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Provide legal support to an agency whose mission is to stimulate economic development through various programs established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Provided legal support to Cingular/AT&T Wireless on a national basis in the areas of real estate, land use, and related litigation. Managed a team of 8 attorneys, 6 paralegals and 2 administrative assistants who resided in various office across the United State; Responsible for the acquisition, sale, leasing and zoning of all types of real estate, from wireless communications facilities to major office buildings and retail stores Responsible for commercial transactions and agreements to purchase goods and services for the company, with committed spends anywhere from several thousand to several hundred million dollars.People management, communication, and budget skills-diverse group of attorneys and paraprofessionals and molded them into a cohesive team that reviews over 3000 documents per year, manages 100+ pieces of litigation, reviews legislation on matters affecting wireless carriers, answers day to day questions on various legal issues, all within expected time frames and on budget.Strategic thinking and long term planning-responsible for assisting in the overall administration of the AT&T Wireless legal department by working on career pathing plans for department personnel, title and compensation issues and setting up internal training sessions.External Communications-represent the company in interactions with members of state government, both in the legislative and executive branches. I assist in planning and drafting legislation on wireless issues. I speak on industry panels on issues affecting telecommunications carriers.