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Smyrna, GA, US

• Accelerate360/A360 Media distributes consumer products, offers digital marketing and e-commerce solutions, and publishes iconic magazines that reach 85 million people a month. As CLO, I have closed 20+ US and.
• Successfully closed over US and international acquisitions and investments (including the sale of Men’s Journal magazine and men’s lifestyle vertical, acquisition of Bauer Media Group USA, and acquisition of TNG.
• Won or successfully resolved lawsuits with over $100 million in dispute, involving breach of contracts, IP infringement, employment, material equipment lease disputes, defamation, antitrust.
• Work with 7-person team to develop new online marketplaces and launched company’s first B2C platform.
• Work with chief digital officer to support media division’s digital transformation and increased ad revenues through new partners.
• Negotiate, draft, and manage life cycle of over 2,500 contracts, including IP licenses, SaaS contracts, marketing contracts, JV agreements, LOIs, customer and vendor agreements.

New York, NY, US

• Gerber Childrenswear is one of the world's leading children's products companies. Hired as the company's first general counsel, I protected a $1B+ brand, resolved a nationwide class action seeking $50M+ in damages.
• Helped launch company’s digital transformation, which saw online revenue grow from $0 to $50M.
• Negotiated and drafted 1,500+ contracts, including 100+ SaaS and technology agreements and IPlicenses.
• Actively directed litigation, including successfully resolving nationwide consumer class action and related insurance dispute, commercial real estate disputes, IP infringement claims, insurance coverage disputes.
• Launched LATAM business as head of international business development.
• Supervised legal aspects of construction and purchase of $50M distribution center and $10M multi-tenant office park. Managed leases in NY, CA, and SC as landlord and tenant.

Winston-Salem, NC, US

Litigated complex cases in state and federal courts and arbitrated claims involving contract disputes, IP, employment and restrictive covenants, trade practices and consumer protection, securities fraud, product liability, and construction defects. Represented major telecom provider before S.C. Public Service Commission. Significant trial and dispositive.

Drafted opinions and assisted with trial rulings concerning wide range of federal and state laws, including copyright and intellectual property, employment, securities fraud class actions, contracts, healthcare class actions, antitrust, wrongful death, federal and state constitutional violations.

Wrote all speeches and editorials and assisted with press releases. Assisted Senate Budget and Commerce Committee staff with research, speeches, and editorials regarding federal budget, international trade, Social Security, campaign finance, tobacco regulation, and telecommunications regulation.

J.D., Law

B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Political Science/History Double Major