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San Diego, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

A strategic executive leader in the life sciences and healthcare regulatory space. Legal, cybersecurity, privacy, and business advisor with 17 years of experience, counseling the Board and executive leadership on legal, technology, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, corporate governance, and healthcare regulatory matters. I manage diverse and complex issues facing a large company in the life sciences, healthcare, pharma, and diagnostics space. Spearheaded the creation and implementation of the global privacy compliance program. Guide the development of legal and privacy compliance programs and risk mitigation strategies.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Managed a team of 6 direct reports. Oversaw multiple strategic acquisitions and integration efforts of the company into the pharma and pathology space. Helped lead the company's ESG initiative. Developed a global privacy compliance program, including robust policies and procedures impacted by a wide range of laws and regulations, including CCPA/CPRA, GIPA, GINA, GDPR, HIPAA/HITECH, CMIA, TCPA, etc. Collaborated with Compliance, IT, Marketing, Sales, and Cybersecurity teams on programs and risk mitigation strategy. Oversaw government and regulatory investigations, cyber incidents, and public reporting.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Established a brand new, robust Legal Department at a rapidly growing public company. with over 1,000 employees. Spearheaded the creation and an implementation of a global legal, regulatory, compliance, and security and risk awareness training program. Led the negotiations of data protection agreements, clinical trial agreements, laboratory services agreements, and other key agreements with strategic business partners, clients, and vendors. Oversaw incident response measures and investigations in connection with data incidents at the subsidiary level. Advised C-level executives on strategic approaches to privacy, cyber, legal, and regulatory issues relating to AKS, Stark Laws, HIPAA/HITECH, CMIA, and other key regulations.

Greater San Diego Area

As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), a Privacy Law Specialist (PLS), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and an award-winning trial lawyer, advised clients on privacy and data security matters, data breach notification laws, TCPA class actions, data breach class actions, privacy class actions, business litigation, and trials. Assisted clients with responding to regulatory inquiries into data security practices, data breach notifications, compliance, and incident management and response; assisted with drafting and implementation of privacy policies and best practices and assessing risks associated with their privacy practices across the globe. Handled bet-the-company cases, healthcare and privacy class actions, regulatory actions, employee privacy and breach-of-contract cases, and cases alleging statutory violations such as unfair competition law (UCL), Business and Professions Code §§ 17200, and other statutes.

San Diego, California, United States

Advised on cutting-edge legal issues and publication selection topics, new developments in the areas of AI; cybersecurity; international privacy regulations; and U.S-based privacy compliance, policies, and practices.

Greater San Diego Area

Prepared numerous cases to trial; oversaw the firm's privacy litigation, employment litigation, trade secret litigation, and civil litigation matters; took and defended depositions, including expert depositions; arbitrated and tried multiple cases to verdict.

Was elected and served as the Board Member for a three-year term, including extensive Board responsibilities, one-year term as a Corporate Secretary, and one-year term as the Vice President.

San Diego, California, United States

Advised Fortune 500 clients on cutting-edge legal issues; appeared in court as Lead Counsel in multiple class actions, MDL proceedings, and complex litigation matters; prepared numerous cases for trial and arbitration; drafted and argued numerous motions; wrote complex appellate briefs; tried cases to verdict; and took and defended depositions.

Researched and drafted bench memoranda on a wide range of legal issues; attended civil and criminal trials; assisted the Judge with civil and appellate matters in cases where the Judge sat on the Ninth Circuit by designation; interacted daily with co-clerks and attorneys; helped oversee a busy judicial docket.

San Diego, California, United States

Defended Fortune 500 companies in a variety of complex litigation disputes; researched and briefed motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, and appellate briefs in state and federal courts; defended depositions; second-chaired a trial; and argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Jd, Law, Honors

Activities and Societies: Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law; Legal Clinic

Trial Skills

Ma, English Language And Literature

Ba, Speech Communication, Summa Cum Laude