Transactional Law | Commercial Law | Regulatory Compliance | Privacy Law | Corporate Governance | Employment Law | Complex Litigation | M&A | IPO | Intellectual Property (IP) Law | Securities Law | International Law | Policy Law Expert | Diversity LeaderPROFESSIONAL RECORD:➢ Accomplished, trusted, forward-thinking legal advisor and top-tier executive.➢ A proven record of successfully leading public and private company legal departments to increase revenue, efficiency, and market share.➢ Innovative, quick, hands-on legal executive with outstanding business judgment, excellent strategic thinking and a successful history of implementing executive vision to mature an organization. ➢ A responsive team player, adept at motivating a variety of individuals from across an enterprise to improve the legal function and contribute to aggressive, calculated, and diverse (e.g., diversity) growth objectives. ➢ Strategic business partner to CEO, CFO, BoD, and other C-Level Executives.➢ Favorable reputation spanning company leadership, vendors, and clients based on core cultural beliefs of ethics, respect, and accountability. ➢ Deep expertise in legal department creation and operation.➢ Deep expertise in IP.➢ A clear communicator to ensure comprehension of legal issues and potential outcomes.➢ Motivating (and passionate) leader.➢ Driver of positive (and diverse) culture and top performing teams.EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:➢ Drove corporate restructuring efforts, business practice revisions, and dispute settlements, which ultimately saved millions in operational expenses.➢ Streamlined forms and processes so that deals could be closed significantly quicker.➢ Advised and managed IPO, merger, acquisition, divestiture and debt restructuring efforts.➢ Strategically litigated and settled dozens of patent troll cases - saved millions in legal expense.➢ Built licensing program which resulted in nine figure royalties.➢ Built diverse teams in order to leverage talents from many different backgrounds.BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS:California State BarDistrict of Columbia BarNew York State BarUnited States District Court – Central District of CaliforniaUnited States District Court – Northern District of California
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