Experienced legal, deal and operations executive with a track record of driving revenue growth, reducing costs, and sealing significant deals in the software, manufacturing, food and beverage, packaging, M&E and sports industries. Currently, I serve as the General Counsel for an emerging growth PE-backed enterprise software company providing fintech, data privacy, and payments solutions to the sports and entertainment industries.As an operations, legal, and strategy executive: I have helped grow recurring revenue by over 20% YOY and reduce costs and working capital through responsive and business-oriented drafting, negotiation, and review of thousands of high value agreements. My drafting, negotiation, and risk assessment skills have helped to reduce operational, and legal risk and ensure the continuity of supply chain operations through preferred access to materials and transportation. I have gracefully helped clients handle difficult employment matters, implemented comprehensive and cost-effective IP protection strategies, acted as data privacy officer, and efficiently managed the legal, operational, and cross-border aspects of facilities and JV companies in Latin America (fluent Spanish).As a deal leader in corporate transactions, M&A, and corporate venture: I have structured, drafted, conducted due diligence for, and closed deals ranging in size from $1 million to $7 billion in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. My practical, business-oriented approach and ability to quickly identify and suggest solutions to deal risks help my clients to quicky close on profitable opportunities. My secretarial and board advisor experience extends to public boards and boards backed by PE/VC investors. My deal experience extends to bond issuances, credit agreements, project financing, divestitures, and SEC, public company, IP, and sustainability matters.In the sports industry: I have generated important leads and negotiated and closed multi-million-dollar software deals with several major US and international sports leagues and media companies. I helped form a sports investment group, CSG, with associates in the NBA and NFL and played a pivotal role in structuring, negotiating, closing, developing a compelling strategy for, and managing a Series A Italian basketball team. Drawing on my experience and network as a former world-ranked tennis player and elite coach, I have assisted ATP tennis pros and other athletes and coaches in contract and sponsorship negotiations and helped a former top 20 tennis player launch a tennis travel business.