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Santa Clara, CA, US

Campbell, CA, US

• Providing a wide variety of legal services to this 40-year-old firmware company with offices in APAC, EMEA and the Americas.
• Revitalizing the legal function during a high-growth period by managing outside counsel, advising on risk management issues, negotiating international technology and real estate agreements, counseling on employment law.

Mountain View, California, US

• Corporate officer and member of the executive team at this growing enterprise-level application development platform and business process management software company with over 2,000 customers across the globe, more.
• Commercial transactions management and improvement of identified repeatable processes. Drafted, negotiated, and created templates of complex agreements, including subscription SaaS, software license, OEM/VAR.
• Responsibility for all legal matters, including advising other leaders of the company on risk management, overall legal strategy, and regulatory compliance.
• Counseled, trained and partnered with regional business units, customer success, sales and marketing, finance, and information security teams on a wide variety of B2B contract and other legal matters.
• Managed all intellectual property, corporate governance and outside counsel. Counseled on employment, data security, and privacy matters. Drafted and implemented numerous company policies.
• Mergers and acquisitions in Europe and Asia.

Dallas, TX, US

• Worked autonomously and cross-functionally with sales teams to drive deals through evaluation, negotiation, and closure within required timeframes. Drafted and negotiated a broad variety of agreements with strategic.
• Prepared and negotiated hundreds of contracts and other transactions – several valued at $20M+ – including mergers and acquisitions, culminating in a stock acquisition by AMN in 2016 with a multi-year earn-out.
• Motivated and mentored teams for high levels of performance in fast-paced, demanding situations. Successfully managed employment-related matters and outside counsel, including for successful litigation outcomes.
• Applied strong business acumen and attention to detail by writing and implementing the company’s internal policies and procedures. Coached marketing teams in developing advertising materials.

• Founder and in-house counsel for this dietary supplement startup.
• Negotiated and drafted distributorship and all other agreements for the U.S. and Europe.
• Corporate formation and stock issuance strategy.
• Guided the company in achieving Certified for Sport recognition by NSF.

• Founding member and in-house counsel for this natural gas storage technology startup.
• Filed original patent applications and navigated EPA regulations for natural gas vehicle emissions testing.
• Corporate formation and implementation of stock issuance strategy.

• Managing attorney of law firm focusing on business and other litigation.
• Lead counsel for defendants and cross-complainants in 26-party complex commercial litigation involving breach of contract, insurance regulatory compliance, workers compensation insurance underwriting and auditing.
• Employment/Wage & Hour class action and Personal Injury litigation.

• Commercial, employment, real estate and personal injury litigation for corporate and individual clients, as well as the California Special District Risk Management Authority.
• Acquired trial, ADR and appellate practice experience, including obtaining a favorable decision in El Dorado Meat Co. v. Yosemite Meat & Locker Svc. (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 612.
• Managed all aspects of cases from inception through completion, including law and motion, depositions and document-intensive discovery, while maintaining close relationships with clients.

• Product Liability, Personal Injury, Construction and Asbestos Litigation

US

• Authored motions for litigation in the trial and appeal phases.
• Researched and provided memoranda on a broad range of issues including the policies, procedures and statutory interpretations of California’s Proposition 36.

US

Managed all aspects of numerous multinational corporations' accounts, including Seiko and Sony.Identified and capitalized on sales opportunities for turnkey services including light manufacturing, financial services and distribution.

J.D.

B.A., Psychology