General Counsel for a premium digital publishing company. Negotiated and executed the successful sale of a significant portion of the Company's assets in a series of transactions to a diverse group of buyers. Managed several active litigations and resolved most on favorable terms. Participated in union CBA negotiations, leading to an amicable new agreement, and resolved multiple grievances.

Assist General Counsel in addressing and managing complex issues. Resolved major disputes with vendors and partners.Negotiated commercial agreements with enterprise customers, including the largest agreement in company history.Managed several key acquisitions and the complex legal aspects of integrating the acquired companies and resolving earn-out disputes.Served as lead attorney for the automotive vertical, negotiating complex multi-level contracts with auto manufacturers and dealer groups worldwide.Managed the termination of two dozen real estate leases globally.Provided input on all SEC filings.

• Enabled entrepreneurs to flourish by providing cost-effective, pragmatic advice and guidance on structure, governance, business strategy, capital raising, mergers, intellectual property, privacy, and employment matters. Clients include XpertSavers, ITWox, SendWordNow, Xaxis,, Shinko Media, Digital Media Training, SportsBiz and other confidential names.

• Expertly managed the global business and legal affairs of a publicly traded Internet advertising technology and sales company with 1,200 employees in 51 offices in 29 countries.• Navigated the company through its formation, its IPO, and explosive growth, followed by a severe multi-year sector contraction. Through strict expense control, well-timed divestitures, and opportunistic strategic transactions, the company survived, thrived, and was sold in 2007 to WPP Group for $649 million.• Served as primary legal advisor to the Board of Directors and its committees.• The company never incurred significant litigation expenses and was never the subject of an investigation or proceeding.• Recruited and developed an extraordinarily talented and productive legal team that enabled the company to maintain a lean legal cost structure. Prepared all SEC filings, commercial contracts, and employment documents in-house. Despite a staff of only two in-house lawyers, outside non-deal legal costs averaged less than $50,000 annually. All alumni of my legal department have gone on to stellar legal careers.• Proactively educated and trained executives and staff to embrace policies and procedures and to maintain open communication with the in-house legal team. • Managed patent infringement actions, both as a plaintiff and defendant, resulting in $15 million in licensing payments to the company.

Associate attorney in the Corporate Department. Worked extensively on securities offerings, including several IPOs, and multiple M&A transactions. Specialized in PIPES offerings. Principal clients included Celgene Corporation, Kapson Senior Quarters, 24/7 Media, and several hedge funds. I left Proskauer to join 24/7 Media during its pre-IPO process.

I served as financial controller and then assistant to the division head of a Securities Processing unit as it significantly raised its profile and financial performance, through legendary expense control processes and effective marketing strategies that allowed it to grow its business significantly during a time of sharp industry consolidation.