• Co-developed and taught "Business Negotiations and Difficult Conversations" course for law and MBA students• Supported the educational mission of the nation's top-ranked Alternative Dispute Resolution program

• Served as a senior deal team member and lead counsel on multiple healthcare M&A and capital raise mandates• Guided company-wide international expansion strategy planning to facilitate business in new markets• Contributed to several higher education consulting engagements as a subject matter expert• Managed buy-side M&A process on a series of Huron acquisitions and drafted all relevant purchase documents• Facilitated negotiations between clients and investors on a variety of complex, heavily-regulated engagements• Chaired committees tasked with delivering fairness and solvency opinions spanning a range of industries• Prepared SEC filings and provided guidance on a wide range of securities law and corporate governance matters• Coordinated responses to FINRA and SEC information requests, including compilation of annual PCAOB audit• Collaborated with firm’s executive committee on strategic initiatives to expand broker-dealer service offerings

• Directed firm-wide legal and compliance initiatives as the company’s principal attorney • Assisted team members in the compilation and assessment of data necessary to successfully execute transactions• Devised strategies for responding to novel regulatory challenges and advised leadership team on key risks• Represented firm’s interests in all litigation and arbitration proceedings• Negotiated structuring and launch of a $150MM private credit fund for oil and gas production• Co-founded a subsidiary business unit focused on sustainable cryptocurrency mining and micro data centers• Drafted and negotiated documents including NDAs, operating agreements, and client engagement letters• Participated in client and investor diligence meetings and improved firm’s KYC / AML monitoring system• Optimized accounting, technology, and employee benefits programs to enhance quality and reduce costs

• Delivered commodities trading guidance to investment funds located in Latin America and Africa• Completed multi-jurisdictional tax reporting for clients subject to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act• Advised a domestic hedge fund on private placement memorandum terms and applicable securities law• Designed a Rule 10b-5 trading plan for an international client and assisted with program implementation• Conducted extensive diligence on a cross-border telecom transaction and contributed to management report

• Researched the relationship between declining oil prices and sovereign wealth fund investment activity• Analyzed data on pension fund management structures and trustee appointment regulations

• Tracked health care enforcement actions and reviewed existing institutional controls• Presented recommendations for policy improvements to senior university staff at monthly meetings

• Counseled technology start-up companies on business entity formation and corporate governance matters• Created operating agreements, reviewed employment contracts, and prepared non-disclosure provisions

• Conducted legal research for both civil and criminal proceedings • Assisted clerks with drafting opinions and orders in response to motions before the court

• Crafted legal memoranda analyzing pending enforcement actions against registered brokerage firms• Constructed a report on data privacy regulations established under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

• Assessed compliance obstacles for over 500 golf courses in response to new national water use regulations • Authored 120-page report with recommendations for integrating technology and reducing operating costs

• Designed and edited an organizational webpage containing reviews of state-level energy legislation• Co-managed a team tasked with researching and reporting on next-generation energy grid policy

• Produced an extensive report examining nanotechnology and transatlantic regulatory initiatives• Carried out research on water management and infrastructure development in post-conflict societies