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San Diego, Ca, Us

Professional liability, employment, and business litigation, as well as employment consulting and ethics consulting. • Independent management of complex cases in legal malpractice, employment (wrongful termination, discrimination, and PAGA cases), and business litigation, including client and carrier communications, retention and management of experts, and discovery, from inception to trial. • Draft motions (for summary judgment, in limine, opposition to motion for new trial).• Counsel clients regarding ethical obligations in attorney advertising, joint representation, and conflict waivers.• Counsel clients concerning employee hiring, documentation, governance, and termination.• Plan, prepare, and answer discovery, including expert discovery; take and defend depositions.

San Diego, Ca, Us

San Diego, Ca, Us

Professional liability, healthcare, pharmaceutical, business, class action, product liability, ADA, and real estate litigation, in state and federal court. • Successful defense of professional liability matter and real estate trial; support of professional liability trials. • Draft motions (for summary judgment, in limine, opposition to motion to amend for punitive damages, opposition to motion for new trial, undertaking, oppositions to motions to dismiss), demurrers, and a class action complaint.• Oral argument (e.g., 425.13 motion for punitive damages, ex parte motions).• Research, retain, and manage experts. Assistance with reports.• Plan, prepare, and answer discovery, including expert discovery; take and defend depositions.

San Diego, Ca, Us

• Consult regarding various legal issues, notably contracts (supply, consulting, distribution, non-disclosure, and partnership), financing, investor relations, subscription agreements, and private placement memoranda.• Evaluate customer-facing advertising, marketing, public relations, and promotional materials for organization and clients.

• Draft and negotiate stock purchase, subscription, revenue share, personnel agreements, and governance documents.• Evaluate cybersecurity risks, financing offers, licensing, strategic partnerships, and marketing and promotional materials. • Prepare securities filings, trademark and copyright applications, and PPMs. • Monitor and coordinate with outside counsel regarding litigation, risk management, and intellectual property. • Counsel and collaborate on strategic initiatives, pitch decks, and public relations.

San Diego, Ca, Us

Complex business litigation, including antitrust, unfair competition, and class actions, in state and federal courts. • Research and draft motions, including demurrers, to compel discovery, to strike experts, for judgment, to enforce settlement, for attorneys’ fees, to disqualify counsel, and in limine. Drafting and research in support of motions for summary judgment and for class certification. Drafting of complaints.• Plan and prepare discovery (RFAs, form and special interrogatories, requests for production, and deposition notices). • Marshal evidence and prepared discovery responses and objections, and support same against motions. • Prepare percipient and expert witnesses for deposition, and defend those depositions. • Appear for oral argument, status conferences, evidentiary hearings (402), and in limine motions. • Prepare briefing for and negotiate during alternative dispute resolution. • Research, retain, and manage experts, including economic and liability experts. Assistance with reports.• Manage complex document collection and review, and analysis of documents. • Analyze e-discovery options, and analysis and implementation of security measures for litigation and client documents.• Legal research and analysis, preparation of memoranda and argument drafts. • Preliminary liability and damage assessment of potential new matters, and draft of complaints.

• Support business and antitrust litigation, including breach of fiduciary duty, unfair competition, and data breach.

San Diego, California, Us

• Research and prepare complaints, oppositions to motions to dismiss, other pleadings, and internal memoranda analyzing various legal and business issues, in the course of antitrust and complex business litigation, including class actions. • Provide statistical and economic support, including direct work with economic experts. • Organize and direct litigation task groups, targeting various defendants and issues.

• Research and analyze state and federal regulations regarding advertising and transportation law, providing compliance and risk management guidance to management.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Research and draft strategic management plans to generate growth of California and Texas offices, and presentation of strategic option models and final recommendations to Executive Management for implementation.

Anaheim, Ca, Us

• Research and draft pleadings, including motion for summary judgment, complaints, and motions for default judgment. • Draft and analyze various contracts (e.g., employment, vendor, television, licensing, non-baseball event, and sponsorship). • Assist with advertising, marketing, and public/media relations material reviews, intellectual property compliance, union negotiations, facilities and premises management, and safety and emergency procedures at Angel Stadium.

Carlsbad, California, Us

• Analyze Chinese golf market to determine a business plan for golf academies and how to target and recruit clientele. • Present options and recommendations regarding plan to Callaway Board of Directors (Shanghai) for implementation.

• Draft PPM proposals, subscription agreements, warrants, promissory notes + corporate offerings for a venture capital firm specializing in real estate.

• Prepare status reports and file and deposition summaries, draft motions, discovery and pleadings and otherwise assist with product liability, tort and business litigation (including contract) matters.

Geneva, Ch

• Attend conferences regarding migration policy, migration and development, and migration law, and summarize events for staff. Prepare graphics and advertising, and budget for events.

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• Attend Congressional Hearings and Executed Formal Summaries for Staff, with topics covering the domestic economy (given by Alan Greenspan), the Central American Free Trade Agreement, Benefits for Veterans, and funding for the Public Broadcast Service. • Write original versions of policy memos and form letter responses to constituents.

J.D./M.B.A., Law And Business Administration

J.D./M.B.A.

Bachelor Of Arts, International Relations (Global Business; Marketing), Minor In Advertising

High School