- Represent a diverse clientele, including public and private companies, entrepreneurs, private equity firms, and financial institutions, in complex corporate and securities transactions.- Expertise in mergers and acquisitions, providing strategic guidance to ensure successful deal execution.- Advise on joint ventures and commercial transactions, facilitating mutually beneficial partnerships and agreements.- Counsel clients on corporate governance, helping to establish best practices and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.- Support emerging businesses through capital raise transactions, offering strategic legal counsel on funding, growth strategies, and operational challenges.- Proven track record representing borrowers in commercial financing transactions, including asset-based, cash flow, agented, and syndicated loans, as well as acquisition financing.

- Provide assistance across a broad spectrum of corporate law matters, such as mergers and acquisitions, compliance, negotiating commercial contracts, and addressing general business concerns.- Strategize potential business structures and joint venture arrangements for health care providers.- Assist skilled nursing and assisted living facility owners and operators in the purchase, sale, and financing of health care facilities, including drafting and negotiating transactional documents and advising clients on structuring and closing such transactions.- Assist clients with regulatory requirements and filings related to change of ownership and change of operator transactions for skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care providers.- Serve on Associates Liaison Committee, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Planning Committee.REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS- Served as lead associate and represented purchaser in acquisition of multiple long term care facilities valuing $775 million dollars. Performed and oversaw due diligence, managed specialists, drafted and negotiated transaction documents, and coordinated closing and post-closing matters.- Served as lead associate and represented purchaser in acquisition and transaction financing of a health care portfolio which included a pharmacy, psychiatric hospital and multiple long term care facilities valued at $85 million dollars. - Represented purchaser in acquisition of multiple behavioral health facilities valuing $24 million dollars. - Represented healthcare portfolio in refinancing multiple loan transactions valuing $325 million. - Assisted Landlord in acquisition financing in a transaction valued at $295 million.

-Draft, negotiate, and review various documents, including operating agreements, purchase agreements, distribution contracts, international manufacturing/supply contracts, strategic support agreements, confidentiality agreements, vendor agreements, royalty, private label and contract manufacturing agreements, terms and conditions of purchase and sale, warranty administration agreements, mortgages, notes, corporate resolutions and other corporate governance documents.-Advise and assist with corporate transactions that include corporate formation, governance and compliance, and divestitures.-Prosecute mechanics’ lien claims and bond claims on behalf of subcontractors and material suppliers in the construction industry.-Perform extensive legal research and prepare memoranda.-Serve on outside general counsel team to multi-billion dollar outdoor power equipment manufacturer, and assist in providing legal advice in a variety of commercial matters on an ongoing basis. -Assist with advertising regulations compliance including but not limited to interpreting FTC, and FDA policy for national brands in multiple industries.

-Advised and assisted with corporate transactions that include corporate formation, governance and compliance, and divestitures-Drafted, negotiated, and review various documents, including operating agreements, purchase agreements, service agreements, mortgages, notes, corporate resolutions and other corporate governance documents- Litigated to trial or resolution caseload of commercial litigation, product liability and asbestos matters.- Performed extensive legal research and prepare memoranda.- Composed pleadings and motions such as Motions to Dismiss, Motions for Summary Judgment, Motions to Strike, as well as respond to and propound discovery in preparation for trial.- Planned and prepared for Alternative Dispute Resolution.- Prepared periodic reports and statements to insurers and/or clients.

-Provided legal counsel and assistance to clients; emphasis on strong “business oriented, practical solutions” during all phases of client representation.-Advised and assisted with corporate transactions that include corporate formation, governance and compliance, mergers and acquisitions and divestitures-Assisted in due diligence efforts and post-deal integration for a variety of transactions-Represented borrowers and lenders throughout various forms of financing, including review and negotiation of applicable loan documents-Drafted, negotiated, and reviewed various documents, including licensing agreements, subscription agreements, private placement memorandums, operating agreements, security agreements, purchase agreements, service agreements, financing documents, confidentiality agreements, mortgages, notes, corporate resolutions and other corporate governance documents- Created compliance plans and assist with governmental submissions in accordance with federal and state regulatory requirements.- Provided counsel to individual inventors, medical professionals, and entities in medical research and innovation including medical device and biotechnology research and manufacturing companies, Institutional Review Boards (IRB), research departments of health systems, contract manufacturers, and distributors. -Provided assistance in regulatory matters to ensure compliance with FDA regulations, HIPAA and state privacy and security laws.

- Interacted with Clinical Research Managers, physicians, and other CCF personnel to prepare budgets for a variety of clinical and basic research projects including sponsor trials, federal grants, and special projects- Negotiated budgets, contracts and business terms with external funding agencies- Assisted the Law Department in drafting and execution of research contracts- Managed research financial portfolio of $17 million- Tracked trial activities to invoice timely and collect on past due funds as needed- Monitored projects for compliance with research finance policies, reported and assisted in resolving any compliance issues with the research management team- Created and updated Standard Operating Procedures to standardize departmental practices - Trained new team members in budget process and negotiation, and created educational opportunities for personnel through forums, classes, presentations and ad hoc training - Acted as liaison for financial aspects of research projects for affiliations and acquisitions of the Institute- Represented Taussig Cancer Institute on Institution-wide committees- Created, submitted and maintained regulatory documentation including IRB submissions, IND reports, serious adverse event reports and on-site master regulatory files to assist conformity with FDA GCP requirements- Assisted Principal Investigator’s in protocol, consent and budget development for investigator-initiated studies- Served as final QA signoff for Cleveland Clinic submissions to the CCCC IRB; supported QA team with audits for FDA, CTEP to help ensure Institute compliance

- Conducted legal research to assist with a paper addressing copyright issues and a pharmaceutical patent-focused paper entitled “Excluding patentability of Therapeutic methods, including methods using pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of humans under trade related aspects of intellectual property rights article 27(3)(A)" 43 Hofstra L. Rev. 185

- Collaborated with Senior Scientist and institutional investigators from Case and Cleveland Clinic to create a National Eye Institute funded $310,000 STTR grant proposal and submit a $200,000 SBIR grant proposal; developed budgets for assigned grant proposals- Performed research on the feasibility and market for using novel stem cell technology in several therapeutic areas to identify new technologies for development- Evaluated eventual acquisition to create a strategic direction for the company

- Created & updated several research Standard Operating Procedures which were time & cost saving for the division- Resumed operation of the CMM by implementing and executing new software & protocols for the instrument, reducing time and money on this previously outsourced task- Trained colleagues in other departments in the operation of the CMM - Primary resource for operation of AMTI hip simulator- Designed/developed new fixtures to enhance scope of tests to be performed on the hip simulator- Designed and implemented a standard database to record test data, increasing efficiency of operation- Assisted in ordering/supply of materials and associated financial management of lab