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Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Corporate Counsel supporting a diverse portfolio of projects.

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Former managing in-house attorney and seasoned litigator supporting government contractors and commercial entities in the technology, energy and construction industries. Principal member of a trial team managing and litigating a family of complex claims (cost audit, construction, commercial, engineering and design, False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act, government contract/prime contract fee claims and business torts); Counseled and assisted in the negotiation of government (FAR, DEAR and DFAR) and commercial construction, design, engineering and supply contracts; Drafted and negotiated prime contracts, joint ventures, teaming agreements and other strategic agreements; provided “cradle to grave” contract support—target identification, proposal preparation, contract negotiation, administration, and termination/close-out.

Birmingham, Al, Us

Former managing in-house attorney and seasoned litigator supporting government contractors and commercial entities in the technology, energy and construction industries. Principal member of a trial team managing and litigating a family of complex claims (cost audit, construction, commercial, engineering and design, False Claims Act/Anti-Kickback Act, government contract/prime contract fee claims and business torts); Counseled and assisted in the negotiation of government (FAR, DEAR and DFAR) and commercial construction, design, engineering and supply contracts; Drafted and negotiated prime contracts, joint ventures, teaming agreements and other commercial contracts; provided “cradle to grave” contract support—target identification, proposal preparation, contract negotiation, administration, and termination/close-out.

Châtillon, Île-De-France, Fr

Senior Managing Attorney of a French multinational energy and nuclear technology, operations, engineering, design, construction and decommissioning corporation's American subsidiary; Provided legal support for business systems, contracts, compliance, internal and external audit support, litigation, labor & employment, construction, trade/export control, intellectual property, real estate and accounting/finance; Aligned business systems to best practices ensuring compliance with overlapping regulatory requirements, internal and external audit requirements, as well as maintaining consistency with preferred contractual terms and conditions; Provided primary legal support for pursuit and capture teams in both Government (FAR, DFAR, DEAR, DOE/NNSA, DOD and NRC) and Commercial contract space; Risk Assessment and Risk Management, including communicating Risk/Strategy to Senior Management and Board and assisting in the preparation of financial disclosures to value legal and litigation risk.

Aiken, Sc, Us

Senior In-House Managing Attorney providing legal and compliance support to an EPCM (engineering, procurement, construction management) Prime Contractor working to design-build a one-of-a-kind nuclear fuel fabrication facility. Adept at Board facing, teaming or internally leading on behalf of a robust corporate legal department.-- Government and Commercial Contracts: Fully involved in commercial contract support, as well as FAR/DEAR based contracts; Contract negotiation and review; regulatory contractual compliance, including CAS, as well as related compliance issues (e.g., FCPA, FCA, etc.); cradle to grave support of a robust contracting function (pursuit and capture team support, proposal/bid review, contract negotiation, contract administration (including changes, disputes, claims, REAs) and contract close-out/termination;-- Litigation Management: Selection and management of outside counsel teams, across firms and practice areas, to drive efficient and effective results; First Chair responsibility for Court of Federal Claims and CBCA disputes;-- Labor/Employment: Legal and Compliance support of a 2000+ workforce that includes a robust Project Labor Agreement and Union workforce, as well as a professional and support exempt workforce, which includes EEOC actions, internal investigations, labor disputes, Project Labor Agreement interpretation and negotiation, and all other related activities;-- Procurement/Supply-Chain: Providing legal and compliance support of a robust FAR/DEAR based procurement function, which also includes commercial contracts, staff augmentation contracts, small business and other contract types that span the spectrum from pure FAR based contracts to commercial goods and services.-- Corporate Governance: legal support of senior management, leveraged familiarity with KPIs to provide clear, concise, accurate legal advice to assist with corporate governance activities and supporting required disclosures (SEC, FASB, GAAP, CAS, FAR).

Started a solo practice that focused largely on complex litigation and healthcare related work for publicly traded, member-managed and small high-value closely held companies and provider practice groups.--Healthcare, ERISA, employment, arbitration, products liability, broker-dealer, complex commercial, business torts, construction, intellectual property, trademark/copyright, and general liability.--Cradle to grave, investigation/pre-filing/pre-trial/mediation/trial/appellate experience in numerous "types" of litigation.--Advised Senior Management and Boards on risk, settlement positions and business-related litigation updates.

Worked with a preeminent South Carolina regulatory and complex litigation firm-- representing publicly traded and closely held companies in highly regulated industries.-- Cradle to grave litigation experience (class actions, land use, employment, ERISA, broker-dealer, complex arbitration, professional negligence, professional licensure, products and general liability, self-insured complex commercial).-- Managed a complex case load that involved numerous "types" of litigation.-- Successfully defended professional licenses for accountants, attorneys and physicians against administrative debarment and discipline.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Worked as a partnership track associate on an internationally recognized products liability litigation team.-- National Steering Counsel for Fortune 50 products manufacturers;-- Ample experience responding to discovery involving legacy issues, as well as cutting edge legal theories;-- Experience managing national caseload through overlapping and competing procedural postures and differing jurisdictions.

Developed a working level knowledge of management side Labor and Employment law representing publicly traded and closely held companies.Traditional Labor examples:-- Worked on numerous collective bargaining agreements;-- Assisted management in labor campaigns;-- Provided guidance and advocacy on labor grievances and bargaining unit disputes.Employment examples:-- Day-to-Day counseling of HR/Employment departments;-- Responding to and representing clients in EEOC, DOL and other administrative Employment disputes;-- Ample employment litigation experience (responsive pleadings, dispositive motions, depositions, discovery).

Richmond, Virginia, Us

Worked primarily on a litigation team that served as National Steering Counsel for a Fortune 50 Products Manufacturer.Extensive experience managing high-volume large document case load.Discovery support and management, as well as drafting pre-trial and trial, substantive and procedural motions.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

B.A. History