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Los Angeles, California, US

• Trusted executive managing three global teams working with private equity to craft operational strategies & achieve business objectives in US/EMEA/APAC/LATAM. Legal
• Created legal strategy & provided legal advice to the CEO/C-Suite and Board of Directors.
• Led legal support for customer (MSA, SOW & SaaS) & government contracts (FAR/DFAR/NASA).
• Responsible for direct & indirect vendor agreements (COTS, contract manufacturing, repair/parts supply).
• Managed corporate governance & board activities (meetings, resolutions, annual filings).
• Directed M&A activities including due diligence and sale & purchase agreements.

New York, NY, US

• Provided legal support to corporations including: a leading global online advertising platform, a multi-national IT hardware manufacturing company, and a large GPS data provider serving the automotive, restaurant.
• Drove the legal process for $175M+ in government contracting (FAR/DFAR/NASA) and RFP/bid responses.
• Reshaped $57M+ in vendor contracting (IP royalties, contract manufacturing, outside design, POC’s).
• Structured complex multi-year IP & software agreements with F100 companies (Big3 Auto, etc).
• Created product development framework to provide ongoing legal product support to 6 engineering teams.
• Piloted adjustments to employee compensation plans reducing claims by 18% and ensuring legal compliance.

• Represented clients from start-ups and hyper-growth companies to established ventures in industries spanning SaaS, commercial real estate ventures, movie/TV production, internet marketing, and FinTech.
• Coordinated sale/purchase/lease for $27M+ of real estate including permitting and buildout/dilapidation.
• Negotiated SaaS (B2B & B2C), programmatic advertising (DSP/SSP), data resell, & license agreements.
• Coached clients on Consumer & Data Privacy issues, 4 security incidents, and government investigations.
• Defended companies in employment litigation and agency hearings (DLSE, EEOC, State Court).
• Counselled companies on $32M+ of M&A transactions, due diligence, and drafting sale/purchase agreements.

Santa Monica, CA, US

• Counseled Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) & Institutional Investor software development company.
• Drafted and negotiated $20M+ annual data & IP purchase agreements along with resell & license agreements.
• Counselled 3 software product engineering teams on legal, regulatory, and data risk management.
• Designed 12 Joint Development Agreements with national stock exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, BSE, CME).
• Led data governance initiatives improving data quality and leveraging spend for 18% cost reduction.
• Established a global FCPA & UK Bribery Act Anti-Corruption program across 4 business lines.

Torrance, CA, US

• Represented a $1B+ multi-national temporary staffing/contingent labor company in sophisticated contract negotiations with Fortune 500 companies. Also supported a nationally accredited university and an employee.
• Negotiated dozens of complex global $300M+ service agreements with F500 companies.
• Supervised federal, state, & city government contracts (FAR/DFAR/SCA) including $1M+ completion bonds.
• Acted as lead product counsel for SOC 2 & ISO 27001 compliant SaaS offering.
• Led $500k+ service dispute negotiations and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings.
• Reduced litigation costs by 20% through enterprise risk assessments and preemptive compliance programs.

• Represented the State of California in 120+ criminal Evidentiary and Preliminary hearings.
• Conducted preliminary & evidentiary hearings including direct & cross examinations.
• Drafted pleadings & presented oral arguments on varied Motions & Oppositions to Motions.
• Responsible of coordinating witnesses and evidence availability for trial.
• Conducted legal research using Westlaw & Lexis, regional reporters, digests, and treatises.The mission of the Ventura County District Attorney's Office is to promote justice and protect the people of the County of.

• Counseled clients, prepared pleadings, propounded discovery, and conducted depositions for a business focused law firm.
• Drafted Motions, Stipulations, Orders, Points & Authorities, and responses to pleadings.
• Propounded Subpoenas, Interrogatories, Requests for Admission, Demand for Documents.
• Created trial & arbitration briefs and notebooks to include assembling exhibits.
• Conducted depositions and witness interviews.
• Interfaced with clients to gather factual information and prepared client advice letters.Harper & Associates PC was a boutique law firm offering legal services for Corporate, Business, Intellectual Property, Estate.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Managed store inventory levels and purchased products to meet customer demand.- Responsible for ordering merchandise totaling over $62+ million annually.- Placed & coordinated hundreds of purchase orders per month with a wide range of vendors & manufactories.- Verified receipt and condition of incoming orders.- Exhibited positive and professional.

Washington, DC, US

• Spearheaded teams of up to 20 analysts focused on collecting, evaluating, and synthesizing critical intelligence to enhance military operations across both tactical battlefield scenarios and strategic global affairs.
• Top Secret / SCI & SAP Security Clearance with nuclear & WMD program access.
• Awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal and two Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medals.
• Wrote highly detailed analytical reports for a wide range of organizations.
• Responsible for briefing senior level executives (General Officer level) on intelligence matters.
• Participated in Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan).

Uk Solicitor'S Certificate, Law

Juris Doctorate, Law

Bachelor Of Science, Business Managemeent

Paralegal Certificate, Paralegal Studies

Diploma, General Education