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Senior Commercial Counsel - Lead attorney for vendor/partner contract matters and strategic MSA clients.Commercial:- Negotiated complex sales, procurement & strategic/go-to-market (GTM) partner contracts- Developed cross-functional (with Finance, Privacy, Product, InfoSec, Sales, and Developer teams) process for new strategic partner and vendor onboarding at scale- Advised Partnerships/Ecosystem team on renegotiating legacy contracts- Developed process with Dealdesk for new ad campaign approvals to streamline sales review and execution- Managed outside commercial and privacy counsel- Updated commercial templates for changes to product and evolving regulationData Privacy and Product:- Advised C-Suite on product and privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA) and forthcoming state privacy laws- Responded to EU DPC (data privacy) inquiry- Managed 3rd-party privacy compliance- Audited data maps with Engineering & Product teams

Lead commercial attorney for acquisition integration and vendor process developmentCommercial:- Negotiated vendor and partner agreements in fast-paced, regulated environment (CCPA, GLBA, KYC, AML)- Integrated M&A target and implemented parallel procurement process with change management; reduced average new deal time by 40%- Implemented and enforced SOX controls and post-IPO compliance requirements in cross-functional teamLegalOps:- Supported implementation of vendor management workflow and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) process and systems

Strategic technology transactions for Fortune 500 technology company, liaison between Strategic Sourcing and Legal teams- Lead SaaS, security, AI and ML supplier contract negotiations- Represented Procurement and Tax Organization for major ERP upgrade project- Contracts Subject Matter Expert for training Watson Contract Analysis AI project- Contracts management subject matter expert for contract management RFP project

Leverages business experience to provide efficient and comprehensive legal services for a rapidly growing SaaS early payments startup including:- Drafting and negotiating a variety of agreements including technology transactions and licensing with Fortune 1000 customers from a variety of industries, and global strategic partnership agreements- Advising on compliance strategies for various regulation including Data Privacy, HIPAA/HITECH, FCPA and UKBA- Ensuring corporate compliance for international subsidiaries and US office locations

Provided complex tax services for individuals, hedge funds, and corporations including:- Preparing and optimizing results for compliance filings; developing complex work papers- Researching state and local taxes implications for patent licensing transactions - Researching precedent and support for tax determination letter objections

Provided transactional legal services to international clients including:- Reviewing and commenting on client work product: - Escrow Agreement for major international bank’s Vietnam branches - Legal opinion letter for a multinational cruise company - Engineering Procurement and Construction contract for a Provincial government hydropower plant- Researching Vietnamese civil law and drafting: - Legal Primers for real estate and renewable energy investing, and new foreign exchange regulation - Securities law and process for additional public listing of shares on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange

Created the first cloud-computing tax preparation platform for tax professionals. Delivered efficiency tools and collaborative environments for accountants and their clients.Operations Executive role: - Executed on company strategy to develop product launch without external fundraising - Cultivated strategic partnerships to accelerate market entry and product depth - Grew and managed team size to 25 developersSales and Marketing role: - Reached over 67% of addressable market with minimal marketing budget - Achieved consistent 136% annualized revenue growth - Recruited and managed over 1700 beta testers, turning feedback into new featuresTechnical Development role: - Translated federal and state tax laws into novel multi-tenant tax engine and tax forms - Procured, deployed, and maintained IT infrastructure - Wrangled open source platforms to meet needs of business operations

Researched and developed new uses for Sangamo's Zinc-Finger Protein DNA binding technology including:- Conducting pre-clinical research on Diabetic Neuropathy treatment to increase blood flow and alleviate pain, now in Phase 2 clinical trials- Collaborating with research partners to develop novel in-vitro small-molecule screening technology

- Studied expression and particle localization of Tomato Mosaic Virus, which can severely affect crop yields in several commercial plant species- Gained proficiency in transmission electron microscopy through graduate course work

- Studied expression and particle localization of Tomato Mosaic Virus, which can severely affect crop yields in several commercial plant species- Gained proficiency in transmission electron microscopy through graduate course work