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Houston, Texas, United States

Provide legal counsel, analysis, strategy development, and training on existing and emerging federal, state, and local law related to infrastructure construction and provisioning key telecommunications assets, including fiber wireline and wireless facilities; advising management on policy, regulatory, permitting, utilities, real estate, land use, construction, and government affairs. Educate and train other attorneys and decision-makers to advance broadband connectivity projects and operations.Negotiate, prepare, review and draft ROW use franchises, licenses, existing and proposed ordinances, rules and regulations, access and utility easements, and other complex agreements. Evaluate and navigate risk and compliance.

Led and directed a team to strategically engage and interface state agencies and local jurisdictions for agreements and authorizations in the public right-of-way to provision telecommunications services - including negotiation and resolution of matters related to local ordinances, discretionary permits, zoning and infrastructure design related to power, fiber, and small cell facilities construction. Advocated at public hearings and administrative review and approvals.

Developed regional project support strategies and directed a team to execute advocacy for policies and project related authorizations that benefit network infrastructure construction and development. Manage and cultivate relationships with governmental agencies, particularly with regard to permitting and authorizations decisionmakers.

Led app-to-air projects for a major national wireless carrier customer and successfully managing strict budgets and project delivery timelines for upgrades and colocation on our towers while saving 30% in project costs and generating record service revenue of over $1.84M per quarter.

Managed & Resolved complex real estate issues & transactions including with title, access, construction, & tax; Negotiated with dozens of landowners & lessors in compliance with existing easements and lease agreements to obtain required consents, LOAs, & for additional land & access to facilitate projects for access, modifications, & installations; Expertise navigating land-use, real estate, and construction issues.

Business, Tax, Oil & Gas, Mineral Rights, Royalty Interest, Real Estate, Contracts

Houston, Texas Area

Analyzed, identified, and qualified tax-oriented benefits for middle market companies in various industries, including the engineering, architecture, and manufacturing industries. Calculated over $10 million in research and development tax credits through detailed analysis of client technical documentation, business transaction information, accounting forms, contracts and financial data. Consulted and substantiated results on projects through technical presentations, written reports, and memorandum. Researched and applied federal and state tax code and IRS directives including IRC 41 and related Treasury Regulations, including Sections 1.41 and 1.174 to develop legal insight to further maximize tax incentives. Interfaced with clients and conducted interviews to extract relevant accounting, technical and financial information. Managed a portfolio of clients to meet project milestones and deadlines to provide various tax incentive service lines.

Conducted legal analysis of transactional documentation related to complex oil and gas related litigation support and review projects for relevancy and responsiveness, including pending tort, mineral title, leases, and royalty clauses.Reviewed legal and factual electronic documents related to intellectual property litigation document review projects for legal relevancy, responsiveness, confidentiality, and attorney-client privilege.Utilized electronic discovery and review platforms to develop litigation related discovery and production documentation and logs.

Houston, Texas Area

Conducted legal analysis of transactional documentation related to complex oil and gas related litigation support and review projects for relevancy and responsiveness, including pending tort, mineral title, leases, and royalty clauses.Reviewed legal and factual electronic documents related to intellectual property litigation document review projects for legal relevancy, responsiveness, confidentiality, and attorney-client privilege.Utilized electronic discovery and review platforms to develop litigation related discovery and production documentation and logs.

Managed an entrepreneurial investment company with businesses in retail merchandising, hotel management, multi-unit residential and commercial real estate sectors with multimillion dollars in assets.Developed and implemented strategy in various phases including but not limited to new capital, investment analysis, marketing, personnel management, and executive decision-making.

Edited content for technical inconsistencies on Korean Patent and Trademark Law.Revised and recommended legal content on written usage, content, and explanations.

Seoul, South Korea

Performed due diligence and analysis on corporate operations and legal issues related to upstream, midstream, and downstream oil, gas, and energy transactions, including farm-out agreements, drilling leases, finance agreements, employment contracts, special purpose entities, arbitration, and joint operating agreements.Conducted informal and formal presentations to the legal team on issues including international arbitration law, rules on alternative dispute resolution, and energy law.

Doctor Of Jurisprudence - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Asian Law Students Association

Master Of Laws - Llm, Energy, Environmental, And Natural Resources Law

Coursework in complex legal and policy issues that surround energy production, transportation, and use; pollution prevention.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mathematics; Actuarial Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Liberty in North Korea, Asian Business Students Association, North Korean Human Rights.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics, Dean'S List Honors

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Liberty in North Korea, Asian Business Students Association, North Korean Human Rights.

Business Minor, Business, High Honors

Activities and Societies: Liberty in North Korea, Asian Business Students Association, North Korean Human Rights Awareness Week Board.