Front-line product attorney supporting smart glasses. Responsible for providing counsel to executives and engineering teams on a broad range of complex legal and business issues to help support the lifecycle of products and features.• Worked with various product teams across Reality Labs including: in-market products and their foundational issues (such as privacy, trust, security, accessibility, competition, compliance, IP etc.), generative AI and machine learning/model training, companion app development and content moderation, cloud processing, voice assistant, knowledge graphs, and external partnerships.• Partnered with product, engineering, policy, communications, marketing, and other subject matter experts to deliver unified legal guidance to the business stakeholders.

Lead front-line product attorney supporting Web Experiences at Microsoft, advising the Microsoft Edge and Bing teams on a broad range of legal matters, including privacy, competition, security, and intellectual property issues.

In house patent counsel for various Azure and Windows teams. Responsible for harvesting and evaluation of ideas, managing prosecution, evaluating granted cases, and assessing licensing and infringement scenarios.• Worked with technology and product teams across Microsoft to capture and protect innovation. Product areas included: Windows applications, mixed/virtual/augmented reality, mobile connectivity, wireless connectivity, Azure IoT, Azure Storage, Azure Media Services, and Silicon Graphics and Media.• Oversaw drafting, filing, prosecution, and maintenance of U.S. and foreign patents by outside counsel.• Trained engineers and project managers on technology-related IP issues, including patents, trade secrets, risk mitigation, and open source considerations.• Advised business lawyers on patents, conflicts, and trade secret issues.• Supported IP components of Microsoft’s cross-industry initiatives, licensing programs, acquisitions, and divestitures, by, for example, analyzing patents and presenting findings via claim charts.• Served as an Outside Counsel Relationship Manager, Pro Bono Steering Committee Representative, and Leadership Team Member of the Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Network within Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs.

• Worked on a wide range of patent, trade secret misappropriation, and contractual dispute litigation matters. Responsibilities included navigating all stages of discovery, motions practice, depositions, and trial preparation.• Supported the first chair partner at several patent litigation jury trials by drafting direct and cross examination outlines, coordinating trial technology and exhibits, preparing lay and expert witnesses, synthesizing evidence for opening and closing statements, and contributing to all other aspects required during the course of trial.• Worked on numerous pro bono cases, including negotiating an individualized educational plan for a special needs child; assisting in the Probate and Family Court Guardianship and Conservatorship process; participating in the patent pro bono program by the United States Patent and Trademark Office; assisting a persecuted person seek asylum in the United States through the PAIR program; teaching students about the Constitution through the Citizen Schools Discovering Justice program; preparing for a trial and serving on the trial team in a case regarding an alleged abduction under the Hague Convention.