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Houston, Tx

Manage 180-member legal department, providing governance and oversight of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Houston to help fulfill the City’s vision and strategic priorities.Provide risk management and legal advice to the councils, boards, and other City leaders, counseling the CFO, CTO/CISO, COO, and others across all departments.Other activities span regulatory and compliance; policy development; commercial agreements/contracts; partnership development: and legislative… Show more Manage 180-member legal department, providing governance and oversight of the Municipal Corporation of the City of Houston to help fulfill the City’s vision and strategic priorities.Provide risk management and legal advice to the councils, boards, and other City leaders, counseling the CFO, CTO/CISO, COO, and others across all departments.Other activities span regulatory and compliance; policy development; commercial agreements/contracts; partnership development: and legislative monitoring and advocacy; and government procurement.Additional management legal department development and operations, including team transformation and committee development, financial management (e.g., budgeting), technology/systems implementation, and operational process improvement, as well as outside counsel management and training. Show less

Houston, Texas, United States

Drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of departments and divisions such as Houston IT Services, Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Procurement, Health, Emergency Medical Services, Fire, Housing, Office of Economic Development, Administration and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Business Opportunity, and Public Works.Leveraged a business-oriented approach to compliance and risk management, successfully navigating complex commercial contracts, including multimillion-dollar agreements… Show more Drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of departments and divisions such as Houston IT Services, Finance, Human Resources, Strategic Procurement, Health, Emergency Medical Services, Fire, Housing, Office of Economic Development, Administration and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Business Opportunity, and Public Works.Leveraged a business-oriented approach to compliance and risk management, successfully navigating complex commercial contracts, including multimillion-dollar agreements involving software and SaaS, professional services, healthcare, cybersecurity, data privacy and transfer, HIPAA compliance, staffing, lease purchases, procurement, financial services, consulting, grants, collections, legal services, and telecommunications.Handled NDAs, rental agreements, licenses, vendor agreements, reseller contracts, and escrow agreements, and advised on all aspects of procurement (e.g., requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, requests for information, and bid protests). Show less

Houston, Tx

Engaged to create cost-conscious, data-driven discovery services—developing workflows and methodologies to streamline attorney review and protect trade secrets related to a large-scale energy-related litigation. Promoted to manage working groups. Designed and developed comprehensive review processes for high-volume electronic discovery.

Houston, Tx

Counseled Fortune 100 companies on IP matters (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, brand protection, trade secrets, and unfair competition), as well as antitrust matters.Analyzed commercial agreements and advised enterprise clients on liability and exposure, intellectual property, and product development.Designed litigation strategies, negotiated favorable settlements, and handled commercial business litigation cases involving shareholders, breach of contract, tortious… Show more Counseled Fortune 100 companies on IP matters (e.g., patents, copyrights, trademarks, brand protection, trade secrets, and unfair competition), as well as antitrust matters.Analyzed commercial agreements and advised enterprise clients on liability and exposure, intellectual property, and product development.Designed litigation strategies, negotiated favorable settlements, and handled commercial business litigation cases involving shareholders, breach of contract, tortious interference, deceptive trade practices, and breach of fiduciary duties. Litigation case management included drafting briefs and overseeing/training electronic discovery team. Show less

Houston, Tx

Advised and represented corporate client and pursued claims against a medical corporation with a focus on commercial litigation, director and officer liability, federal crimes, contractual disputes, insurance policies, and patent litigation.

J.D. With Honors, Law

Activities and Societies: * Chancellor's Scholar; Class Rank - Top 11% * Comments Editor, North Carolina Law Review * Won Gressman-Pollit.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology