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San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Mountain View, California

Served on a team with in-house counsel to provide litigation support for outside counsel. Cases range from patent infringement, competition, employment labor disputes, and regulatory investigations by various governments. Performed legal review for evidence production, privilege, and source code. Promoted to the Privilege Team to protect Attorney Client communications, Work Product, and assist in privilege log preparation. Other tasks included, drafting deposition preparation memorandum for Outside Counsel, reviewing and editing Google's own in-house guidelines in regards to privilege production, and preparing weekly updates for the entire litigation support team in regards to changes and trends in privilege law. In addition, received extensive training on e-discovery various platforms.

San Francisco Bay Area

Independently represent clients in current consumer debt litigation. Interview and maintain active communication with the client throughout the case. Dependent on the status of the case, participate in discovery, draft all litigation documents, motions and forms, negotiate settlement with opposing counsel, and represent clients at hearings or trial.

San Francisco Bay Area

In a limited time span, provide legal counsel in regards to clients' outstanding debt issues. Individually counsel and educate clients about their current legal position and how best to move forward. When needed, draft in pro per litigation documents, and coach the client on the best avenues in regards to settlement or continued litigation. Received training on collection defense law by the Consumer Debt Defense and Education Clinic of the San Francisco Bar Association.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provide legal counsel on an as needed basis for an internet startup. Draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to nondisclosure agreements, intellectual property, independent contractors, and client service agreements. Coordinate and formulate the company's position on legal and compliance issues. Advise co-founders in regards to strategy, document development and execution for venture capital, private placements, and finance.

San Francisco Bay Area

Serve on a team as central liaison to lead defense attorneys in a financial services case and a large U.S. DOJ criminal pharmaceutical case. Perform first and second line legal review of client communications for privilege and evidence production. Prepare comprehensive witness packets for production and assemble non-produced privilege logs to protect confidential client information regarding attorney work product, competitive intelligence and marketing brand plans. Communicate effectively with other discovery team members to convey legal rationale regarding review.

Fremont, California

Monitored and maintained multiple private portfolios. Followed macro economic trends to create trading biases to prepare for each day/week/month. Identified a list of equities that provided greatest potential for trading opportunities on a daily basis. Maintained constant research to determine which sectors led the current market. Regularly scanned SEC filings to understand company metrics and competitive position in sectors. Identified and initiated short-term equity trades.

Drafted Returns on the behalf of the Board of Parole and the Office of Governor Schwarzenegger in response to Writs of Habeas Corpus filed by inmates with indeterminate life sentences. Independently closed over 40 cases. If needed, made court appearances for hearings. For adverse rulings, drafted reports with appellate recommendations.

Researched and drafted memoranda that analyzed sexually violent predators and the constitutional limit of involuntary civil commitment of under various states' laws. Researched and assisted in obtaining additional funding for the organization.

Drafted memoranda that analyzed several of Chief Justice Traynors’ holdings which influenced contract law, specifically the parol evidence rule, for a book about the former Chief Justice.

Prepared visa applications on the behalf of multinational corporations for temporary or permanent employee transfer to the United States. Worked directly with clients on a habitual basis, providing individual counsel throughout the application.

Sole legal intern for seven attorneys in the Domestic Violence Department. Researched and wrote memoranda analyzing issues that arose, including credit for timed served for multiple prosecutions, what crime to charge for deadly assault on a fetus, and the use of character evidence on a victim attacker. Analyzed incoming case files in relation to the charged crime, and the corresponding jury instructions. Helped attorneys select the jury.

Analyzed financial documents for cases in civil litigation, including prospectuses, analyst reports, and quarterly reports to determine which incorporated financial opinion as opposed to financial fact. Managed databases and assisted with document preparation management of financial files involved in litigation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked with a team of wealth managers that handled institutional investing and private client wealth management. Analyzed equities to recommend investment strategies. Gained a thorough understanding of private clientele wealth management.

Juris Doctorate

Admitted to the State Bar of California December 2009 (Bar Number 267561) · Intellectual Property Concentration: Main focus on Patent.

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Economics

• Magna Cum Laude • Cumulative GPA 3.8. Major GPA 3.94. Upper Division Honors. Chancellor’s Honors List. Dean’s Honors List. • London.