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For alcohol beverage clients, my work included serving as acting General Counsel from Sep 2020-Dec 2021, advising on regulatory issues, developing compliant marketing practices, trade practice compliance (including 50-state surveys), reviewing and negotiating distribution agreements, negotiating NDAs, commercial contracts, marketing and advertising agreements, commercial leases, real estate sales, reviewing labels/formulas, securing permits/licensing, trademark management, drafting artist licensing, content creation and social media influencer agreements.For my tech clients, I managed post-closing integration for client mergers and acquisitions including reviewing and performing risk assessment of material agreements and leases, strategizing soliciting third-party consents, drafting and negotiating assignment and assumption agreements for commercial leases and commercial agreements, preparing corporate governance documents (board and shareholder resolutions, certificates), drafting intercompany agreements, advising the C-suite on risk analysis and making recommendations, and collaborating on messaging to vendors. Negotiated commercial agreements on behalf of leading tech industry clients, including product distribution agreements, marketing agreements, supplier agreements, OEM agreements, license agreements (inbound and outbound), pilot program licenses (inbound and outbound), and support services agreements.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Advised various clients on compliance with federal and state alcohol regulations and statutes regarding tied house, public and private events, advertising, marketing and promotion of client brands and products, mergers and acquisitions, and trade practice issues;• Drafted official rules and advised clients on conducting sweepstakes and contests in U.S., including social media, text-to-win entry best practices (including TCPA compliance), point-of-sale compliance and managed regulatory pre-clearances;• Negotiated importation and distribution agreements on behalf of alcohol beverage manufacturers;• Researched and drafted memoranda regarding various legal and regulatory issues; and• Assessed availability of proposed trademarks, prepared and managed trademark registrations, prepared responses to office actions issued by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Contract attorney to boutique alcohol beverage regulatory firm, formerly known as Strike & Techel.

Greater New York City Area

Supported Blue Apron Wine and Blue Apron Market (e-commerce) teams in business, regulatory, licensing, advertising, marketing, labeling and trade practice matters. Negotiated commercial contracts with winemakers, grape growers, importers, manufacturers of food and non-food products, fulfillment and logistics partners. Researched and advised on international alcohol labeling laws, guidelines and restrictions. Created, drafted and negotiated contracts suite for e-commerce business. Provided counsel to e-mail, social media and traditional marketing teams regarding the sale and advertising of beverage alcohol and consumer products. Led licensing restructuring initiative. Advised on trademark registration process and strategy for new products and brands. Represented the business in front of state and federal regulatory agencies.

Greater New York City Area

Advised beverage alcohol clients on compliance with federal and state level alcohol regulations and statutes related to the production, marketing and promotion of brands and products.Worked with suppliers, importers, wholesalers and retailers in the wine, malt beverage and spirits industries. My practice also included the management of nationwide liquor license applications and approvals for client acquisitions and corporate restructuring, trade practice issues, tied-house issues, IP licensing, negotiating importation and distribution agreements, expanding to new markets, exploring export opportunities, instituting compliant social media policies, compliance training, as well as organizing, structuring and executing industry-related contests and sweepstakes.As a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice group and the Project Finance group, I gained invaluable experience in equity and asset purchases, corporate restructurings, financings, energy project finance and related transactions.• Researched and drafted legal memoranda regarding various legal issues for public company transactions, mergers & acquisitions practice groups;• Handled equity and asset purchases of U.S.-based and multinational companies and brands, private equity investments in maritime company, terminal operator and stevedore bid to acquire control of major U.S. port;• Performed pro bono work supporting women first-time entrepreneurs in the U.S. and microfinance projects in Rwanda, including drafting IP licensing agreements.• Project Finance experience: o Represented domestic energy company in financing of two gas-fired power plants in the U.S.o Drafted and advised clients regarding renewable energy tax credits and tax credit investment.

Greater New York City Area

Areas of Experience:Alcohol Beverage Control and LicensingAsset ProtectionCorporate and Commercial Law (including Mergers and Acquisitions)International LawReal Estate• Coordinated with local counsel, and managed nationwide liquor license applications and approvals for client acquisitions and corporate restructuring;• Filed renewal applications and corporate change applications at the State Liquor Authority on clients’ behalves;• Advised various clients on compliance with Federal and state level alcohol regulations and statutes regarding marketing and promotion of client brands and products and trade practice issues;• Drafted official rules for contests and sweepstakes for alcohol beverage control clients;• Prepared KYC packages for international asset protection clients;• Researched various legal issues for alcohol beverage control, litigation, banking and corporate practice groups;• Represented German plastics manufacturer in two multi-million dollar acquisitions of U.S. companies via an equity purchase transaction and an asset purchase transaction;• Performed due diligence on stock purchase and asset purchase deals;• Represented banking clients in negotiation and drafting of various commercial leases; and• Represented lenders and borrowers in mortgage refinance transactions for residential and commercial properties.

International wine company with 4 major business units: direct sales (tasting room, wine store, online case sales and wine club); 100+ private vineyard estates; luxury resort & spa (The Vines Resort & Spa, member of Leading Hotels of the World); 500k liter winery and custom crush facilityLed team in establishing global wine distribution system for over 50 private clients making custom wines; responsible for customizing and closing purchase and service contracts for over $14 million with domestic and international purchasers; drafted various contracts and consulting agreements; drafted legal memoranda on various topics including international and domestic import/export law; led project determining client tax liability based on internal documentation and corresponding tax regulations; participated in structuring and preparing documents for equity round of financing; participated in structuring and preparing documents for resort community, development and rental program; responsible for regulatory compliance with local and federal Argentine regulations for foreign purchasers; trained in sales of vineyards and wine clubs, attending prospective clients in tasting room and at vineyard; performed and analyzed research of possible application of securities laws to sale of units in planned Resort; participated in structuring and preparing purchase and service agreements for winery village project; managed legal department and projects/workflow, coordinated work with outside counsel; extensive use of both business and legal Spanish.

Researched current and recent sports law cases, sports attorneys, and agents for Sports Litigation Alert, Legal Issues in College Athletics, and Legal Issues in High School Athletics. Wrote case summaries and articles for publication in subscription legal newsletters, edited final copy and citations for publication, conducted market research, identified growth opportunities, researched future publications and projects. Collaborated on teaching editions.

Performed legal research and memoranda on various issues, including prisoner’s rights and land use issues.

Responsible for research and in camera recommendations for rulings on various civil motions; drafted orders; observed pretrial proceedings and trials; consulted with Judges and staff attorney on rulings.

Managed sales support staff of six for American station group (30+ ClearChannel/NY Times owned television stations in 25 markets nationwide). Assisted two sales managers, updating and maintaining administrative information. Served as liaison between support staff and salespeople/managers. Coordinated work volume to promote efficiency and accuracy among staff and trained new hires.

Won Second Quarter 2005 Sales Support Award, won awards for contributing to company-wide quarterly newsletter "Sights and Sounds". Input orders via PC-based data entry system, managed discrepancies in orders, maintained paperwork, scheduled and tracked commercial orders, and applied credits. Served as a liaison between advertising agencies and ClearChannel stations in ten markets nationwide.

Conducted venue and event research, managed clip library, edited press kits/talent biographies and contracts, and assisted two agents.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Texas International Law Journal (member 2008-10 & summer office manager 2009), Women's Law Caucus, Assault &.

Study Abroad, L.L.M. Courses, Law

B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Communication Arts

Activities and Societies: College of Professional Studies Honor Society, DaSilva Hall Council, TV Club (WRED-TV), Intramural softball, Web.

Regents Diploma