Expansion of responsibilities to include ownership of higher-risk, higher-stake matters affecting departments across the company.

Expanded responsibilities to include corporate compliance (anti-corruption, sanctions/export, training), cybersecurity and IT, trademark management, and procurement contracts. Maintain compliance with data privacy requirements for a B2B company in multiple states, Japan, UK, and EU.

Proactively advising senior leadership on optimizing the employee life cycle while minimizing risk for within a renewable biomass (wood pellets) manufacturer's operations. Adept at navigating a fast past environment for a high-growth company. Primary attorney supporting employment and HR matters, including local, state, and federal laws (FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Title VII, and RIFs), conducting investigations, and defending EEOC charges and litigation. Additional experience related to labor, benefits, executive compensation, immigration, and international E&L law (i.e., Germany, Japan, Vietnam, and U.K.). Additional clients include the environmental compliance and safety/EHS teams.

A regular contributor to LearnFormula's podcast-style professional education series. I provide my take on various topics related to employment and labor law for human resources professionals and lawyers.

Supported senior management to maximize an international IT company’s largest revenue-generating workforce (incl. subsidiaries) of 18,000+ employees located in 45+ states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Litigator and counselor serving local, national, and international clients to provide practical legal solutions to achieve workforce-management objectives. Focuses included OFCCP and affirmative action, wage and hour, and general litigation. Defended clients facing legal exposure, while delivering desired business solutions.

Clerked for the Hon. Henry F. Floyd (joined Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Oct. 5, 2011).