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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead a firm-wide team of 32 risk and compliance professionals responsible for data protection and matter intake. Key duties include the following:- Risk Operations. Responsible for firm-wide risk and compliance operations staff. Develop staffing plans, hire employees, and manage team members. Ensure reviews of new clients and matters efficiently meet ethical obligations, anti-money laundering regulations, and firm business risk standards.- Information Policies. Set and enforce standards for how the firm creates, acquires, uses, discloses, secures, retains, and disposes of information. Ensure compliance with information-related laws: GDPR, CCPA, NY Shield Act, HIPPA, ITAR, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, ethical rules requiring confidentiality, securities-related disclosure restrictions, international data protection laws, and other laws governing retention and disclosure. - Information Controls. Develop and implement procedural and technical controls that support records retention, litigation holds, information transfers, client confidentiality, employee privacy, and other information governance initiatives. Participate in systems requirements development and vendor reviews to ensure information systems conform to data protection standards.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Set information governance polices that promoted organizational transparency, operational efficiency, and legal compliance. Ensured that the Division had an information infrastructure that could efficiently meet federal records requirements, the Freedom of Information Act, confidentiality statutes, and eDiscovery requirements in the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure.Directed a group of information professionals responsible for records management, data analysis, and web development. Operational responsibilities included the following:- Managing all physical and digital records. Developing federal records schedules, managing warehouse space, and supporting users of a digital document management system.- Reporting and analyzing data from a litigation case management system. Developing reports and tailored analysis that help executives judge performance, track Division priorities, and manage litigation activity.-Designing, developing, and maintaining internal and external websites. Managing the creation of online reference materials for civil litigation, criminal litigation, and administrative services.Managed responses to and compliance with IRS information security safeguards audits.Coordinated the collection of all files and information responsive to FOIA requests, litigation discovery, and other investigative inquiries.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Advised the Assistant Attorney General and division trial attorneys on legal and practical issues that arise during parallel civil-criminal proceedings. Key issues included authorizing a parallel proceeding, minimizing conflicts between civil discovery and criminal investigations, and legal information sharing.Advised the Civil Deputy Assistant Attorney General and division trial attorneys on eDiscovery issues that arise during litigation. Duties included drafting or reviewing briefs, letters, and ESI discovery protocols.Prepared division policies and templates. Examples include preservation instructions, Rule 26(f) reports, requests for ESI production, tech-assisted search protocols, and keyword search protocols.Developed and provided division-wide training, including a mock judicial hearing.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Litigated cases involving abusive tax shelters, fraudulent transfers, employment taxes, collection actions, bankruptcy claims, and other tax-related issues in federal district courts.Trained attorneys on e-discovery rules and litigation technology as a Senior E-Discovery Coordinator and Office E-Discovery Coordinator.Litigated employee benefit insurance shelter case as lead counsel. - Won judgment for full tax liability after 5-day jury trial. - Coordinated with IRS Chief Counsel on nation-wide litigation. - Responsible for 2 experts and 6 fact witnesses; coordinated all discovery; and assigned duties to co-counsel.Litigated offshore insurance shelter case as co-counsel. - Won judgment for all tax and penalties after 8-day bench trial. - Managed evidentiary issues related to parallel criminal investigation. - Responsible for 2 experts and 8 fact witnesses; coordinated all discovery; drafted trial briefing; and managed over 450,000 digital records.Litigated four Son of BOSS shelter cases as co-counsel. - Won summary judgment on limitations in Home Concrete & Supply LLC v. United States, 599 F. Supp. 2d 678 (E.D.N.C. 2008) (later reversal upheld by Supreme Court in 5-4 decision). - Helped develop nationwide legal position on assessment limitations. - Responsible for 3 experts and 5 fact witnesses; drafted summary judgment briefing; and coordinated all discovery.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Prepared partnership and consolidated corporate tax returns.Researched partnership and corporate tax issues.Acted as senior accountant on $400,000 corporate tax project: prepared fee estimate, staffed job functions; reconciled client financial information.Recruited regularly at college campuses.

Doctor Of Law (Jd), Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: SMU Law Review Staff Editor - Winner Best Case Note - Runner Up Best Comment

Master'S Degree In Professional Accounting

Through the Professional Program in Accounting, I obtained a Bachelor's of Business Administration and a Master's of Professional.

Bachelor'S Degree In Business Administration, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi (Coed Business Fraternity) - Vice President in charge of Pledge Program