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Andover, Ma, Us

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

* Supported operations of personal lines and commercial lines departments.* Contributed to strategic planning.* Earned Massachusetts state license for property and casualty insurance.

Andover, Massachusetts

As Chief Strategy Officer: • Guided organization-wide strategic planning and annual operational planning for functional departments (e.g., finance, human resources, IT, facilities, public works, public safety, sustainability, land use). • Managed several cross-departmental teams on complex initiatives (e.g., outdoor dining for 20+ restaurants during COVID-19, and 2020 federal census outreach).• Led multi-million dollar sale and redevelopment of four acres of public land located in town’s center along commuter rail line (i.e., authored request for proposals (RFP), managed RFP issuance, evaluated proposals, etc.) • Led multi-year review of the municipal corporation’s governance structures, and drafted executive policies.As Town Clerk:• Served as chief elections officer managing election operations for 26,000 registered voters.• Ensured organization-wide compliance with state ethics laws, public records statutes, Open Meeting laws, etc.• Directed licensing operations for liquor, restaurants, liveries, etc. • Acted as chief records access officer for municipality. • Organized Town Meeting (i.e., legislature).

Cranston, Ri

Contributed in areas of market intelligence, strategic acquisitions, and strategic planning for the company's domestic and international industry and business units.

Greater Boston Area

• Drafted opinions of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.• Authored memoranda analyzing and evaluating litigants’ arguments. • Reviewed petitions from litigants and recommended whether the Court should grant further appellate review.

Boston

• Provided legal counsel to entities regarding corporate formation, governance, tax status, employment matters, conflict of interest policies, stock options and restricted stock, real estate matters, et cetera. • Drafted ancillary documents, conducted due diligence, and facilitated closings for a wide variety of corporate entities in support of debt financings, equity financings, and acquisitions. • Assisted in drafting agreements in connection with private equity fund formations. • Conducted research for litigation involving financial services industry, patent infringement, and real estate transactions. • Obtained legal status for undocumented aliens in federal removal proceedings.

Boston

• Authored memorandum outlining the preclusive effects of Patent and Trademark Office determinations in subsequent federal action. • Wrote memorandum discussing emotional harm damages and causation in defamation actions. • Drafted motion in limine excluding commercial success evidence in a patent infringement case.

Boston

Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy• Facilitated fiscal and legal reviews of all newly promulgated state regulations to ensure compliance with applicable policy and law.• Coordinated state executive office’s response to subpoena from Lehman Brothers in bankruptcy proceeding.

Jd, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: National Moot Court Team; Wendell Grimes Moot Court Competition; Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public PolicyTop 5%.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, High Honors

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Student Government Association (served as president), The Wheaton Wire (columnist for student.