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Greater Philadelphia

• Managed litigation portfolio, including commercial, intellectual property, employment, and personal injury matters, for a ~2,500 employee casino and online gaming company to ensure appropriate risk management and positive outcomes for internal clients and the organization as a whole• Negotiated, redlined and approved commercial contracts for services and products ranging from technology and SAS to casino entertainment so as to obtain favorable legal terms including suitable indemnity, insurance, and termination provisions• Worked with outside counsel to facilitate purchase and sale of multimillion-dollar commercial properties to align the business’s goals and risk tolerance with the terms of each transaction• Collaborated with and supported risk management in aligning insurance coverage with overall risk portfolio and in developing policies to reduce the frequency and severity of losses• Conducted numerous internal investigations in partnership with human resources to ensure legal compliance with both federal and state labor and employment law

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Directed 5-person team in legal spend analysis and outside counsel governance review for multinational bank to ensure legal spend and policies around retained counsel fit with overall legal strategy and prioritized work• Developed offering for outsourced 3rd party subpoena response process to develop cost recovery and technology-enabled solutions around legally-mandated data and information requests• Managed two workstreams tasked with improving contracting processes and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) technology utilization on behalf of major pharmaceutical & biotech firm to improve efficiencies in negotiation and obligation management• Led risk and compliance assessment for major international insurer to appropriately align resources with high-complexity compliance and risk activities

Greater Philadelphia

• Directed nationwide team of more than 40 attorneys & staff members in Excellence in Operations Management (EOM) initiative tasked with implementation of Six Sigma-based improvements in performance management, mindsets and capabilities and operating work practices for department of over 1,200 employees in 38 offices located in 20 states and the District of Columbia• Established and managed Shared Paralegal Services team of six paralegals serving multiple offices throughout the country in preparing medical chronologies for litigation and trial preparation

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Counseled insurer-clients regarding legal defense strategies through creative problem-solving to maximize results in litigation for national, Fortune 50, insurance and financial services company• Consulted with Legal and Regulatory Affairs Counsel, Grassroots Specialists, lobbyists and trade groups in support of an amendment to the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser Act (63 P. S. § § 851—863) to allow insurers to provide automobile repair estimates based on photographs rather than personal inspection• Litigated 500+ cases, obtaining ten jury trial verdicts, conducting over 1,000 depositions, and arbitrating over 100 matters

Greater Philadelphia

• Led four-member Data Collection Team performing surveys, focus groups and individual interviews to determine current state of practice before developing solutions for program-wide challenges• Established performance management benchmarks using metrics to provide employees with data-driven, innovative solutions to increase efficiencies and productivity in litigation management

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Managed more than 75 commercial, employment, third-party liability and workers’ compensation matters for regional insurance defense and commercial litigation law firm• Drafted specialized legal briefs on issues including spoliation, subrogation and e-discovery• Authored informational handbook on premises liability law in three states to be distributed to multimillion dollar clients.

Trenton, New Jersey, United States

• Drafted proposed regulations for improvement of care in over 100 assisted-living facilities and an amicus curiae brief to the New Jersey Supreme Court regarding billing practices of over 300 nursing homes for a state-funded, public advocacy group

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: The George Washington University Law School Mock Trial BoardAward-Winning Publication, Performance Enhancing.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategic Management

Recipient, Dean’s Tuition Scholarship,

B.S., Chemistry

Recipient, New Jersey Full Tuition Merit Scholarship