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Kansas City, Mo, Us

Provide general counsel services, including corporate secretary functions, legal-entity formation, regulatory and contract review, employment advice, as well as drafting business policies and procedures for existing and start-up entities; also handle employment and business litigation. Client highlights include providing…• Corporate secretary legal services for energy firm, primarily related to drafting written consents for board, amendments to operating agreements, and other matters.• Employment advisory services for litigation avoidance on termination issues; revising and updating employment manuals.• Defense and prosecution litigation claims for trade secret violations and failure to pay.

Centennial, Colorado, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Recruited to this $2B provider of energy, civil engineering and other services based on expertise in white collar and regulatory law to oversee gas marketing group after company had successfully resolved regulatory investigation, and to establish and run legal, regulatory and HR capability to support growth. Provided guidance as company grew from 20 to 350 employees, ultimately leading all legal matters as member of senior team for seven legal entities acquired through green-field expansion and acquisition. Oversaw HR, including insurance and risk management. Managed all transportation regulatory matters. Advised on debt issuance and equity raises. Performed all contract drafting and reviews, including purchase and sale agreements, MSA's, insurance and employment contracts. Created and oversaw FERC and CFTC compliance programs and training.Impact highlights included…• Kept outside legal fees well below industry norms. • Negotiated sale of multiple legal/operating entities to respond to shifts in market conditions.• Successfully led two PE raises to raise capital for expanding services nationwide.• Directed and prevailed in three major litigation matters re: supply contracts and trade secrets.• Worked with ownership to mitigate back-office costs as company grew rapidly.• Created and delivered FERC and CFTC compliance programs, avoiding any issues in a tightly regulated environment.• Developed company’s first HR and compliance programs.• Established Department of Transportation compliance for trucking department.

Recruited to build internal program for protecting intellectual property globally as key strategy to stem millions of dollars of losses from counterfeiting. Oversaw five direct report investigators around the world, leading measures to stop counterfeiting, gray market and unauthorized service abuse. Managed litigation and government investigations. Implemented and enforced global consequences guide for supply chain violations for global mangers.Impact highlights included…• Built anti-counterfeiting program. • Secured company’s first major win in compensation by Chinese company for counterfeiting intellectual property.

Denver, Co, Us

Brought in based on strong litigation background to manage anti-trust and vicarious liability cases. Oversaw litigation management for U.S. and International regions involving termination, transfers, renewals, collections of accounts receivable, and criminal acts of franchisees. Managed civil and governmental antitrust actions, class action matters, and numerous vicarious liability claims. Prepared corporate training programs on harassment, fraud, document retention, security, criminal background checks and other matters. Assisted with due diligence for financing new acquisitions. Impact highlights included…• Saved seven figures in legal fees by overriding outside counsel and pursuing a Rule 11 motion against plaintiffs in antitrust action.• Directed all legal issues associated with management and structural changes in RE/MAX Australia and New Zealand.• Established corporate structure options for new franchising venture in China.

Vevey, Ch

Recruited based on prior experience in prosecuting and managing cases to oversee all major litigation for Nestle USA and Nestle Purina Petcare, together representing billions of dollars in business activity. Managed all employment litigation matters and all United States business litigation matters. Prepared and presented litigation reports to CEO and senior management and created risk assessment and valuation program for new litigation matters. Fired top international law firm and engaged new outside counsel for aggressive approach to high profile international case. Managed lactose-intolerant class action. Defended improper dog neutering claim. Impact highlights included…• Favorably resolved 14 cases in seven months saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential liability.• Personally negotiated extremely favorable settlement for high profile case alleging $100 M in trade secret violations. • Developed strategy to prevail in International Alien Tort slave labor case based in Africa.

Prosecuted multiple federal criminal activities across wide range of violations in both Denver and McAllen. Served as lead trial attorney for immigration, drug trafficking, fraud, securities violations, gun charges, money laundering, alien smuggling and other federal crimes. Briefed and argued multiple federal appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Prosecuted numerous wiretap cases on multiple jurisdiction narcotics cases, including federal murder charge in connection with narcotics conspiracy.Impact highlights included…• Prosecuted one of nation’s largest mortgage fraud cases in 2005 involving over 75 defendants.• Led White Collar unit in most indictments for 2004-2005 related to mortgage fraud, prime bank cases, wire and mail fraud, identity theft, and computer crimes.• Indicted one of the largest heroin conspiracies in the U.S. involving multiple jurisdictions and seizure of more than 100 kilograms of heroin.• Received 1999, 2000, 2003 and 2004 Performance Awards for Work in the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task and White Collar Crime units.

General Criminal Division

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Antitrust M&A work before the DOJ and FTC antitrust divisions.

Jd, Law

Mba, Finance

Ba, Economics

High School Diploma

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General