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Houghton, Mi, Us

Houghton, Michigan, United States

South Royalton, Vermont United States

Develop and teach Oil and Gas Development and the Environment and Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels courses

South Royalton, Vermont

• Lead or participate in the following research projects (as a research associate and fellow):o Arctic Ocean Review Project Phase II (ongoing; contributing to a chapter on Arctic oil and gas)o The Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines in Greenland and the Russian Federation (completed; white paper for the Inuit Circumpolar Council, co-authored the section on Russian offshore oil and gas legal regime)o Scientific Access to the Arctic (completed; contributed to the white paper and conference presentation)o Trade Associations and the Politics of Environmental Protection (ongoing; co-authored the upcoming publication)o The Role of Export Credit Agencies in International Financing of Coal-powered Electrical Generation (ongoing; co-authored the upcoming publication)o Vermont Energy Plan, A Conceptual Map of Vermont’s Energy Goals and Decision Makers (completed; project leader)• Conduct research on various topics including Vermont and federal energy law and policy, international and comparative climate change controls, Russia’s climate and energy policy, international financing of fossil fuel infrastructure, and unconventional gas development • Supervise research associates• Collaborate and liaison with partner educational and research institutions and government agencies• Represent IEE at conferences, seminars, and other events• Develop Energy Law and Policy curriculum for the Vermont Law School distance learning program during Spring 2012 semester

Brattleboro, Vt, United States

Taught Law, Formal Regulation and Civil Governance course to MBA students

Case and Project Management:• Served as an associate attorney in the firm’s corporate, real estate, and energy practice groups• Researched various tax, permitting, and financing issues regarding alternative energy development• Drafted and reviewed legal documents in connection with entity formation, financing, mergers and acquisitions, international environmental permitting, real property conveyances, and residential and commercial development• Conducted legal research and prepared memoranda and reports to partners and clients on issues ranging from state and federal renewable energy incentives to partnership and corporate taxOrganizational Development• Assisted in developing firm’s energy practice• Collaborated with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society on design and content of the virtual company software management program• Contributed to updates for firm website

Case and Project Management:• Conducted legal, cultural, and economic analysis of issues related to corporate migration in Eastern Europe, Turkey, Kenya, Jamaica, Israel, Brazil, and Denmark• Responsible for management of business immigration cases in Eastern Europe, Turkey, Israel, Denmark, Canada, and Brazil• Supervised paralegal and law clerk teams on immigration audit and knowledge management projects Organizational Development• Designed and developed knowledge management database architecture for the firm’s global practice• Played lead role in designing and implementing process improvement tools for the firm’s global immigration practice• Collaborated in design, development, and testing of architecture and content layout for the global edition of INSZOOM immigration database and case management softwareClient Development• Aided in developing comprehensive proposals and other marketing materials for prospective and existing clients• Served as firm’s liaison with corporate clients on information and case management matters• Created immigration process and compliance matrixes for leading high-tech companies and other clientsPublic Relations and Training• Designed structure and layout of country migration summaries for firm website• Created, edited and contributed to country migration summaries for firm website and to updates for firm e-newsletter• Conducted database and case management computer platform trainings for clients, firm affiliates and personnel• Coached firm employees on various aspects of information and knowledge management, immigration database, and case management software

Chicago, Il, United States

• Responsible for organization and management of document review and production in mass product liability, environmental tort, and toxic tort actions• Researched various legal and socio-economic issues in mass product liability, environmental tort, and toxic tort claims• Developed timesaving computer databases, charts, and allocation runs for complicated insurance litigation cases• Customized and managed Summation and Concordance databases as well as various web-based document repositories• Reviewed and assembled documents for various stages of litigation

Irkutsk, Moscow, Russian Federation

• Represented Project Harmony before Russian and American government agencies, including the U.S. Embassy, the Tax Inspectorate of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Ministry of Economics• Coordinated communication, public relations and negotiations with partner institutions and government officials for the U.S. State Department’s “Internet Access and Training Program” in the Siberian and Far East regions of Russia• Created online database of civil and labor contracts and other legal documents for nine offices and fifty-five Open Internet Access Sites throughout Russia• Developed documentation system that allowed partner organizations to obtain tax-free status, resulting in overall tax savings equal to 20% of the budget• Consulted on Russian labor, civil, administrative, and tax law matters• Administered training sessions on legal matters for program partners and Project Harmony employees

Irkutsk, Russian Federation

• Taught Administrative Law for second-year students• Taught History of State and Law of Foreign Countries for fourth-year students

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Polar Studies (Emphasis On Risk Governance Of The Energy Sector)

Churchill College, Scott Polar Research Institute

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Energy Law, Climate Change Policy, Environmental Law, Summa Cum Laude

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Environmental Law, Energy Law And Policy, Comparative Law, Business Law, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

Bachelor And Master Of Law, Business Law, Highest Honors (Red Diploma)

Non-Degree (Exchange Student), Political Science And Government