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Kansas City, Missouri Area

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Expertise in all phases of litigation including, drafting and responding to discovery, eDiscovery, taking and defending depositions, drafting dispositive motions, mediations, trials, and drafting appellate briefs.• Adept at both written and oral advocacy. Notable victories include obtaining summary judgment on behalf of clients that eliminated over $380 million in alleged damages, and a complete victory on a software copyright claim eliminating more than $100 million in alleged damages from the lawsuit. • Handled settlement negotiations on behalf of clients including drafting settlement agreements.• Counseled clients on numerous legal issues including regulatory compliance, government investigations, risk mitigation strategies, and corporate governance.• Analytic problem solver with sharp legal research and investigation skills.• Directed teams of professionals including attorneys, staff, retained experts, and consultants.

Los Angeles, California

• Successfully represented large corporate clients such as Monsanto, International Game Technology, PNY Technologies, Abbvie, bwin Interactive Entertainment, LVMH, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, and CVS Caremark. Accomplishments include successfully defending damages expert’s $1 billion damages opinions from a Daubert challenge in biotechnology patent case that ultimately resulted in a $1 billion verdict for client and developed cross-examination of key witness that led to a favorable settlement in misappropriation of trade secrets case involving trade secrets that generated almost $1 billion in annual revenue for client.• Member of firm’s eDiscovery & Information Governance Practice Group and established protocol and best practices for compliance with European Data Protection laws in e-discovery.• Counseled client on regulatory compliance in connection with nationwide expansion of franchise operations.• Advised client in connection with sensitive public relations matter and guided clients in connection with government investigations.

Los Angeles, California

• Wrote memoranda; participated in mock trial and deposition workshops.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Summer Law Clerk for the Honorable James C. Mahan.• Wrote bench briefs; assisted the judge in a two-week trial that resulted in an award of $60 million in damages.

Orange County, California Area

• Performed discovery and prepared deposition outlines. • Assisted in the preparation of settlement presentations. • Supervised and coordinated team of four attorneys in voluminous multiple-month document review.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed all administrative functions for class sites.• Taught standardized test preparation classes for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, and SAT II. • Performed research and development related to SAT preparation strategies.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Law & Business Certificate, Dean’s List, Moot Court, Mock Trial.

B.A., Economics

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