Product and Regulatory Counsel

Head of litigation, regulatory and product legal.

Represent financial services, medical, and technology companies on a variety of business torts, contractual disputes, privacy, data breach, and competition matters.

Provided legal counsel to internationally renowned chef on creation of his restaurant group. Advised the company on employment issues, including negotiation of employment contracts. Drafted and negotiate commercial leases, investment subscription agreements, and various commercial contracts. Provided counsel on various day-to-day legal issues facing the company.

Represented life science, technology, media, and financial services companies on a broad range of matters including employment, privacy, unfair competition, intellectual property, licensing, user data, and a wide variety of business torts.

Litigation associate focusing on financial services, competition, and consumer protection.

I was a clerk for Judge Real on the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Managed both civil and criminal dockets. Drafted hundreds of bench memoranda on a variety of issues including employment, civil rights, constitutional issues, securities, antitrust, housing discrimination, Americans with Disabilities Act, criminal, and immigration. Responsible for advocating an outcome in each contested matter including oral examination by Judge Real. Responsible for communication with juries and attorneys on behalf of the Judge.

Product Manager for ePeople, an enterprise software company that developed e-support and vendor management application for Global 2000 companies.

Product manager responsible for marketing and end user input into product from its inception to launch.