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In-house attorney handling matters across the practice areas of litigation, regulatory, product, corporate, employment/labor, intellectual property, tax, and more. Experience advising on class actions, privacy, advertising, generative AI and LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT), employee classification, and other issues across the globe.

Sacramento, California Area

Associate General Counsel for established non-bank lender with offices across the country, reporting directly to the SVP, General Counsel. Advise and partner with leadership and internal stakeholders to solve problems, mitigate legal risks, provide guidance, and pose solutions to support business needs. Responsible for:-Advising on a broad range of.

Menlo Park, California

In-house generalist advising on issues including employment, privacy, compliance, immigration, corporate governance, and international trade/export control. Experienced in data breach response and best practices, GDPR implementation and compliance, and privacy by design principles. Advised on employment issues such as wage and hour laws, protected leave.

San Francisco Bay Area

Civil litigation attorney handling cases in real estate, products liability, construction defect, premises liability, insurance, real estate, fraud, and more. Successfully settled numerous cases, drafted and argued motions, represented clients in mediations and settlement conferences, propounded and responded to written discovery, attended depositions and.

Remote

Volunteer position with the China Guiding Cases Project.Responsibilities included editing case translations, legal commentaries, and other materials in connection with "guiding cases" handed down by the Supreme People's Court of China.

San Jose, CA

Civil litigation attorney handling cases spanning several practice areas (e.g., real estate, intellectual property, family law, business contracts, torts, and more). Responsibilities included client intake, legal research, drafting motions and pleadings, representing clients at hearings, propounding and responding to discovery, trial preparation, and.

Seattle, WA + Hong Kong, PRC

Assisted Mr. Young (an international law scholar, former professor, and President of the University of Washington from 2011-2015) with legal research and writing needs for several projects. Conducted and compiled legal research on issues such as international environmental law, international trade law, and trends in legal education to be used in casebooks.

Seattle, WA

Performed due diligence reviews of foreign customs brokers to ensure compliance with applicable anti-bribery laws. Drafted memoranda for the company's General Counsel on issues such as indemnity obligations, international commercial arbitration, offshore incorporation, public policy considerations, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, the.

Seattle, WA

Performed legal research and drafted memoranda on domestic and international employment law issues regarding the University of Washington's campuses, medical centers, and other programs and facilities.

Shanghai, China

Summer internship in the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Jun He Law Offices, consistently ranked as one of the top law firms in China. Assisted in a diverse range of employment-related matters for international businesses operating in the Chinese market, including drafting secondment agreements, employee handbooks, workplace policies, and termination.

Greater Seattle Area

Summer internship for a small generalist practice in Seattle, WA. Assisted in legal research, drafting documents for business transactions, and creating informational documents for the firm's clients and website. Drafted memoranda on issues including IP rights, corporate entity types, and business immigration.

Oregon, United States

Internship with The Bus Project (now "Next Up"), a nonpartisan non-profit which seeks to engage young people in politics.Responsibilities included hosting and organizing events, researching local politics, supporting the launch of a new office, creating promotional materials, canvassing neighborhoods and schools, maintaining databases, and more.

Gilroy, CA

Worked at one of the SF Bay Area's premier equestrian competition stables specializing in three day eventing.Duties included exercising client horses, organizing barn equipment, tack-ups and turn-outs, assisting in the management and care of client horses (e.g., administering medications, feeding, blanketing, grooming, etc.), and traveling to competitions.

J.D./Ll.M. (Asian Law), Chinese Law, International Business

Activities and Societies: Chinese American Law Students Association (co-President) Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal (Managing Editor) (now.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Chinese

Activities and Societies: The Daily Barometer (college newspaper)

Education record