➤ Successfully serving as a Senior Member of the North America Compliance & Regulatory Affairs Department and the Data Privacy Steering Committee, playing an integral supervisory role within a dynamic team servicing a wide variety of regulatory compliance needs.➤ Supported the successful legal entity consolidation and integration of AXA US into the newly created AXA XL division, as well as serving as primary lawyer in the successful critical change of control exemption application with primary regulatory agency, the New York Department of Financial Services. Vast savings in outside counsel legal fees.➤ Providing corporate governance and structural support to various legacy AXA entities in the US and Canada, integration activities, while liaising with Departments of Insurance, Investigations, Inquiries, Market Conduct Examinations, and Audit.➤ Proactively tracking, reacting, and planning strategically around the continuing evolution of global regulatory standards and expectations, including providing training in corporate and regulatory compliance across the entity.➤ Developing and maintaining positive, effective working relationships within industry trade associations.➤ Supporting Underwriters within the segments with regard to general compliance matters and providing compliance support to functional areas, while contributing to embedding a compliance culture across the region.➤ Primary regulatory compliance specialist on numerous COVID-19 related regulatory data calls and surveys and submissions across multiple states.

➤ Came aboard as Senior Counsel to AXA Distributors, independent broker/dealer channel, and the newly created start-up initiative US Employee Benefits digital platform within AXA Equitable Life, while serving as Product Lawyer for retirement and 401K products.➤ Act as primary legal resource in key US healthcare strategic acquisition of Maestro Health by AXA Group in 2018, appointed to the Board of Directors, elected to chair the audit committee, act as corporate secretary, and provide support as the US legal & compliance liaison to AXA Next in Paris.➤ Provided legal and compliance support to various AXA entities in the US and Canada, as well as aided in California market conduct examination remediation, with zero fine or penalty.➤ Effectively handled numerous contracts, global procurement, data center, IT, intercompany services, cybersecurity, data privacy, corporate standards and policies, corporate restructuring, remediation, market conduct examinations, internal audit, and risk mitigation.➤ Successfully supported AXA Insurance Company, AXA Art, and Maestro Health in complying with global policies including anti-bribery and corruption, whistleblowing, sanctions, compliance and ethics, as well as code of conduct.➤ Provided business and legal perspective on a wide range of strategic, tactical, and operational issues including regulatory matters, while representing the Company in dealings with applicable regulatory bodies and government agencies.

➤ Provided IT and underwriting-related services and actuarial support, including off-shore business process outsourcing resources, for a 200+ office in Manila, Philippines, while centralizing expenses for compliance and audit purposes.➤ Saved millions of dollars by eliminating brokerage fees, inefficiencies, and a higher cost structure by transitioning all IT and Business Processing external consultants to in-house captive services company.➤ Successfully provided counsel to the Chief Information Officer and entire IT Division, covering all aspects of information technology, cyber security, and privacy, while advising on due diligence and high-level engagement matters.➤ Oversaw support and service contracts and negotiations, including software licensing, renewals, and vendor management, as well as negotiated settlements and disputes with third-party vendors, saving $500K.➤ Served as a core member of the Senior Management-level Corporate Procurement Committee, reporting to the COO, and oversaw restructuring and policy making, impacting and governing all expenses and purchasing.➤ Directed a groundbreaking project to reduce costs by creating a dedicated services organization in an emerging market upon assignment by the parent company's General Counsel, while enhancing adherence to new authorization protocols.

➤ Served as a member of the Senior Management team as the Senior Business & Operations Lawyer embedded in AIG Benefit Solutions, the $1BB Group Employee & Affinity Benefits Division.➤ Successfully led nationwide regulatory compliance, ensuring that no fines and penalties were assessed, while serving as the key legal resource to remediate regulatory and financial risk, improving sales across the business division.

Counsel – Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY – 1999 to 2007Trial Attorney – Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, New York, NY – 1998 to 1999Associate – Lester, Schwab, Katz & Dwyer, New York, NY – 1997Associate – Costello, Shea & Gaffney, New York, NY – 1995 to 1997