Promoted from Corporate Finance Attorney to oversee the newly created compliance section of the Ohio Division of Securities under the direction of the Ohio Securities Commissioner. I advise on state and federal securities law with an emphasis on protecting investors and facilitating capital formation. My key responsibilities include:*Overseeing the corporate finance and licensing functions of the Division, including product registrations, applications, and exams for over 250,000 securities salespeople and firms in Ohio.*Setting the strategic vision for the section and managing staff to effectively execute it.*Staying updated on changes to state and federal law to maintain compliance and inform state regulations.*Collaborating with FINRA and other state agencies through NASAA to promote cohesive regulatory practices.*Supporting the Division's Investor Education efforts through public engagements, including in-person and media interviews.

My role is to provide legal advice to the Ohio Commissioner of Securities on matters of state and federal law relating to securities regulation, registration, and exemption. As part of my duties, I review registration applications for public securities offerings; applying Ohio securities laws to protect investors and facilitate capital formation.I have also contributed to the Division's Investor Education efforts, on both television and radio interviews.

As an attorney at the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, I provided legal advice on a wide range of non-environmental matters. I worked in the areas of labor/employment (including internal investigations); public records management; trade secret and personally identifiable information (PII) protection and management; and general representation of non-environmental sections within the Agency.

I assisted public companies in complying with securities regulations, and helped prepare multibillion dollar debt and equity offerings. In addition to preparing offering documents, I prepared and reviewed SEC reports (Forms 8-K, proxy, Form 4, Form 10-Q, and 10-K), conducted research, and negotiated with opposing counsel.

As a member of the Baker Hostetler team serving as the court-appointed counsel to the SIPA Trustee in the liquidation of Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme, I worked on cases in active discovery and performed document review to prepare evidence supporting the Trustee's claims against the various defendants.