Advise senior management and the board of directors regarding strategic transactions, civil litigation, corporate governance and legal risk. Responsible for the oversight of all day-to-day legal activities including: commercial contracts, real estate, compliance, employment law, transactions, litigation and general corporate matters.

Advise senior management and the board of directors regarding strategic transactions, civil litigation, corporate governance and legal risk. Responsible for the oversight of all day-to-day legal activities including: commercial contracts, real estate, compliance, employment law, transactions, litigation and general corporate matters.

We teach student-athletes how to vigorously pursue what they are passionate about and show them how they can leverage this competency to identify their life mission and always be moving in the direction of achieving their dreams. Young athletes who want to pursue their dream of competing at the collegiate level must make athletic training and academic achievement their priority. Our mission is to help student-athletes maximize their full athletic and academic potential while encouraging individuals to pursue what excites them throughout their entire athletic, academic and professional careers.

Development Committee

Programs and Grants Committee

Support integration efforts following the merger of OfficeMax and Office Depot. Advise internal business owners responsible for growing the company's growth initiatives and tech service offerings. Support cost of goods sold (COGS) initiatives and integration of Merchandising, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Transportation. Draft, review and provide advice regarding trade vendor (merchandising) contracts and expense vendor (indirect procurement) contracts for all departments within the organization. Work with the operational teams, including Accounts Payable, Supply Chain, Vendor Programs and Vendor Relations/Merchandising Operations. Operate within electronic contracts management system (Ariba and custom SharePoint tool).

Represented local and international clients in cross-border transactions and initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, commercial agreements and green field projects. Structured, negotiated and drafted dual language transactional documentation. Conducted due diligence, drafted tax memoranda and created tax models. Drafted commercial contracts and customer agreements. Managed teams of Brazilian experts to manage litigation, structure transactions and resolve commercial issues. Established and maintained strategic relationships and alliances with foreign law firms, investors, investment bankers and professional service providers. Business generated and transaction completed:- Acquisition and legal due diligence of Brazilian target for California e-commerce company - Joint venture and corporate structure for the USA subsidiary of a Chinese pharmaceutical company (represented Brazilian investment bank)- Market entry legal services and tax strategy for North American based aviation manufacturer- Financial/tax modeling and market entry legal services for Georgia based electronics accessories company- Joint venture evaluation and tax modeling for Holland based watch manufacturer (represented Brazilian investment bank)- Numerous PTC patent applications- Employment litigation and commercial real estate litigation for New York based online employment website- Commercial Representative Agreements for German based manufacturing company- Tax advice regarding Temporary Admission Regimes and importation of industrial machinery for Australian mining company- Tax advice regarding exportation operations for Brazilian manufacturing company - Employment law matters for Chinese telecom company

Practiced in the areas of banking, finance and business transactions, with a focus on large syndicated lending transactions. Represented both financial institutions and corporations in a broad range of industries, including healthcare, finance and telecommunications. Drafted and coordinated transactional documents. Maintained corporate structures to ensure compliance with private contracts and federal regulation. Wrote memorandum regarding corporate, commercial and regulatory issues.

Focused on executive compensation, tax law and banking compliance. Defined and documented Sarbanes-Oxley controls. Analyzed multi-million dollar transactions, conducted due diligence and wrote Suspicious Activity Reports

Directed multi-million dollar inventories. Conducted compliance audits. Researched and analyzed financial reporting.