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Seattle, Us

-Co-founded social impact tech startup with pre-seed funding from Madrona Venture Labs that empowers women to start and run their own in-home child care businesses; -Developed and formalized revenue-sharing agreements with national and local partners including the Pacific Science Center and Seattle Nanny Network;-Served as General Counsel, including defining company’s social impact and public policy goals, providing regular advice on complex state regulations, leading nationwide regulatory strategy, and providing in-house advice-Led operations, including onboarding child care providers to technology platform to develop successful MVP, supervising staff, and managing marketing of events and outreach to new providers. -Worked closely with CTO to design and iterate tech products for clients based on user feedback and strategic goals

Seattle, Wa, Us

Served as in-house legal counsel to $3 billion dollar national private operating foundation.-Drafted agreements to structure foundation’s partnerships with research institutions, NGOs, government agencies, and vendors for foundation's work in all 50 states, including overseeing work of contracts staff for over 1,000 major contracts annually;-Performed research to inform foundation's policies on data-sharing agreements, social science research agreements with universities and other research partners, HIPAA / business associate agreements, intellectual property agreements, and privacy issues;-Led the foundation's appellate advocacy efforts, including filing of Jan 2019 amicus brief in 5th Circuit on behalf of 30 other child welfare organizations on major constitutional case;-Advised human resources department on investigations, EEOC and state Human Rights Commission issues, terminations, loaned executive agreements, and employment paperwork, and serve on disproportionality workgroup; -Identified and analyzed issues related to grants, advocacy, and direct qualifying expenses related to 501(c)(3) private foundation operations;-Provided Indian Child Welfare Act expertise, including giving statewide presentations-Provided policy analysis, leadership, and strategic advice to Casey program staff, which involvesregular engagement with Foundation's employees located throughout the country.

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

-Worked closely with agency's Technology Services group to analyze legal issues with new, cutting-edge social work software, apps, and tech processes involving highly sensitive health andsafety information;-Provided strategic legal research and policy advice to Assistant Secretary of DSHS and her leadership team on major contracts and emerging child welfare issues involving health care (including medical treatment for transgender individuals and information-sharing regarding managed care), confidentiality of child welfare data and information-sharing, domestic violence, privacy, and the Indian Child Welfare Act;-Managed teams of attorneys, legal staff, and experts from multiple agencies as first chair on lawsuits about the constitutionality of retaining founded findings of child abuse and the State's obligation to provide behavioral health services;-Provided daily legal advice to attorneys and social workers across the State;-Briefed and argued appeals; -Chaired Attorney General tribal contracts working group that produced written guidance for statewide agency; -Delivered dynamic presentations to large groups on child welfare and women's rights topics.

-Authored Attorney General Opinion requiring the State to give full faith and credit to tribal protection orders under the Violence Against Women Act. -Counseled state leaders on Indian law to help guide the State's legal and policy strategy on intergovernmental issues, including child welfare, drugs/alcohol; and jurisdictional disputes. -Chosen by Alaska Attorney General Richards to lead cabinet-level working group on tribal policy issues including the Governor, Lt. Governor, and other stakeholders in Governor’s cabinet. -Led negotiations for new tribal-state agreement for tribes to assume jurisdiction over state law criminal offenses and represented State at tribal-state meetings and in the press. -Successfully briefed and performed oral argument for numerous high-profile appeals before the Alaska Supreme Court involving issues of first impression.

Utqiaġvik, Alaska, Us

Advised billion dollar corporation operating subsidiaries in highly regulated oil & gas, construction, and engineering industries.Performed legal research and managed employment and general litigation matters for ASRC corporate and subsidiaries, including revising briefs, attending depositions and drafting settlements. Advised senior executives and ASRC’s construction and engineering subsidiary companies, including drafting and reviewing contracts, bid materials, and company communications. Acted as volunteer legal counsel for new 501(c)(3) public charity (Arctic Slope Community Foundation) started by the Inupiaq elders in the North Slope, including making regular presentations to the Board of Directors and drafting the successful 501(c)(3) IRS application. Drafted and revised press and shareholder communications. Provided advice on laws governing Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Corporations. Drafted and revised company policies and contracts to comply with current developments in state and federal law, including social networking, IT, and FCPA policies. Gave presentations to employees and senior management about the attorney-client privilege, ASRC policies and general employment law topics. Chaired project to evaluate e-discovery vendors and successfully negotiated contract with the winning vendor.

New York, Ny, Us

Represented large financial institutions and drafted comprehensive policy manual for international construction company.Researched and counseled clients on emerging issues related to the 2008 housing crash. Drafted regulatory handbook for major international construction company. Litigated white collar criminal defense cases involving potential False Claims Act violations, represented financial institutions subject to SEC investigations, and conducted an internal investigation regarding cross-trading of securities. Litigated pro bono cases, including successfully defending an immigrant family with disabled family members from eviction in an administrative case brought by the NY Public Housing Authority.

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J.D. Cum Laude

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, English And French

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Doctor Of Law - Jd