-Directed the new business intake & conflicts process firm-wide and created and oversaw compliance with guidelines and protocols relating to this process and division.-Managed a staff of conflicts coordinators/analysts and cleared all new/prospective matters and lateral candidates on a substantive basis.-Drafted waivers and screens on an as needed and requested basis.-Assisted the General Counsel in responding to Firm lawyers on risk exposure questions and particularly to those relating to their ethics and professional responsibility obligations.-Reviewed client Engagement Letters, Outside Counsel Guidelines, Consultant Agreements, Teaming Agreements, Expert Witness Retention Letters, and/or miscellaneous Master and Vendor Agreements for any offending terms/provisions, opined on the rules and obligations concerning these proposed terms and assisted in modifying same to eliminate or mitigate any risk exposure to the Firm.

-Reviewed risk assessment forms on new and existing clients and conducted low-risk AML review and diligence.-Performed conflicts review and clearance related to all new lateral candidates.-Vetted for and helped resolve conflicts pertaining to new matters for existing clients, new client engagements and prospective/preliminary search requests.-Drafted waivers and screens, reviewed/edited engagement letters and analyzed Outside Counsel Guidelines and new business forms and summarized ethics/loss prevention issues associated therewith.-Conducted corporate research on all involved entities through various corporate research tools and database as part of the substantive review and clearance process.

-Evaluated, summarized and resolved all risk and conflict of interest issues for law firm clients. -Counseled boutique and general practice law firms on the best practices and protocol concerning new business intake and administrative flow procedures vis-à-vis conflicts clearances, the information necessary to efficiently clear U.S. domestic and international matters, the drafting of waivers for potential and actual conflicts of interest and, when required, the implementation of screening memoranda for purposes of preserving and not sharing confidential information with certain designated parties. -Advised on the general principles of conflicts of interest and the relevant jurisdictional ethics rules/rules of professional conduct, clarified and explained legal/technical, business/commercial, strategy, reputational and industry-specific conflicts/infractions/concerns and helped clients understand the legal consequences of failing to address and cure conflicts.

-Reviewed and analyzed on a firm wide basis domestic and cross-border financing, private equity, M&A, public and private offering, corporate, capital markets, loan and investment transactions (including those involving sanctioned countries), suits, disputes and arbitrations to identify and resolve potential and actual conflicts/violations of multi-jurisdictional ethical rules and regulations and aided in resolving any potential business, commercial and/or strategy infractions.-Drafted screening memoranda, engagement letters and various waiver documents to ensure compliance with ethics regulations and attorney-client rules on a jurisdictional basis and in connection with the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. -Evaluated and summarized all risk and conflict of interest issues as they related to preliminary, new client, new matter and/or lateral hire submissions. -Trained and developed new Conflicts Attorneys and monitored the New Business Intake process on an as-needed basis.-Created and updated internal compliance/best practices rules and guidelines necessary for efficient and expedient conflicts resolution and clearance vis-à-vis the firm's US, European, Middle East, Asian and African practices and markets. -Kept abreast of new developments, issues, rules and/or court decisions governing conflicts of interest and the legal subject areas concerning disqualification, attorney-client privilege, duty of loyalty, duty of confidentiality, data privacy/data protection, records retention, U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and OFAC/Trade Sanctions.

General corporate associate attorney