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● Core team employee No. 6 at wine-tech startup that acquired and sold Napa's oldest hot air balloon operator; Established human resources reporting structure and compliance training program; Performed employment counsel responsibilities for 2 entities and 20+ employees● Helped build the backbone entity structure, procuring multiple insurance policies, establishing payroll and withholding services, securing local business and operating permits; Secured fictitious name intellectual property for Cuvée; Filed local property taxes and all Secretary of State, County, City, CPUC and DMV regulatory compliance documents for government agencies● Currently supporting the business development team with commercial contracts for partner hotels, wineries, airports, and operators; Advise core team on strategy and risk management, coordinating with outside counsel● Advise technology team on consumer data privacy compliance issues and application terms and conditions

● Head of Legal for $100M shared transportation operator with 400 employees, 6 international subsidiaries, 7-figure budget, and department of 4 attorneys ● Successfully contained confidential information security breach crisis on social media, civil and criminal investigation fronts● Managed critical hardware safety issue, parts recall, OTA software patch, nationwide operations actions in response, and government relations● Performed corporate governance for Board of Directors, kept minutes, served as officer and managed legal needs of international affiliates, including wind-down of operations

● Led M&A legal disclosures and compliance audit reporting in nine-figure acquisition of SPIN by Tier Mobility from Ford Motor Company ● Reported to Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors while managing five-person legal department, drafting and negotiating company contracts

● Supervised internal Real Estate and Insurance counsel; Provided employee reviews, mentorship, and training; Assisted leadership with confidential projects● Commercial agreement drafting and negotiation; Built agreement approval workflows, vendor qualification steps; Updated privacy policies and App terms

● Procured contract lifecycle management software platform/provider to collect, organize and build contract review and approval workflows, resulting in 1000+ closed agreements with zero subsequent litigation● Reviewed, revised and drafted government contracts with cities, and commercial agreements with vendors, universities, suppliers and partners

● Managed own law practice for 13 years; Extensive commercial lease drafting and tort litigation; Extensive client communications; Handled every aspect of individual disputes and cases while running a law firm, managing client funds● Published and presented on matters of new mobility technology including regulation, law and policy related to autonomous vehicles (self-driving cars) and micromobility (electric bicycles and scooters); Contributing writer for Forbes.com, published newsletters on Medium and Substack as “Autonomous Law,” and on Twitter as @SafeSelfDrive● Publications and media quotes available on request

● Full service commercial contract and litigation practice on behalf of landlords, property and asset managers for the premier Class A and B shopping centers in the Western U.S.; Negotiated contracts with the top retailers in the country

● First-party insurance coverage defense litigation on behalf of State Farm, including multiple-insured risks; Northridge Earthquake homeowners policy litigation, with site visits, destructive testing, and expert witness depositions ● Edited and revised Croskey, Insurance Litigation (Rutter Group Practice Guides), chapters on Subrogation and Equitable Contribution for 2005-2006 Edition

● Responsible for legal affairs of advanced analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS) start-up, including officer and director liability, licensing, securing intellectual property, employment issues, equipment leasing and minor securities regulation compliance; Drafted user manual for subscription analytics program

● Defense attorney on behalf of top liability insurance companies like AIG for multiple clients, including Waste Management, Firestone Tires, Pep Boys; Complex civil, commercial, product liability and coverage litigation disputes; high volume caseload and trial preparation; scores of depositions taken● Earned high level of understanding of risk management, complex commercial indemnity relationships, employment law, and officer and director liability

● Instructed Legal Research, Writing and Analysis course to 1st year law students

● Trained as associate in all aspects of civil litigation practice, including client development, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, depositions and settlement negotiations in cases of employment discrimination, personal injury and insurance defense