• Business Development lead for global Fortune 50 key client.• Lead cross-practice delivery of innovative client-facing platforms and products with an emphasis on key accounts.• Collaborate across business functions to improve and advance client service and relationship growth.• Create compelling, industry-specific go to market strategies by understanding client and market voices and articulating unique value propositions.

• Ensure integrated approach to marketing and business development across all California offices.• Close collaboration with office leadership on key projects, events, and community engagement.• Lead brand and visibility initiatives across California.• Manage and develop high-level strategic partnering relationships.• Proposal coordination and support for California-centric opportunities.• Effective leveraging of CRM systems and other marketing technology to analyze and inform.

• Marketing and business development resource to top-ranked, 60+ attorney international trade and regulatory practice.• Write and edit practice-specific marketing materials, including proposals, RFP responses, practice brochures, attorney biographies, extensive web materials, client alerts and newsletters. • Plan and coordinate major initiatives and events including group business plans and partner retreat strategy sessions.• Company and industry-specific research and analysis to identify strategic opportunities and inform pitches.• Track client prospects, contact relationships and business development activities to develop cross-selling opportunities.• Manage large e-mail campaigns and interpret distribution analytics.

I have consistently expanded my responsibilities beyond my support for three very busy Partners to include the entire life-cycle of representations: business development, budgeting, account tracking, client communication, and substantive filings and briefs.Coordinated, developed, and executed complex submissions before the following bodies:Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration: antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and administrative reviews, both market and non-market economy cases.International Trade Commission (ITC): Section 337 litigation and trade investigations.Court of International Trade (CIT): appeals of agency determinations.Heavy drafting and editing of presentations, proposals, and client correspondence.Researched and analyzed ITC reports, import and global trade statistics, antidumping regimes and trade remedies, corporate affiliations, free trade agreements, application of non-market economy status; and immigration law.Lead as a liaison between DC headquarters and newly opened Beijing office; extensive support for office opening.

Managed APO and public case files for multiple cases; coordinated case work with attorneys and paralegals.Supported three Partners and one Foreign Associate with concurrent projects and cases under strict/conflicting deadlines.Advanced word processing, billing, budget development, data tracking, and large document preparation.

Developed and improved program content in collaboration with Program Director and the Director of Academic and Student Affairs starting in inaugural term (Summer 2005).Planned, coordinated, and led cultural excursions, tours and receptions.Designed electronic database (Microsoft Access) to track student internship placements and professional contacts.Organized and opened new office; trained administrative assistant.

Extensive use of Library of Congress, university libraries in the DC area, and scholarly online sources.Detailed search and analysis of potential sources (in both English and German).

Organized and led overnight excursions as well as visits to local businesses.Provided language support for approximately 20 students in the group with no German ability: guided students through doctor visits, student visa acquisition, the German university system, personal banking and more.Responded flexibly throughout the term to student problems and concerns, especially culture shock.