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Denver, Co, Us

Castle Rock, Co, Us

Serve as Office Lead for Westminster, Colorado law office, managing a legal staff of professional employees and the legal budget of the office within the overall legal organization. Lead a Civil Litigation and Business Law Team of attorneys and experienced paralegals, managing extensive and broad business litigation workload from the inception of a matter through to final adjudication in Colorado state, federal and appellate courts.Manage commercial business litigation practice with a primary focus on transactional agreements and contracts, including but not limited to employment contracts, marketing agreements, sales contracts, and stock purchase agreements.

Santa Ana, Us

Corporate entity maintenance, formation of legal entities, drafting corporate documents, including board and shareholder minutes and secretary and incumbency certificates for numerous subsidiariesAssist with Corporate governance, corporate regulations and compliance matters.Assist with maintenance of a web-based global entity management system and electronic database of corporate documents, including with a global entity chart.Assist with internal entity restructurings.Responsible for annual corporate reporting with various Secretary of State offices.Assist with trademark matters, including filing of trademark applications and correspondence, and with oversight of infringement complaints.

Castle Rock, Co, Us

Part of the Civil Litigation and Business Law Team, managing extensive and broad business litigation workload from the inception of a matter through to final adjudication in Colorado state, federal and appellate courts. Manage commercial business litigation practice with a primary focus on transactional agreements and contracts, including but not limited to marketing agreements, sales contracts, employment contracts, and stock purchase agreements. I offer guidance to Human Resources professionals regarding employee relations, hiring, termination, employee leave, compensation, benefits, employee handbooks, safety, and the development/drafting of policies and procedures. I also represent clients in response to investigations by federal and state agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and serve as counsel in employment-related litigation in state and federal courts. I keep relevant internal and external stakeholders apprised of pertinent legal and regulatory developments impacting my client’s industry.

Englewood, Co, Us

Key Highlights:• 80% projected reduction in future claims captured by establishing protocols to monitor and manage areas of potential risk exposure; prepare, manage, and implement corporate governance and broader corporate policies.• 75% favorable verdicts in trial cases won by managing litigation, including risk assessment, case strategy, settlement, budgeting, discovery, and other case management activities.• 60% of cases resolved before trial by proactively addressing legal matters and negotiating settlements considerably below value, saving clients millions of dollars.Provide strategic and tactical legal advice to business teams that support business integrity. Serve as the subject matter expert on legal obligations related to the defense of employment discrimination claims, federal civil rights matters, and constitutional law issues. Proactively assess legal risks and advise on decisions that advance the company’s business. Extensive experience in insurance defense, contract law, construction defect claims, product liability, housing, and toxic tort litigation matters (including carbon monoxide and asbestos).

Denver, Colorado, Us

Key Highlight:• 80% of mergers and acquisitions, valued at ~$20M, successfully negotiated and closed by developing the legal strategy and objectives aligned with the corporate strategy and growth plans, both organically and via acquisition; surpassed the 30% average for most M&A transactions.Delivered legal advice in many subject areas across governance, employment laws, contracts, marketing agreements, acquisitions and mergers, compliance programs, and general legal issues. Coordinated with public policy, communications, product management, engineering, product marketing, customer operations, and other cross-functional teams on external communications, policy development, product development, and product launches for 22 corporate clients. Interpreted regulatory laws, licensing, and former litigation to proactively help clients maintain compliance.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Key Highlights:• $20M+ in future losses curbed by researching, monitoring, and addressing relevant industry regulations, including new and emerging employment laws.• $850,000 client cost avoidance obtained by winning a favorable jury verdict for a corporate client facing potential damage in an Eighth Amendment federal civil rights lawsuit.Bestowed practical and solution-oriented day-to-day commercial legal advice and product counsel to cross-functional groups, including litigation defense and risk management across public entities, corporations, businesses, contractors, property owners, and insurance company representatives. Drafted, revised, and negotiated commercial agreements, including SaaS, technology, payments, analytics, research, licensing, development, product integration, and other general vendor and operations agreements. Managed the evolution and implementation of Terms of Use, content policies, disclosures, legal policies, and employee terms. Advised on workflow process improvement, playbook development, client training, and template use to address the needs of growing organizations.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Key Highlight:• 81.5% of EEOC Charges of Discrimination and unlawful termination of employment claims awarded a full dismissal by researching legal issues related to the specific facts, circumstances, and the law of given cases.Represented management in employment disputes in state and federal court, at the trial and appellate levels, and clients before federal and state administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Department of Fair Employment Housing (DFEH), Department of Labor, and Department of Industrial Relations.

Denver, Colorado, Us

Key Highlights:• Obtained summary judgment on 7+ cases alleging federal civil rights claims of excessive force against Colorado Department of Corrections employees. • Secured favorable rulings by presenting oral arguments before Colorado Court of Appeals, Colorado Supreme Court, and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Represented Colorado Department of Corrections and Colorado State Board of Parole on employment, administrative, and regulatory law, including advice and complex litigation, primarily in federal court. Conducted legal research, prepared pleadings, motions, and all other documents to be filed in court, performed discovery, reviewed and analyzed cases for trial, appeared in court, and reported analysis of cases to clients and risk management.

Master Of Arts, Masters Of Sport And Exercise Science (Sport Administration Emphasis)

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science