Sole practitioner specializing in business law, estate planning and commercial litigation.

• Retired from full-time legal practice following birth of first child. Continued part-time legal practice for various clients, including attorneys, corporations and former employers, on a contract basis, primarily focusing on business law, intellectual property, estate planning and litigation.• Drafted and consulted on numerous multi-million dollar license agreements and corporate contracts.• Advised on corporate strategies and business disputes. Engaged in contract negotiations, recently saving client nearly one hundred thousand dollars on real estate and finance deals. Prepared corporate governance documents. • Prepared comprehensive estate planning materials for individuals and families.

• Represented creditors’ committees involved in multi-billion dollar bankruptcies.• Assisted in the litigation and management of multi-billion dollar bankruptcy cases, three of which were tried and resulted in favorable $7.0, $9.4 and $3.1 billion verdicts.• Involved in all stages of trial, including taking and defending depositions, the retention and preparation of expert witnesses, and drafting motions, briefs, responses, and stipulated orders.• Researched and prepared comprehensive strategy memoranda. • Drafted Bankruptcy Code § 524(g) trust agreements and distribution procedures.• Advised clients on compliance with federal, state and local campaign finance laws, the use of the Internet for political activity, and government ethics requirements.

• Represented Fortune 100 companies, focusing on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust and intellectual property litigation.• Drafted complaints, special motions, responsive pleadings, default motions, and protective orders. • Managed cases, worked with expert witnesses, and assisted in settlement negotiations.• Addressed trademark violations on the Internet, including violations through the use of spam and pop-up advertisements. Led to 18 filed lawsuits, 5 consent judgments, and compliance from over 200 website operators through the use of cease and desist letters.• Researched and drafted motion to serve defendants via e-mail when defendants could not be served by traditional means, resulting in transfer of domain names to our client.• Researched and drafted motion to transfer non-infringing domain names as an issue of first impression, resulting in transfer of domain names to our client.• Supported firm’s pro bono efforts by researching and drafting a number of amicus briefs, including amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Guantanamo Bay detainees.

• Represented Fortune 500 companies, focusing on complex commercial litigation.• Drafted and prepared briefs and court motions, including complaints, responsive filings, motions to dismiss and motions to reconsider.• Wrote memoranda and conducted legal research in the areas of bankruptcy, corporate law, civil procedure, environmental regulation, reinsurance, securities regulation, international law, and arbitration.• Research in environmental regulation resulted in saving client over $280,000 in fines.• Drafted and assisted in the preparation of updates for bankruptcy treatise, BANKRUPTCY LAW & PRACTICE.• Reviewed and analyzed documents produced for interrogatory responses.