As Associate General Counsel at Springs Window Fashions, I:* Served as advisor to company management on a full range of legal and business matters involving commercial contracts, intellectual property, employment, executive compensation, real estate, risk management, corporate restructuring and commercial lending, among other topics;* Negotiated and drafted supply and service agreements, and sale, license and distribution agreements with retailers, dealers and “distributor/fabricators”;* Handled or supervised multiple asset acquisitions, including that of an operating subsidiary;* Advised on and negotiated co-development agreements involving the integration and commercialization of company and third-party products;* Managed outside legal counsel on a variety of litigation and other matters;* Initiated and lead efforts to use software platforms to organize and manage the company’s corporate record keeping, capitalization table, forms and contracts;* Was selected for the company’s “Leadership Development Program,” involving intensive leadership evaluation and training;* Was a member of the company’s Benefits Committee and Disclosure Committee

As an associate at Michael Best, I:* Advised on securities law issues and drafted numerous private offering memorandums for clients seeking to raise equity capital, including clients in the agri-business and biotechnology sectors;* Participated in the drafting and filing of registration statements at both the federal and state levels, and assisted clients in the drafting and filing of periodic reports and other compliance with the requirements of public companies under federal securities laws;* Coordinated and/or contributed to both seller-side and buyer-side due diligence investigations, assisting clients in the preparation of responses to diligence inquiries and in the analysis of diligence materials provided in response to inquiries;* Advised clients in connection with the sale and purchase of multiple business enterprises, handling such transactions from pre-letter of intent discussions through post-closing indemnification matters, including counseling clients on transaction structure, drafting mechanisms for the allocation of risk, and on the variety of substantive legal issues commonly associated with merger and acquisition projects, including topics in employment, real estate, intellectual property and environmental law;* As a core member of the firm’s “VentureBest” practice group, assisted in the negotiation and drafting of agreements for numerous venture capital financing transactions, and in the representation of various high-growth, emerging companies in biotechnology, information technology and software, medical device, electronics, and other high-technology sectors;* In conjunction with the firm’s China Alliance, drafted international joint venture agreements governing the joint ownership and operation of overseas manufacturing companies located in China and Vietnam