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Redwood City, California, United States

Los Altos, US

Stanford, CA, US

• Conduct formal negotiations, finalize, and administer complex industry sponsored project agreements
• Negotiate intellectual property and publication rights, including confidentiality, indemnification, and invoicing terms
• Negotiate and draft language that complies with university, Federal and other regulatory policies, requirements, and conditions
• Identify contractual and policy issues such as compliance, conflicts of interest and accounting, and raise issues to appropriate university officials, and provide follow through until resolved
• Advise and assist client groups by interpreting and explaining contract terms and conditions to faculty and staff
• Resolve contractual problems that develop during course of project by consulting with investigator faculty, staff, and sponsors

Chicago, IL, US

• Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Research Administration, partner and work closely and collaboratively with the Office of the Vice President for National Laboratories, Science Strategy, Innovation, and.
• Tasked with growing The University of Chicago’s industry sponsored research portfolio and streamlining engagement with industry partners
• Partner with the university’s Office of Legal Counsel and other internal stakeholders and risk assessors
• Develop internal guidance for the university’s central research administration office, as well as guidance and tools for faculty and department administrators to optimize collaboration with industry
• Partner with the university affiliated national laboratories and research centers to streamline contracting with industry partners and ensure compliance with applicable local and national laws and regulations

Evanston, IL, US

• Contracting and Negotiation
• Build and maintain a complex contract portfolio averaging 65 sponsored programs agreements monthly, including master and other types of innovative partnership or collaboration agreements
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) and interim co-lead for a team of 12 contract officers (COs)
• Create and finalize new forms of contracts and multi-party contracts to facilitate innovative research, including data sharing through biobanks, new technology evaluation, and multi-party consortia
• Negotiate federal awards- contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; proficient with FAR/DEAR/DFARS/NFS/Uniform Guidance regulations
• Regularly conduct research and risk assessment to advise internal executive stakeholdersInfrastructure Support

Evanston, IL, US

• Review and analyze complex contractual issues in university-wide sponsored research projects, including preparation, drafting, review, redlining, and negotiation of contracts and other sponsored programs agreements.
• Identify legal, procedural, logistical, technical and communication issues and provide timely creative solutions while minimizing risks
• Develop and deliver staff and campus-wide training initiatives and develop, build and manage research relationships and collaborations with partners across university and across the world
• Assist in the overall development of best SOPs and practices of my office, including developing streamlined interaction models, intellectual property strategies, proposals, assisted budget negotiations, and model.

• Provide consecutive and simultaneous legal interpretation in court or office settings, including depositions and mediation sessions
• Provide limited sight translation of court documents
• Deliver services with confidentiality and highest performance standards

US

• Co –counsel in various legal, procedural, investigative and administrative matters related torture claims brought against former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and other officers
• Assist in managing Commission relations with appellate and circuit court officials, Attorney General’s office, Public Defender’s office and respond to inquiries from inmate claimants and their families
• Respond to an average of 4 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) monthly requests and manage and monitor other compliance matters

US

New York, NY, US

• Reviewed, mapped, and redacted moderately complex legal agreements part of an international sale of a pharmaceutical product line
• Identified and isolated confidentiality, restrictive covenants, guarantee and indemnification clauses for adequate processing

US

• Served as acting-attorney in pre-hearing negotiations, hearings and litigation regarding real property and criminal activity
• Drafted notices, pleadings, ensured proper case filings and followed up on case development/closure
• Successfully managed an average of 100 open circuit court cases and 30 administrative cases per week

KH

• Drafted motions and legal memoranda in the final litigation phase of the trial of a Khmer Rouge leader accused of crimes against humanity
• Conducted in-depth analysis of thousands of documents that resulted in the identification of evidence directly linking the defendant to crimes against humanity
• Worked with a professionally and culturally diverse team of international criminal lawyers

Cleveland, OH, US

• Mentored foreign law school graduates and contemporaneous LLM degree candidates, including teaching U.S. courses and providing academic, administrative, and other assistance for successful integration into the program.

Washington, DC, US

• Drafted legal memoranda on varied issues pertaining to administrative law, military code of justice, state reproductive rights and foreclosure
• Completed a comprehensive update of the jurisdictional status of each real estate property, leading to the creation of an office-wide guide to assist attorneys in more expedient counsel of managers in matters regarding.

• Researched and analyzed international, U.S. and state laws for prospective lawsuits to combat terrorism through suing actors who fund the terror activities
• Transcribed affidavits for lawsuits pursuant to the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act’s state-sponsored terrorist exception in the case of Wyatt v. Syrian Arab Republic
• Research aided attorneys to obtain a $38 million judgment against the Syrian Arab Republic with $300 million in punitive damages

Cleveland, OH, US

• Researched international academic legal works and case law as needed in preparation of a publication

Chicago, IL, US

• Aided pharmacists and performed various pharmacy functions to deliver superior patient care
• Developed plan to ensure staff- availability as daily emergent situations required
• Provided customer service while enacting excellent interpersonal skills necessary to interact with guests and co-workers in the main satellite managing complex customer requests

Juris Doctor (J.D.), International Public Interest Law

B.A., Psychology, Cognitive Science, & Linguistics