Experienced general counsel and strategic advisor helping drive client success. Hands-on leader who enjoys using strong interpersonal skills to drive change and promote harmony. Provide seasoned advice to companies throughout their life cycle--from founding to exit--including financing, governance, compliance, intellectual property, and commercial matters. Deep expertise in development of sustainable practices, including compliance, and transactional work. Capitalize on experience in multiple industries.

Cloud-based contract management software start-up

Responsible for management of board, equity, financing and compliance matters for fast-growing fintech. Closed multiple debt financings, secured and unsecured, and securitizations. Led government affairs.

• Responsible for managing Embassy's investor (E) visa program, facilitating French investment in U.S. and visas for French employees. Paris is world’s fourth largest E visa post. • Manage compliance and anti-fraud investigations; coordinate with other agencies. • Initiated outreach to France's burgeoning technology sector, speaking at events and working with other agencies. Leverage extensive experience as legal adviser to companies, from start-up to successful exit.

First-ever Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary for private equity-backed multinational professional services firm with offices and operations in Europe, China, Mexico and the Middle East.Managed complex process of selling Callison to Arcadis, a publicly-traded Dutch company.

Outside General Counsel to emerging companies in software, consumer products, alternative energy and consulting industries. Particular expertise in corporate, finance, commercial and governance matters. Provided practical, strategic, business-oriented, cost-effective legal advice via my virtual law firm.

Corporate Securities Group. Responsible for leading M&A, debt and equity transactions

Starbucks' first international lawyer. Half of business development team of two responsible for joint venture and licensing deals throughout Asia Pacific, involving complex tax and IP issues. Lead lawyer on acquisition of UK-based coffee company, working closely with CFO and finance team. Managed securities filings and option plan.

Corporate Department of Wall Street law firm. Worked on project and equipment financings, public debt and equity financings, M&A