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Licensed in California and New York and Registered before the USPTO.Leadership and Management - As Vice President, Legal at Google, oversaw team of 300+ legal and technical advisors, and managed company's significant legal risk portfolio, including global litigation, employment, regulatory investigations and law enforcement.- Built and oversaw legal compliance teams at Color Health and ShipBob, and served as CLO and Corporate Secretary.- lead weekly discussion among Xoogler network of 30K on career and leadership topicsCross-functional Business Partnership and Leadership- led design and implementation of Google's enhanced compliance program across all business units and functions- served as lead counsel on numerous multi-billion dollar disputes, involving significant coordination across Google, including multi-billion dollar industry defining copyright cases against Viacom and Oracle, the cell phone wars against Apple and Microsoft, and trade secret claims against Uber.Corporate Governance and Board- Director, Globalive Technologies, a small Canadian public company- Director at several non-profits and served on various committees and councils at the University of Toronto- served as secretary for late-stage, pre-IPO companies, including implementing committees and policies - served as an advisor, board member, angel investor and mentor to countless startups and incubators, including being an advisor to Xooglers, the 30,000 member network of former Googlers, since its founding in 2016. Strategic Transactions- negotiated numerous high value dispute resolutions and supported/advised on complex licenses and M&A transactions, including the Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion and Nest for $3.2 billion and the sale of Motorola Home to Arris for $2.2, and led the negotiation of a $490 million multi-party license with TiVo.Education and awards- B.A.Sc. in Computer engineering and a J.D./M.B.A from the University of Toronto. - honorary doctorate of law from the University of Toronto, was named one of Fortune’s top 40 under 40 and one of the most influential people in the world of IP, and was inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Patent Litigation, Patents, Litigation, and 26 others.

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  University Of Toronto

  Business