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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., is a full-service, entrepreneurial, commercial law firm with approximately 130 attorneys. With Winthrop & Weinstine, I represented clients with complex commercial transactions, including M&A deals, capital raises, securities issuances, and negotiating commercial contracts. I served as a legal advisor to companies, asset managers, and family offices. Many of my clients were in the technology and engineering space, and I regularly provided counsel on intellectual property protection strategies, acquisitions of intellectual property, and commercialization strategies.I have experience with cross-border transactions involving China (both mainland China and Hong Kong) and throughout the Middle East.

Kirkwood Capital Group ("KCG") is a family office that makes principal investments in the energy and real estate space, primarily in the United States and China. KCG is headquartered in Pennsylvania, has over two decades of experience in China, and maintains offices in the UK, Canada, Thailand, and Japan. • Managed diligence, negotiated transaction documents, and advised on underwriting for the acquisition of energy assets in China, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Texas for transaction sizes between $75M and $300MM. • Commercial contract negotiation and drafting, including master service agreements, confidentiality agreements, employment contracts, purchase agreements, and various vendor contracts for the office's portfolio companies.

Al Shuwaikh Educational, Kw

The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) is a national science and technology institute with laboratory facilities for petroleum, water, alternative energy, and life science research. KISR provides applied research to local, regional, and international clients.• Reviewed research for patentable subjects, drafted commercial analyses for inventions, and structured commercial strategies for projects selected by KISR’s IP Committee. • Authored an intellectual property policy to manage $100 Million in annual research conducted by 500 scientists at four centers. Advised KISR’s IP Committee and counseled senior staff on patent strategy. • Proposed and developed KISR’s Competitive Marketing Intelligence Group. Designed the tools, procedures, and deliverable products, and worked with four staff members to author weekly briefings for senior staff.

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Litman Law is an international intellectual property (IP) and technology law firm that represents industry, universities, research organizations, and government institutions. The firm has a strong Arabic Practice and specializes in IP strategy, commercialization, and creative financing structures. • Counseled clients in Kuwait and the Gulf Region on IP and commercialization strategies. • Authored commercialization agreements, including acquisitions, licenses, and sales.

• Authored judicial orders and drafted advisory memoranda for a civil docket.• Cases concerned corporate transactions, bankruptcy, mergers, and contract interpretation.

Richland, Wa, Us

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's ten national laboratories. PNNL performs research for other DOE offices, government agencies, universities, and industry.• Built a road-map with a laboratory team for the U.S. Department of Energy to jointly develop, deploy, and scale clean energy technologies with China. • Lead author of a technical study commissioned by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) that recommended partnership opportunities between the U.S. and India in the nuclear energy sector. • Supported an effort aligned with the University of Washington, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA), and Stanley Foundation to develop energy infrastructure projects in Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

Battelle is an international science and technology enterprise that conducts both basic and applied research, commercializes technology, and manages laboratories for customers. • Prepared a database of China's trade relationships with the Middle East and Africa.• Authored a report on the energy and environmental security challenges facing South Asia.

B.A., Political Science

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Corporate Transactional Law & Intellectual Property