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• Assist crypto projects and protocols with all their legal needs and connect into big law when appropriate
• Negotiate and draft master service, SaaS, license, software development, consulting, sales, SDK, ecommerce marketplace, privacy agreements, and other transactional contracts
• Form, develop, and support corporate structures for bootstrappers, companies seeking investment, and employers
• Assist companies with private fund management and special purpose vehicle investments, particularly with Series A and B, SAFEs, and Warrants
• Advise on open source and privacy law issues regarding the use and deployment of commercial software solutions
• Perform legal services for and provide advice to startup technology companies

• Manage, negotiate, and exercise discretion regarding the company's corporate, employment, and contract issues
• Provide strategic assistance on growth opportunities and provide risk management assessments to the board
• Provide legal advice to the officers and board of the company
• Manage outside counsel as needed

New York, New York, US

Saratoga, California, US

• Managed partnerships with Fortune 100 companies regarding their use, deployment, and promulgation of Certa’s software solution, which automates third-party procurement and compliance procedures
• Implemented GDPR compliance as a data processor, and prepared for a SOC II audit and venture capital funding
• Negotiated and drafted channel partnerships, reseller agreements, and license and SaaS agreements
• Provided contract, privacy, and data ownership legal advice to build a distributed data marketplace
• Managed the customer success team, development team, and outside counsel
• On 4 month contract

• Negotiated and drafted technology transactions contracts
• Assisted with the development of GDPR policies and contracts for data processors and controllers
• Advised on open source, blockchain technical, business, and legal issues including those related to money transmitter laws, broker-dealer registrations, and securities and exchange exemptions

Little Falls, New Jersey, US

• Provided corporate and transactional legal services to software and media companies
• Developed blockchain practice group, and created new contract language for the technology
• Created cyber security and privacy training policies for the New Jersey Department of Education

Mount Olive, NJ, US

• Managed client intake, handled initial consults, and conducted document execution
• Drafted revocable and irrevocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney, deeds, and contracts
• Administered estates

Assisted with trust and will maintenance. Filed forms with the IRS. Reviewed trust accountings. Provided tech support. Researched the bounds of out of state representation. Helped build firm website.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Performed legal research for cases involving businesses with capitalizations over $10 million, including foreign credits, tax shelters, Schedule F losses, and securities pools. Aided in hastening concessions of multiple and high net worth individuals taxpayers. Prepared litigation documents including stipulations of facts and accountings of taxpayers'.

Founded Alternatives to Domestic Violence county service. Organized county finance to fund the organization. Defined all the full-time and part-time positions for the service. Discussed potential and final candidates with the freeholder. Researched the demographics of the county and its idiosyncrasies to fit the program to county needs. Selected locations.

Interviewed clients. Wrote memos, briefs, certifications, and motions for personal injury cases.

Conducted legal research on issues including property tax appeals and earnings and profits of a former C-Corp changed to an S-Corp. Prepared bench memoranda. Helped draft judicial opinions on taxation matters such as property tax exemptions and zoning. Edited opinions from multiple judges.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Advanced the use of Bloomberg Law for legal researching. Proposed ideas for effective research and marketing.

London, GB

Researched issues of contracts and licenses with third party providers. Formed legal arguments for the book publisher’s anti-trust suit and for copyright cases. Researched developing law on the use of the Internet, such as deep-linking.

Researched, analyzed, and collected data on foreign prisoners. Drafted reports on the data and provided legal analysis.

Managed client hardware lists. Supported corporate clients with networking problems and needs. Handled orders and deliveries. Provided personal assistance to the CEO.

New York, NY, US

Streamlined user support by designing a system to automate software installation and new user set-up. Trained new employees on software and hardware platforms. Performed end-user support for all technology users. Updated databases for repair orders and hardware management. Worked full-time during the summer and part-time during the school year.

Camden, NJ, US

Tested and developed software supporting field personnel to communicate sales and monetary transactions with company headquarters. Served as a liaison between the IT and Sales departments.

Stocked, sorted, and picked produce. Reconciled cash transactions. Closed and opened the store.

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, US

Delivered the newspaper everyday at 5am. Collected bi-weekly dues.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, Philosophy, And Political Science

Education record