Managing Director and General Counsel for dermatology and cosmetic/laser practice. Responsible for developing and executing business growth strategies, and for implementing and sustaining best practices in the areas of practice management, compliance, risk management, recruitment, technology, and corporate and legal matters, among other things.

Partner, comprehensive business, technology and intellectual property law practice.• Developed, negotiated and closed multi-million dollar software licenses, cloud-based platform (SaaS) service agreements, social media and mobile technology contracts, data center installations, outsourced services and other IT agreements.• Developed, negotiated and closed new technology development and licensing contracts for IT- and non-IT based innovations. • Developed, negotiated and closed manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing (traditional and online), professional and creative services, strategic partnering, joint venture and many other commercial contracts.• Established start-up companies, prepared shareholder agreements and operating agreements, designed and implemented vendor, customer and employee agreements and policies, managed and closed asset and stock sales. • Filed trademark applications, maintained trademark portfolios, managed and negotiated trademark disputes, counseled clients on brand and trademark strategy.• Advised clients about patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret protection strategies.

• Reviewed, negotiated and closed mission-critical procurement contracts for IT division, including software, SaaS and hardware transactions.• Oversaw complex, “bet the company” patent litigation, consumer class actions, employment-related lawsuits and other national and international business litigation and regulatory investigations, working closely with outside counsel to develop strategies, prepare witnesses and trial materials and create convincing pleadings. • Oversaw legal aspects of recruitment, hiring and firing, including EEOC and FCRA compliance disputes, and educated HR managers about preventive measures; coordinated consulting, staffing, and related services agreement templates and facilitated negotiations with service providers.

Of Counsel, comprehensive business, technology and intellectual property law practice.• Drafted, negotiated and closed mission-critical IT procurement, data management and internet marketing agreements, services contracts, strategic marketing arrangements, and technology licenses for clients. • Filed trademark applications, maintained trademark portfolios, managed and negotiated trademark disputes.• Advised clients about patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret protection strategies.

Partner and Director of Licensing, intellectual property business development venture.• Developed integrated commercialization and intellectual property protection strategies for new technologies.• Created marketing materials, identified/qualified/presented to strategic development partners.• Guided technology development to “proof of concept” stage.• Drafted, negotiated and closed strategic licensing, development, distribution, sales and other agreements.

Attorney/Contractor supporting North America Operations and Fountain divisions while earning MBA.• Negotiated and closed agreements with high profile channel partners for Coca-Cola trademark license rights, presence rights, sponsorship rights and exclusive product supply. • Coordinated marketing consulting agreements and joint marketing arrangements, including finalizing master agency services agreements with preferred marketing agencies. • Reviewed ad copy, marketing collateral, and sweepstakes rules for risk management and compliance with brand standards and applicable law, resolved contest disputes, negotiated promotion contracts with vendors.

Associate in Corporate Practice Group.• Negotiated and closed sales and distribution relationships, patent and trademark licenses, technology development undertakings, software license and deployment contracts, and telecommunications equipment and services contracts. • Established start-up companies, maintained corporate books and records, oversaw board meetings, designed and implemented vendor, customer and employee agreements and policies, handled miscellaneous corporate matters. • Managed and closed asset and stock sales and mergers, worked closely with executives and managers at all levels.