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Supported all Nike Global Technology (Global Tech) domains, including TechOps, Enterprise Data & AI, Enterprise Architecture, Corporate Information Security, and Nike Digital Engineering. Trusted advisor to leadership, leveraging 32 years of experience across law, technology, and business.Managed internal/external counsel and contract specialists.Developed AI legal strategies, focusing on Open Model Licenses, AI vendor solutions, and internal AI builds. Advised on “build vs buy” scenarios, supporting open-source software platforms and AI solutions.Lead counsel for global cloud, telecom and network contracts.Supported Nike’s digital transformation, including SAP S4Hana and Data Lakehouse migrations, Tech Modernization, and Data Modernization programs.Drafted key policies, including Open Source Software and Software Use Policies, and supported cloud governance initiatives.Supported the Digital Accessibility Program, creating OSB-accredited training, procurement processes, and contract templates.Supported Nike’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO), published the Open Source Software Policy, setting legal standards and supporting partnerships like Cloud Native Operational Excellence (CNOE).Spearheaded GDPR compliance and developed processes for Data Protection Agreement (DPA) negotiations.Drafted contract templates for SaaS, Master Software License, and Technology Evaluation Agreements, developing AI, open-source, and privacy provisions.Managed external counsel spend, keeping budget flat despite 100% contract volume increase.Created and delivered eight OSB-accredited Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses, training legal teams and stakeholders. Mentored law students and junior lawyers, focusing on women of color.Lost 50 pounds using mindfulness and developed the OSB-accredited Mindfulness and the Law CLE.

Senior counsel for WBTO, advising the studio on IT and InfoSec matters. Drafted and negotiated: cloud, hybrid cloud and CDN service agreements; data center-related agreements, including co-location, hosting, managed services, bandwidth purchase, cable management and data center migration; Infrastructure, Platform and Software as a Service agreements; software license, maintenance and support agreements; software development agreements including mobile apps; content encoding; IT-related outsourcing, managed services and consulting agreements; hardware purchase and maintenance contracts; and InfoSec-related agreements for: penetration testing, vulnerability scans, managed firewall services, logging, intrusion detection, network taps, PCI and security compliance audits, security incident forensics and source code security analysis. Technical expert in the negotiation and drafting of customized Service Level Agreements. IT due diligence in mergers and acquisitions. Representative Matters: Maintain studio’s standard security terms and conditions for online services; studio counsel for security due diligence and the evaluation of security controls for third-party online services; studio counsel for: Warner Archive Instant streaming service platform; WB Digital Archive, WB Data Warehouse platform and software, WBshop.com ecommerce platform, studio email fulfillment platform; and Flixster IT and data center agreements.Prepared curriculum for (1) legal process presentation to educate junior business personnel on working with in-house legal and contracting in general; (2) "Basics of Dealmaking" presentation for business leads and junior executives concerning negotiating strategy, common pitfalls and do's and don'ts of dealmaking; and (3) presentation on the legal aspects of open source software.

Member of Entertainment, Media and Technology and Video Game Practice Groups. Drafted and negotiated: content, co-branding, trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent license agreements; Internet advertising agreements; End-User License Agreements; software development, distribution and resale agreements; website terms of use and privacy policies; Information Technology and business outsourcing deals; and Application Service Provider, web hosting and data center-related agreements. Advised clients on: Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Communications Decency Act safe harbors; brand management, trademark clearance and prosecution; IP ownership and prosecution; and IP due diligence in mergers and acquisitions.

Founding member and senior associate for the Intellectual Property Practice Group. Responsible for, supervised or was involved with almost every IP-related litigation or transactional matter from late 2003 to June 2007 including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and domain name litigation. Transactional experience included: copyright, trademark, patent and software licenses and assignments; IP-related due diligence in mergers and acquisitions; IP-related real estate and employment transactions; website compliance audits; and trademark and trade secret protection policies. Engaged in trademark prosecution.

Advised clients on law and technology issues, including litigation, intellectual property, domain name law, privacy issues, telecom law, P3P, and spam. Clients include newspapers, P2P software companies, website operators, email service providers, and telecom industry players.

Reported on the latest law and technology issues in a fast-paced environment. For a complete list of my Wired News stories, visit: http://emote.net/tech.html

Provided Internet technical support services to dial-up users of several regional ISPs.

Reported on issues related to the University of Texas, including minority recruitment, technology and the environment.

Covered the city and education beats. Reported on various aspects of the telecommunications industry, including long-distance carrier scams targeting Hispanics and the linking of 16 public libraries in the Lower Rio Grande Valley through the Internet.

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Boalt.org

Bachelor Of Arts, English