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M&A and capital markets associate in the corporate and securities group. Represent private M&A clients in sell and buy side deals. Manage and undertake all stages of a deal cycle, including diligence, junior attorney supervision and negotiating and drafting definitive and ancillary documents.

Corporate tax planning, reorganizations, structuring.

Assist with M&A transactions, perform due diligence, draft closing documents and conduct legal research. Seconded to Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited as acting Privacy Officer and performed privacy and cybersecurity regulatory compliance. Provide research and strategic insights in advising several data breach class action matters. Draft various digital commercial documents including terms of use and privacy policy (for North American and GDPR compliance) for several client site launches. Produce various publications on topics including: smart contracts, blockchain, cannabis, privacy & cybersecurity and corporate taxation.

Assist with secured financing transactions. Draft closing documents and perform legal research.

Legal research on: ethical and social issues arising from various emerging technologiesResearch management and research team coordination Perform: traditional legal research, formal project management (PMI method), and formal informational and content management Provide: digital content management, digital information architecture and audit

Legal research: work under the supervision of Prof Ian Kerr on privacy law, economics of personal information and implications of big data. Contribute and participate in Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's workshop on privacy law and OPC mandate (Winter, 2016). Provide project management for ongoing research.

Marketing and communications strategy, brand management/ awareness, internal and external communications and PR management, creative services management, advertising and marketing initiatives, determine critical path and marketing project execution, set scope, budget and schedule for all marketing and communicatons campaigns, provide HQ marketing and advertising support, strategic partnerships, marketing data analysis, copy-write, create marketing collaterals (brochure, presentations and digital assets), provide marketing and communications training to 60+ principals.

Develop and implement annual marketing plans. Mass communications management; supervise and approve all press releases, collect and analyze reports on media outreach. Plan and execute fashion, film and music industry events; secure venue, budget, celebrity, media and corporate endorsements, streamline event activities and allocate resources. Social media management; content generation and application, set tone and supervise all social media activity to increase online visibility. Provide leadership and coordination for all marketing and communications staff; public relations manager, graphic designer, social media specialist, marketing specialist. Conduct business development and create relationships through networking, attending industry meetings, conferences and events. Initiate and oversee SEO campaign for increased online presence; ranked #1 on Google Analytics within 3 months. Increased studio occupancy by 80% between 2010 and 2012.

Define project requirement and provide direction for quarterly projects. Scope of work, critical path and project budget management analysis and stakeholder management. Creation of project documents and archiving. Set budget and analyze sales performance and marketing reception via Nielsen Soundscan, Amazon Vendor Central and Entertainment One Distribution B2B system (POS system analysis). Oversee product packaging development and placement; assign UPC and ISRC codes, approve all visual designs while working with retailers for optimal distribution. Direct, create verbiage and execute all visual graphic design merchandize to be distributed at retail level (music CDs, vinyl, singles, posters, marketing and sales sheets, advertisement, promotional flyers, and apparel merchandize). Work with retail sales representatives to participate in retailer and regional-specific advertising and cooperative opportunities.

Event production for the 2005 NAFTA and ASEAN conference hosted by University of Toronto, RSVP and guest management, guest liaison, invitation management, event flow coordination, transportation and vendor sourcing/ management. Teaching and research assistant to Professor J. Barker in the Department of Anthropology.