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Salem, Oregon, United States

• Provide strategic legal advice to senior leadership and unit-level management on legal matters, including contracts, employment law, regulatory compliance, licensing, commercial leasing-related issues, and litigation.
• Manage corporate governance, maintaining state entity registrations, corporate record books, and resolutions, as well as drafting management agreement amendments and shareholder meeting documents for a multi-entity.
• Coordinate licensing and permits with regulatory agencies such as OLCC and County Health and Environment departments.
• Oversee legal and HR-related programs and update policies related to risk management and insurance, worker’s compensation and unemployment insurance, OSHA/safety, OHA/CDC COVID-19, and company driver program.
• Set up safety teams at each location and a corporate safety team to drive process development, documentation, and training.
• Review employee benefit programs compliance with a focus on fiduciary liability, reporting, and plan participant communications.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Advised 150+ new businesses entering Oregon’s legalized recreational cannabis industry on best entity structure (LLC, C-Corp, Sole Proprietor) based on operations, drafted formation and management documents, and.
• Provided legal recommendations based on Oregon’s Measure 91 laws related to funding and new cannabis business structures.
• Prepared license application materials and advocated for OLCC recreational cannabis producer, processor, and retail applicants.
• Negotiated commercial leases and educated landlords and tenants on rights and responsibilities under applicable cannabis laws.
• Advised on trademark and patent issues for cannabis-related marks and inventions.

Irvington, New York, United States

• Advised and directed corporate governance and shareholder communications within a veterinary pharmaceutical company.
• Managed securities counsel during internal audit and preparation of Private Placement Memorandum to support new investments.
• Negotiated, drafted, and reviewed pharmaceutical manufacturing agreements, territory agreements with veterinarians, non-disclosure agreements, storage/distribution/order fulfillment agreements, and waiver and release.
• Oversaw external patent counsel on maintenance and defense of company intellectual property worldwide.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Salem, Oregon, United States

San Ramon, California, United States

Concord, California, United States

Hired as a post-graduation associate for a large defense firm in complex-litigation cases involving construction defect and general liability claims. My practice functions were primarily conducting discovery and drafting motions.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics