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Redwood City, California, Us

Redwood City, California, Us

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led efforts to ensure that Google designed, developed and deployed AI in compliance with its AI Principles, reducing potential harm and having a positive impact on its users and on society. ‣ Core member of the group of multi-disciplinary and diverse drafters of Google’s AI Principles (launched in June 2018), which set out Google’s commitment to develop technology responsibly and establish specific application areas Google will not pursue.‣ Advised Google’s Executive leadership escalation group, the Advanced Technology Review Council, in ethical considerations for the most critical questions and issues.‣ Recruited, hired and managed a high performing, results-oriented team of Program Managers to operationalize compliance with Google’s AI Principles. ‣ Collaborated across Google’s internal teams including Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy and Standards teams, as well as external stakeholders such as governments and self-regulatory organizations, to explore and advance concepts in AI governance. ‣ Led risk management as a Second Line of Defense within Google’s Office of Compliance and Integrity, leading efforts to develop and implement risk management processes, policies and procedures. ‣ Deep expertise in working with multidisciplinary subject matter experts from across Google to incorporate responsible practices for fairness, safety, privacy, and transparency early in developers’ machine learning workflow and throughout the product development lifecycle.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Led the teams of approximately 20 attorneys and contract managers responsible for global product development and all commercial transactions in North America for Google’s search advertising business (e.g., Google Search, Travel, Shopping, Maps, YouTube, AdSense) and related infrastructure. ‣ Oversaw execution of legal components of Google’s overall strategy related to this product area and acted as a primary legal adviser to executives and other senior management in Product & Engineering, Business Development, Sales and other support functions (e.g., Finance, Compliance, Policy). ‣ Established processes and policies to improve efficiency and effectiveness of legal support, including workflows, resource allocation, staffing and subject matter coverage. ‣ Experienced in evaluating and hiring legal talent and creating training programs and other infrastructure to coach and develop legal talent. ‣ Experienced in the areas of intellectual property, artificial intelligence/machine learning and related ethical concerns, commercial law, consumer protection, privacy and regulatory affairs and coordinating advice across other legal functions.

‣ Lead attorney responsible for the creation, hiring, management and operations of the Contracts Group within the Legal Department, including the creation and implementation of a robust contracts management system and establishment of contract standards and practices. ‣ Contracts Group's initial mandate included counseling, drafting and negotiation of software, equipment, technology and telecommunications contracts; strategic alliance agreements; all vendor contracts (e.g., facilities, site use, advertising and marketing); recruiting and staffing agreements; and services agreements. ‣ Responsibilities expanded to include counseling the Wholesale, Correspondent and Affinity Partnership Divisions, and Portfolio Defense Group, as well as drafting and negotiation of: broker, secondary broker, correspondent, mortgage insurance, credit bureau, agency and contract underwriting agreements; RESPA compliant joint ventures, private label, marketing, advertising and lead agreements; and state bond programs.

New York, Ny, Us

‣ Extensive experience in counseling technology, new media and financial services clients in intellectual property and technology-related matters, including intellectual property protection, privacy regulations, and other Internet and e-commerce issues. ‣ Represented clients in drafting and negotiating software development agreements, intellectual property licenses, technology services agreements, and joint venture and strategic alliance agreements. ‣ Extensive experience in representing clients in intellectual property and technology matters related to corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructuring. ‣ Led departmental efforts concerned with continuing legal education, training and knowledge management, including conducting intellectual property and technology training sessions for junior and midlevel associates, and the drafting and maintenance of department precedent forms and files.

J.D., Law

Ba, Computer Science