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Lead team of lawyers and legal professionals supporting Project Kuiper, Amazon’s initiative to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world through the deployment of a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).● Draft, negotiate, and review complex technology, licensing, and other commercial agreements to facilitate the development, manufacture, and operation of satellites, ground gateways, and customer terminals, including purchase, licensing (inbound and outbound), design, development, manufacturing, service, supply chain, real estate, construction, security, nondisclosure, independent contractor, and government agreements and contracts. ● Effectuate global expansion plans by conducting diligence, coordinating with cross-functional, internal stakeholders and outside counsel to form and operationalize entities, providing advice regarding corporate and securities law, and evaluating potential joint ventures and other key business relationships.● Provide legal advice and training regarding a broad range of topics, including corporate policies and laws related to licensing, intellectual property, competition, litigation, trade compliance, commercial contracting terms, supply chain issues, and employment.● Provide a broad range of strategic, business, and legal advice to leadership to meet company goals and objectives. ● Manage outside counsel and internal lawyers and legal professionals.● Identify and lead initiatives to simplify workflow, enhance processes, and improve legal forms.

Provided legal advice and support to a broad range of internal business areas, including payroll, accounting, finance, corporate security, human resources, benefits, public policy, and corporate travel. ● Structured, drafted, and negotiated complicated procurement, payments, licensing, and other commercial agreements.● Managed multiple company-wide policies, including soliciting and reviewing annual revisions, meeting with the General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer to obtain approval for key changes, and providing ad hoc interpretations.● Provided ongoing legal counseling in a wide range of legal areas, including regulatory compliance and intellectual property.

Seattle, Washington

Provided legal advice and support to a broad range of internal business areas, including payroll, accounting, finance, corporate security, human resources, benefits, public policy, and corporate travel.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Provide legal advice and support for all aspects of the captive finance company’s business offering financial products with respect to commercial trucks, tractors, trailers, construction equipment, buses and other specialized transportation and commercial equipment.

New York, New York

Provided national representation to a wide range of clients including, among others, debtors and various major companies, as creditors or lenders in connection with chapter 11 cases, bankruptcy related litigation and out-of-court workouts.

New York, New York

Provided national representation to a wide range of clients including, among others, debtors, official creditors’ committees, ad hoc committees of bondholders, hedge funds, and various major companies, as creditors or lenders in connection with chapter 11 cases, bankruptcy related litigation and out-of-court workouts.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reviewed documents for production and oversaw large document productions. Cite checked and proofread memoranda and pleadings. Assisted with the representation of criminal defendants through the Montgomery County Public Defender Pro Bono Program.

J.D.

Activities and Societies: Journal of Law and Politics, Senior Editorial Board, Tazewell Taylor Memorial Scholarship Recipient

B.S., Political Science, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Political Science National Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society