Responsible for creating company’s public policy agenda and coordinating related advocacy efforts. Collaborated cross-functionally to create company-wide government relations’ strategies. Developed and managed public policy team. Primary liaison between legal, public affairs, product and executive teams.• Partnered with product, marketing and communications leaders to address fair housing risks and established clear corporate processes across business lines to protect company’s reputation and enable company’s fair housing leadership.• Identified issues and created policy positions to address prohibitive regulations to enable a tech-forward transaction and improve the customer experience.• Advised business and product leadership on the policy implications of new real estate acquisition business through product development, marketing and launch which mitigated potential regulatory inquires and enabled successful launch across all U.S. markets.• Aligned executive team on government relations’ execution strategies by identifying and prioritizing mission-critical initiatives. • Assisted in managing several high-profile state attorneys’ general inquiries, avoiding potential litigation and resulting in positive public partnerships.

Responsible for directly advising the Mayor and Executive Leadership Team on a broad array of legal matters affecting city policy, including the negotiation of mission-critical contracts, subpoena response strategies, and labor agreements.• Successfully designed and executed public records request response system for handling all executive department press inquiries that avoided litigation during tenure.• Led negotiations with the Seattle Police Management Association and Seattle Police Officers Guild culminating in unanimous contract ratification by Seattle City Council.• Mayor’s Office primary liaison to Federal Court’s Monitoring team resulting in significant progress toward mandated Seattle Police Department reforms.

Represented and counseled clients in negotiations as well as federal and state proceedings across a range of industries and fields including technology, employment and construction. • Served as counsel to Federal Monitor overseeing Consent Decree between the City of Seattle and the Department of Justice resulting in the Seattle Mayor’s office accepting a settlement agreement.• Successfully represented clients in federal and state litigation including >$1M settlement on behalf of client in an international embezzlement matter.• Received firm wide recognition for new client generation and providing pro bono services.