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California, United States

Provide comprehensive civil litigation, discovery, law and motion, ADR, risk/cost management, pre-trial and trial defense of corporate business and insurance clients throughout the State of California.

Provide legal advice and counsel on complex business contracts, privacy issues, regulatory and civil matters.

Oakland, California, United States

• Advised President, Board of Directors and Executive Board members on day-today corporate governance matters, laws and legal rights that would impact functionality of the 501 c3 and 501 c6 organizations. • Oversaw all legal operations, acted as sole legal representative, and ensured compliance with state and federal statutory requirements.

•Led compliance efforts for government-subsidized digital services, ensuring adherence to FCC regulations and other federal guidelines.•Provided legal support for technology agreements impacting government program funding for underserved communities.•Advised on content partnership agreements, digital media agreements, advertising technology contracts, and privacy issues for global media operations.•Provided practical legal guidance on regulatory compliance for media platforms and ad-tech partnerships.•Led negotiations with advertisers and agencies, ensuring seamless integration and adoption of digital advertising products.• Led privacy compliance efforts for digital product distribution agreements, ensuring adherence to GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA.• Managed outside counsel in connection with complex legal matters, ensuring cost-effective legalrepresentation and adherence to corporate client standards.• Drafted and negotiated B2B/B2C technology agreements related to streaming, broadcast, and content distribution, generating $2B in annual revenue.• Developed, collaborated with and directed global cross-functional global teams to drive business results.• Implemented and utilized contract lifecycle management systems to streamline contract workflows, ensuring compliance and efficiency.

San Francisco, California, United States

•Advised executive leadership and business stakeholders on compliance with government subsidies and telecom regulations, particularly for healthcare-related telecommunications programs.•Guided cross-functional teams in ensuring compliance with federal funding requirements, including Lifeline and E-Rate programs.Managed legal risks and drafted contracts related to ad-tech and digital services.•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop scalable legal processes for integrating new advertising technologies.•Provided counsel on the regulatory landscape impacting digital media and telecommunications industries.•Guided cross-functional teams in implementing privacy-compliant features for telehealth services, video streaming, wireless communications, satellite and digital content delivery, ensuring adherence to federal and state regulations.•Supervised outside counsel for enterprise sales and regulatory matters, ensuring cost efficiency and high-quality legal support.• Led efforts to optimize legal spending, including evaluating alternate fee arrangements and outside counsel law firm billing statements and billing models to achieve financial and business objectives.• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated highly complex sales contracts, technology agreements, and service agreements for enterprise clients, ensuring compliance with privacy regulations, including GDPR, CCPA and healthcare-specific legal requirements.• Negotiated agreements critical to $20B in annual sales, while mitigating legal risk and maintaining business alignment.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including sales, product, and compliance, to resolve issues and drive successful outcomes.

Juris Doctorate (Jd)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Law & Society (Political Science)