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Alameda, California, Us

Redwood City, Ca, Us

• Lead key aspects of Codexis’ legal operations with a focus on commercial contracts.• Draft and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including material transfer agreements,consulting agreements, research and development agreements, manufacture and supplyagreements, licensing agreements and confidentiality agreements.• Work with internal stakeholders to provide creative and business-oriented solutions duringcontract negotiations.• Manage network of outside counsel and consultants to support complex negotiations and assetsales.

South San Francisco, California, Us

• Lead contracting activities to support new product launch, including gaining internal alignment on terms, boilerplate creation, distribution strategy and communications.• Draft and negotiate all commercial agreements with the biggest distributor (in dollars) of Genentech product.• Train and educate coworkers via presentations on current trends in the market, contract terms, and standard operating procedures.

South San Francisco, California, Us

• Negotiate and draft agreements with group purchasing organizations, specialty pharmacies, and pharmaceutical distributors. • Improve internal processes to facilitate storage of contracts and reporting of business metrics.• Organize and lead core teams in an effort to build consensus and communication regarding account strategies.• Winner of 2015 and 2016 "Teamwork and Collaboration Award," as chosen by my peers.

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• Managed team that negotiated and drafted provider agreements with medical groups and hospitals. • Advised in mergers and acquisitions of new entities.• Trained contracts staff of newly acquired entities to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.• Developed standard operating procedure for contract production and storage.• Created new contract templates and updated existing templates.• Developed contract negotiation guide with standard responses to the most frequently negotiated issues. • Improved average turnaround time for execution of contracts from 20 days to 23 hours within six months through process improvements and technological innovations.

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• Negotiated and drafted multi-million dollar service agreements with employer groups, including IBM, Adobe, and the Seattle Mariners.• Created spreadsheets to facilitate tracking of non-standards terms, broker commissions, and other data.• Negotiated over 200 business associate agreements to ensure compliance with HIPAA.• Coordinated research projects with educational institutions such as UCLA and Tufts University.• Responded promptly to contracts and legal questions arising out of Requests for Proposal (RFP’s) in order to meet sales deadlines.• Promoted to Contracts Manager, July 2011.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Drafted and negotiated music supervision and copyright clearance agreements with artists and media entities• Sought trademark and copyright clearances for documentary films and advised on fair use issues.

• Counseled clients in intellectual property, real estate, and business matters.• Negotiated and drafted legal documents for corporations and small businesses, including distribution agreements, licensing agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.• Performed application and registration procedures for intellectual property rights, including trademarking corporate names, logos, and slogans and copyrighting architectural drawings.

• Managed all aspects of litigation for civil cases from inception through completion. • Spearheaded litigation strategy with clients. • Consulted with construction experts and conducted site inspections of properties involved in construction defect litigation. • Drafted letters to insurance carriers illustrating exposure and recommended settlement figures.• Negotiated settlements of multi-million dollar cases during mediation conferences.

• Successfully litigated civil cases, focusing on business law and insurance coverage. • Performed litigation preparation and support, including drafting and responding to various discovery documents and taking depositions.

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European Union Law

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