A opportunities, corporate governance, private debt offerings, corporate credit.
• Sat as a member of the Disclosure Committee and collaborated with treasury, tax, and finance teams, and business segments on investor meetings, and earnings calls;
• Advised venture capital team on potential investment opportunities including asset or share purchase agreements, financing agreements, LOIs, MOUs, and joint operating agreements;
• Managed relationship with majority shareholder (Toshiba) in Westinghouse JV investment, negotiated with Tokyo-based Toshiba executives on various aspects of existing put option and shareholder agreements, and evaluated.
• Supported both internal and independent auditor review processes;

• Developed and implemented a comprehensive compliance program for condo-hotel sales team in Manhattan, including SEC compliance, global sales protocols, and IP protection;
• Negotiated contracts including licensing, SaaS, vendor, consulting, leasing, real estate purchase/sale, partnership, and JV agreements;
• Managed relationship with commercial lenders on construction/project and mezzanine loan obligations;
• Represented the project before municipal and regulatory agencies;
• Supported exclusive brokers with sales/marketing strategy to insure brand integrity including monitoring licensing agreement compliance, websites, and global publications; and
• Managed USD 5 million budget and supervised a team of ten.

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for leading Morgan Stanley’s response to SEC, state, stock exchange, and NASD regulatory and securities-related investigations and litigation;
• Performed risk assessments across the investment banking, equities, investment management, and retail business lines;
• Represented company and prepared employees to provide testimony or interviews with regulators including the SEC, NASD, DOJ, NY Attorney General, and NYSE.
• Conducted internal investigations relating to employee conduct, customer complaints, and compliance matters;
• Developed, revised and implemented compliance policies in a dynamic securities regulatory environment including policies relating to FCPA, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision capital requirements, and Reg G; and
• Managed outside counsel in litigation and regulatory investigations.

New York, New York, US

• General case management including developing discovery, drafting pleadings for federal and international jurisdictions, and supervising team attorneys and paralegals; and
• Prepared and represented witnesses and defendants in SEC and New York State Attorney General investigations.

• Conducted non-public investigations regarding suspected violations of the federal securities laws including witness testimony, drafting and issuing subpoenas, reviewing documents and testimony records, and.
• Developed potential civil securities violation cases, drafted for Commission review legal memoranda assessing investigatory review, and recommending a course of action for companies and individuals (litigation.

Executive Education - Sustainable Capitalism And Esg Certificate

J.D., Law

B.A., History