Perform essential legal functions and provide general legal counsel to Board of Directors, executives, and department heads of a growing multi-national, to mitigate risk and achieve legal compliance across the organization. -Interpret and provide counsel on disparate and complex, multi-jurisdictional regulatory requirements that impact business operations, including privacy/data protection laws; anti-money laundering (AML) laws, including the Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act; consumer protection laws (TCPA, CAN-SPAM Act, ROSCA, and state Auto-Renewal Laws); FTC/advertising regulations; anti-pyramid laws; securities laws; and regulations applicable to precious metals dealers and money services businesses.-Review/Draft/Negotiate internal policies and vendor contracts to meet legal requirements and protect company interests.-Provide counsel on human resources, workplace safety, compliance, and risk management strategies to identify and mitigate risk.-Facilitate international expansion of operations and filing and maintenance of applicable licensing and regulatory requirements.-Perform internal investigations and audits as necessary.-Manage Intellectual Property portfolio to protect trademarks and other IP assets and develop strategies to safeguard trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.Achievements:-Developed company’s in-house legal and compliance functions.-Implemented robust anti-money laundering compliance program, including policies, processes, customer due diligence & monitoring, document retention, and internal training.-Adopted basic privacy and data protection protocols.-Identified and worked to strengthen policies and processes to address state and federal commodities laws, money service business regulations, auto-renewal, consumer protection, and anti-pyramid laws.-Initiated process to document company policies, processes, and governance, including maintaining legal files and corporate books and records.

Provide general legal counsel to the Board of Directors, advising on compliance, governance, and strategic initiatives to support the foundation's charitable mission.

19 years' experience in the formation, startup, authorization, financing, construction, state reporting, and operation of public, non-profit charter schools, ranging from budgeting and accounting support, to providing comprehensive legal counsel on education, civil rights, privacy, employment, and contract law.Highlights:-Founded 2 public charter schools, drafted and secured approval of public charters, negotiated facilities leases and buildout, drafted policies, and advised Board;-Provide support for state financial reporting, including annual IFARMs, ISEE, and other required reports.-Advised other public charter schools during governance conflicts and charter expansions;-Developed financial models to assist with forecasting and budgeting, including to secure financing; and-Co-wrote, secured and helped administer two successful charter expansion grants totalling more than $2.5 million.

Broad experience in a range of practice areas, to help business clients start, grow, and protect their businesses, including planning for the next generation of business leaders through family office start-up and management. Specialties include business formation, mergers & acquisitions, real estate, contracts, non-profit management, litigation management, human resources and employment issues, advertising law, corporate compliance, data privacy/protection, anti-money laundering compliance, family office management, and business continuity.

Principal legal advisor to the company's executive leadership, overseeing all legal and compliance matters across the organization across more than 50 countries; managed corporate governance, contract negotiation, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, and litigation; provided strategic guidance on key business initiatives to support the company's growth and success.

Managed the company's litigation portfolio, provided strategic legal counsel to the executive team, and oversaw outside counsel on a variety of legal disputes involving restrictive covenant and employment-related litigation, contract disputes, and intellectual property; led litigation strategy and defense, ensuring effective risk mitigation, and was responsible for coordinating internal e-discovery processes.

Provided strategic legal guidance and support to the foundation's leadership, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and advising on matters related to governance, contracts, and risk management. Drated and reviewed legal documents to facilitating community partnerships, and overseeing the foundation's legal strategies to support its mission of building schools and providing humanitarian aid in Chiapas, Mexico, and other regions affected by natural disasters.

Appointed Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for eastern Idaho; one-year appointment working closely with state and local law enforcement, FBI, DEA, ATF and Secret Service agents to identify and divert local criminal prosecutions for federal prosecution; managed a heavy caseload involving violent crimes, firearms and drug trafficking, child exploitation, and gang activity; daily courtroom and criminal trial practice.Highlights-Successfully secured criminal indictments in 45 cases, securing federal convictions and sentencing to federal correctional facilities that alleviated crowding in Idaho prisons and saved Idaho taxpayers significant money;-Participated in 3 criminal jury trials, and was lead counsel in one successful trial, securing the conviction of a felon in possession of ammunition, in connection with a high-profile murder case in Indian Country.

Provided general legal counsel to a Single Family Office in support of strategic business activities including asset management; real estate; private equity; mergers & acquisitions; finance; corporate law/governance contracts, and other fiduciary and philanthropic activities. Oversaw and/or supported the management and administration of over 60 domestic legal entities and more than a billion dollars in assets under management. Provided legal analysis regarding entity formation and structure, preparation of resolutions, consents and minutes, and general oversight of corporate governance and compliance issues.Provided support for real estate investments, including the acquisition, development, construction, operation, leasing, management, and disposition of commercial office space, mixed-use retail, multi-family, single-family, agricultural, and recreational real property.Supported investment activities on a variety of secured and unsecured commercial credit facilities including traditional commercial loans, asset-based lending agreements, construction and development loans and leases.Provided primary support on transactional matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and other investments across diversified asset classes.

• Experience in a broad range of commercial litigation matters, including complex multi-jurisdictional business and securities litigation in state and federal courts, multiparty contract disputes, and intellectual property litigation• Drafted various motions, briefs, and legal memoranda; conducted extensive legal research on diverse issues; conducted intensive fact investigation of voluminous discovery materials

• Contract City Prosecutor; represented State on misdemeanor criminal prosecutions; drafted city ordinances; drafted pleadings, memoranda, and briefs on various civil and criminal issues; • Guardian ad litem attorney; represented the interests of children in child protection proceedings• Assisted in representation of clients regarding water rights, local land use applications and appeals, state administrative appeals before the Idaho Industrial Commission, probate, real estate purchase and sales, agricultural leases, business organization, unlawful detainer, adoption, and divorce and child custody• Drafted various motions, briefs, and legal memoranda, including a brief to the Idaho State Supreme Court

• Contract writer for speeches, letters, and other documents for then Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne

• Principal writer for hundreds of speeches and other documents, including five “State of the State” addresses• Coordinated public events; advised and assisted on homeland security, military affairs, Hispanic affairs, and natural resources; conducted research on policy issues and legislative history

Judicial extern to Presiding Judge John Melanson.

Paid, civilian, summer intern in General Litigation section of U.S. Navy JAG Corps, Washington, D.C.