Head of Legal Dept. for Brooklyn-based energy storage solutions developer making the urban grid cleaner, more resilient, more equitable and less costly.

Co-founder and all things business/contractual at the Canyon Club Brewery, a restaurant and brewpub in Moraga, California that's expanding to a second location in Danville, Californiahttps://canyonclub.getbento.com/about/

Head of Legal Dept. for innovative mesh wifi hardware, software, and services company•Negotiated and closed acquisition of eero by Amazon in February 2019; led all legal and diligence teams•Led Legal integration following acquisition and grew eero Legal team from 1 to 6 to support expansion, including growing revenue 600% and launching 15 new products and services in 22 new countries•Negotiated deployment, distribution, and logistics agreements with strategic channel partners•Negotiated supply, services, and licensing agreements with mission-critical vendors and manufacturers•Implemented product and services development strategy, IP protection and software licensing, and data privacy and protection, including GDPR and CCPA compliance; resolved commercial disputes and manage outside counsel•Managed corporate equity and governance and supported HR team pre-acquisition

Head of Legal Dept. for PV solar and energy efficiency (EE) financial technology company•Led Legal team in negotiating and managing over $500MM in corporate credit facilities, lending warehouses, loan asset transactions and securitizations, and tax equity funds with major U.S. banks and corporations•Established industry standards and templates and led consumer protection efforts for consumer solar and EE loans, solar leases, and PPAs; including state and Federal (FTC & CFPB) regulatory outreach•Planned and implemented geographic expansion, including state licensing and utility regulatory diligence•Negotiated strategic supply, services, licensing, origination, sales, and EPC agreements •Implemented strategy on product and platform development, IP protection, and software licensing •Managed compliance, HR, corporate equity and governance, dispute resolution, and outside counsel•Negotiated, closed, and integrated 2015 merger of Clean Power Finance and Kilowatt Financial

Head of Legal Dept. for residential PV solar financial technology company •Raised $38MM in corporate equity and convertible debt, including strategic investment by Lowe’s•Established terms for high-volume residential solar consumer leases and cash sale agreements •Implemented geographic expansion, including state licensing and utility regulatory diligence•Negotiated agreements with key vendors, construction installers and strategic channel partners •Managed HR, corporate equity and governance, dispute resolution, and outside counsel

Head of Legal Dept. for group of renewable energy companies, including top-tier U.S. PV solar integrator (REC Solar) and renewable energy products distributor (AEE Solar) •Negotiated over $50MM in EPCs, services agreements, and strategic teaming agreements •Negotiated supply and services agreements with key vendors •Implemented strategy on IP protection, rebates and tax incentives, system financing, and REC sales•Counseled Marketing, Supply, Operations, HR, Finance, and IT teams

Senior leader of Legal Dept. for online financial transactions and platform technology company•Negotiated SaaS and enterprise software agreements; closed deals worth over $150MM in 3 years •Directed IP and regulatory strategy•Managed in-house and outside counsel in litigation, software licensing, IP, and regulatory matters •Counseled Product Development, Marketing, Operations, HR, Facilities, and Finance teams

Negotiated development, acquisition, supply, and IP license agreements for hardware, software, and services products for enterprise, Internet, and telecommunications markets•Leader of Sun’s Open Source Software/GPL Architectural Rules Committee•Lead counsel for Sun’s Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) environmental initiative •Led M&A Products due diligence team for Sun’s acquisition of CenterRun, Inc.

Attorney for Internet commerce, broadband modem, semiconductor, and telecommunications companies

Managed energy, IP, antitrust, and general commercial litigation

Conducted maritime, IP, construction, insurance coverage, and SCUBA liability litigation