Represent freelancers, startups, and small- and medium-sized businesses in Georgia, New York and Connecticut in connection with everything they might need during the business cycle, including helping them protect the intellectual property in their idea or business concept, assisting them with forming and launching their business, and drafting clear, plain-language contracts governing relationships with their employees, customers and vendors as their business matures. Services include forming or expanding their business, developing and negotiating contracts, registering trademarks or copyrights, and providing advice and counsel with respect to exploiting and protecting intellectual property.

• Director and Associate General Counsel of a leading global provider of consumer, business to business, and industrial digital imaging solutions. Canon USA, Inc. is a $10+ billion subsidiary of Canon Inc., a global technology and imaging equipment conglomerate with annual revenue exceeding $45 billion• Counsel manufacturing and retail subsidiaries through the Americas, as well as product, sales and administrative divisions including IT, Finance and Accounting, HR, Compliance and Properties and Risk Management.• Review, negotiate, and draft complex commercial agreements for Americas business units• Develop/conduct preventative legal education training, including creation of policies/guidelines/seminars• Manage bankruptcy and collections function for company and United States subsidiaries• Manage records management department for company and United States subsidiaries• Hire, manage and supervise external counsel in connection with company and subsidiary litigation• Recruited and supervise staff of attorneys, support staff and other professionals• Served as division counsel for multi-billion dollar OEM division• Work closely with Canon Inc. in Japan and with global affiliates in Europe and Asia

• General Counsel for NYSE national computer products retailer and franchisor.• Counseled and provided strategic legal advice to company on issues concerning dealers, distribution and franchising, advertising, marketing, credit and collection, trade practices, real estate, and employment.• Drafted, negotiated and reviewed complex commercial agreements, including all asset sale agreements in connection with sale of company.• Managed company litigation, outside counsel, and collections.

• Advised national franchisor in the areas of franchising, trademarks, licensing, bankruptcy, antitrust, and litigation.• Conducted and oversaw state and federal commercial litigation in-house, including preparing pleadings, conducting depositions and other discovery, preparing motions and briefs, arguing motions and appeals, and supervising outside litigation counsel.• Tried local cases and served as second chair in major national commercial cases.• Reported decisions: Carvel Corp. v. Rait, 503 N.Y.S. 406 (2d Dept., 1986); Carvel Corp. v. Irvolino, 503 N.Y.S. 2d 537 (2d Dept., 1986) (cases of first impression in NY construing restrictive covenants in franchise agreements); Carvel Corp. v. Piacente, 556 N.Y.S. 2d 301 (2d Dept., 1990)• Created and administered franchise disclosure documents nationwide.• Handled franchise transfer, terminations, and real estate acquisitions, sales and leases.

• General practice with emphasis on real estate, litigation, and municipal law.