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• Chief legal advisor to 2 new startup founders in the management consulting space • Guided startup to over $400k in revenue while developing and overseeing compensation and hiring processes for over 100 consultants and sales processes for over 30 client engagements • Independently developed all template commercial agreements, including consulting agreements, service agreements, scopes of work, NDAs, subcontracts, and strategic partnership agreements • Review terms of service and data processing agreements for the company’s use of Salesforce and other market analytics software • Led the conversion from an LLC to C Corp for outside investment and implementing equity pools; Handle all corporate filing and governance • Advise and assess the legal/business risks of matters including: AB 5 compliance, conflict of interest, data security, and equity compensation scenarios • Communicate complex legal/contractual issues to non-legal professionals such as consultants, founders, and prospective/existing clients • Manage all pre-litigation matters for the business, including drafting/reviewing demand letters, investigation, and settlement

San Francisco Bay Area

• Counseled innovative tech platform (Parasail, Inc.) providing alternative financing options for healthcare, resulting in over $5 million dollars in revenue • Drafted and revised commercial documents, including software licenses, vendor agreements, and technology partnership agreements, to integrate Parasail’s technology into patient billing software and patient management platforms • Review Parasail's terms of service and advise on user data security compliance with respect to GDPR and CCPA compliance • Prepared template agreements and formation documents for a web development startup

San Francisco Bay Area

• Negotiated and drafted settlement agreements for judgment collection and contract disputes, including a $300,000 settlement resulting from utility overpayments to a government entity • Reviewed and prepared due diligence documents and agreements, including asset purchase agreements, shareholder consents and consulting agreements necessary for acquisition • Researched and provided guidance on legal issues such as state, local, and federal leave compliance, Alcohol & Beverage Control regulations, and CCPA Act compliance • Prepared promissory notes and other financing agreements for commercial equipment purchases and food distribution, allowing multinational businesses to begin operating in Northern California • Prepared agreements for use by business clients in solving employment, commercial, and real estate issues including sales commissions, equipment purchases, and commercial leasing • Prepared stock purchase agreements and shareholder/board approvals necessary for capitalization of small to midsize businesses • Recorded corporate governance documents, including shareholder/board of director meeting minutes, unanimous written consents, and formation/dissolution documents and filings, for startups and multinational companies • Prepared documents in anticipation and in the course of litigation including pleadings, discovery, motions for summary judgment and appellate briefs

San Francisco Bay Area

• Review discovery in preparation for litigation against Volkswagen on behalf of competitors who lost market share due to fraud, false advertising, and unfair business practices • Identify marketing materials and documents in which Volkswagen made false claims regarding the emissions and environmental impact of its diesel vehicles

San Francisco Bay Area

- Drafted and reviewed a variety of contracts for transactions, including commercial real estate leases and easement agreements, resulting in millions of dollars in revenue for landowners- Delivered Freedom of Information Act requests to event centers and airports nationwide to obtain rent comparables for a commercial real estate agreement- Reviewed title reports, abstracted commercial leases, and researched various issues in real estate and land use, including the right to place utility poles in a public right of way, for use by T-Mobile in developing new cell sites to expand its coverage

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Activities and Societies: Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition - Western Regional Best Brief Runner-Up 2012, SBA Student Organizations.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government