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Mercer Island, Wa, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Our team provides legal guidance on new products and features for TikTok and other products and services created by ByteDance as well as support to the Trust and Safety team.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Kitchener, Ontario, Ca

Provided strategic and practical legal advice to Kik and its executive team. Oversaw the Legal, Privacy and Trust & Safety functions at Kik. Led a team of talented professionals who guide legal, privacy and safety policy, education and response. Engaged and manage external counsel on litigation, corporate, IP, and privacy matters.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Advised BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., BMO Private Banking, BMO Private Investment Counsel Inc., BMO InvestorLine Inc., BMO Investments Inc. and BMO Trust Co. on litigation, regulatory and employment matters• Chaired the BMO Employment Litigation Committee, drafted/advised on employment, business and retirement agreements for Wealth Management, advise on restructuring initiatives and human rights complaints• Regularly presented to Boards of Directors of BMO Wealth Management entities on litigation and regulatory enforcement matters• Collaborated with business, technology and compliance/privacy stakeholders in the course of reviews, investigations, negotiations and litigation matters• Engaged with regulators on significant matters for BMO • Managed external counsel, including negotiating value-based alternative fee arrangements

Waterloo, Ontario, Ca

Negotiated Agreements with Carriers and Supplierso Worked with the Sales and Marketing, Finance, Product Quality, and Security teams to successfully negotiate commercial and compromise technology-related agreements (including hardware and services) with significant carrier partners, suppliers and otherso Drafted and revised templates for various arrangements including Master Supply Agreements, Indemnity Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Settlement Agreements and Releases Directed BlackBerry’s Privacy Program o Provided pragmatic advice on potential privacy issues related to new products and services, direct marketing activities as well as business contracts and partnershipso Oversaw privacy risk assessments and audits and DLP roll out across the enterpriseo Acted as the primary liaison to regulatory bodies including the FTC and effectively managed public perception of data protection and privacy practiceso Responsible for reviewing and updating BlackBerry’s customer facing and internal Privacy Policies Developed and Implemented Effective Risk Management Strategieso Reported to the Chief Legal Officer and engaged with other Senior Management, including the Offices of the CEO, CFO and CIO to provide practical advice on managing legal risk associated with strategic business and pricing initiatives, ongoing litigation, sensitive reputational/PR issues, internal product investigations and regulatory matters (including advice on privacy and recall matters)o Developed and delivered effective internal training programs on various legal issues including privacy, contract interpretation and legal privilege Directed Litigationo Effectively resolved high-value commercial and IP disputes on a global basis; provided strategic oversight on breach of contract, copyright, trademark and trade secret litigation, and U.S. class action defence claimso Engaged and directed external counsel in a cost-effective manner on (non-patent) litigation, investigations

London, On, Ca

Adjunct professor for January term - Advanced IP law course 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Litigated Complex Contract Disputes, Shareholder Disputes, Securities Litigation cases and Class Actionso Argued contested motions and appeals before the Ontario Court of Appeal, conducted arbitrations, argued contested motions and applications and conducted trials before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (second chair on larger files), obtained injunctions and executed Anton Piller orderso Drafted pleadings, motion materials, mediation and pre-trial briefs, prepared opinion letters, conducted examinations for discovery, prepared notices of appeal and appellate factums.o Defended clients in proceedings brought by the Ontario Securities Commission and civil plaintiffs on, among other things, mutual fund market timing and litigation alleging that improper revenue recognition and financial re-statements of a publicly traded company resulted in losses to shareholdersEngaged in Client Development Initiativeso Prepared client newsletters and presentations, co-authored articles for various publications including the Canadian and American Bar Associations

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Supported the Insurance and Tort Liability Group as a summer student and as an Articling Student completed litigation and corporate articling rotations including a secondment in General Motors Legal Department.• Assisted with trial preparation, attended and conducted trials and hearings and appeared in chambers • Undertook research and drafting of various legal documents including memorandums of law, arguments, opinions, pleadings, corporate documents and agreements

Hons. Ba, Political Science, Economics

Ll.B./J.D., Law

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