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Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Lead negotiations to close hundreds of SaaS agreements with a diverse customer base. Successfully managed commercial risks, including risks related to issues of liability, security, privacy, and intellectual property rights. Successfully negotiated new and amended existing agreements to adapt to the GDPR, CCPA, GLPA, HIPAA, and other data privacy legislation. Managed a variety of legal responsibilities including drafting and negotiating, MSAs, DPAs, IT and security exhibits, reseller agreements, NDAs, RFP responses, BAAs, and a variety of vendor-facing agreements, including, licensing, advertising, sponsorship, partnership, and staffing agreements. Responsible for implementing processes to streamline negotiations and scale legal resources, including, overseeing the migration of agreements for several brand acquisitions and the re-drafting of their terms and conditions, drafting “playbooks” based off of terms and conditions, and leading due diligence projects in connection with trainings of new hires. Worked closely with sales, marketing, security engineers, and senior executives in a fast paced, high volume legal department.

Advised entrepreneurs and startup companies with corporate law issues, including drafting memorandum on entity formation and choosing an entity status best suited for their needs. Drafted documents including stock and asset purchase agreements, shareholder/operative agreements, articles of incorporation/organization, by-laws, and initial resolutions of the board of directors. Counseled clients on general corporation law and compliance rules with respect to corporate governance, the issuing of stock, and director fiduciary duties. Advised clients on intellectual property issues including, assessing the strength of their trademark, trade dress, and logo; conducting trademark searches on the USPTO website; registering trademarks; general copyright issues including assessing whether the work may be copyrighted; licensing agreements; and drafted memoranda about protections against cybersquatting of domain names. Assisted with privacy concerns of clients, including drafting privacy policy agreements as well as disclaimers for potential liability in the terms of service. Created presentation on trade secret law, including, the recently enacted “Defend Trade Secrets Act,” restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, and the inevitable disclosure doctrine.

New York, Ny, Us

Drafted and filed litigation documents including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and motions to compel. Prepared interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and documents of certification for discovery proceedings. Conducted legal research and prepared inter-office legal memoranda for numerous actions, including labor law, products liability, personal injury, and commercial cases. Created labor law presentation to be presented before senior attorneys and clients. Attended mediation meetings, depositions, and court proceedings.

New York, Ny, Us

Drafted and filed litigation documents including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and motions to compel. Prepared interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and documents of certification for discovery proceedings. Conducted legal research and prepared inter-office legal memoranda for numerous actions, including labor law, products liability, personal injury, and commercial cases. Created labor law presentation to be presented before senior attorneys and clients. Attended mediation meetings, depositions, and court proceedings.

Analyzed and reviewed documents to assess claims tenants have against developers and sponsors. Drafted affidavits, motions, and petitions for motion practice. Researched case and statutory law to solve legal issues in relation to bankruptcy, priority of liens, and holdover and nonpayment issues. Reviewed and edited contracts, leases, articles of incorporation, and by laws. Revised notices to tenants on behalf of condo and co-op boards. Observed client meetings and court proceedings. Researched and wrote blog articles for the Q&A section of the NY Times in relation to tenant and landlord rights.

Researched both procedural and substantive litigation issues, such as long arm jurisdiction, and claims for misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference of contract. Drafted memorandum that served as the basis for a decision on a motion to dismiss. Observed calendar calls, preliminary and compliance conferences, and trials.

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Cum Laude