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Austin, Texas, Us

New York, New York, Us

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Austin, Texas, Us

First in-house attorney - responsible for all legal matters. Serve as a member of executive team and interface with the Board of Directors. Responsible for developing legal strategy for product, commercial and regulatory opportunities. Identify and advise on risk and potential mitigation measures with a focus on being a good business partner. And as the only attorney, draft-review-negotiate various agreements, oversee People Ops, develop new company policies/conduct training, advise marketing team, oversee IP portfolio and manage outside counsel.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for the global legal team and provide counsel to executive team on a variety of legal and compliance issues, including intellectual property, data privacy and security, technology transactions, employment and general corporate matters. Member of the executive leadership team.

Austin, Texas, Us

Serve as the key legal contact for the business development and sales teams. Oversee the negotiation of all customer contracts, partner agreements and vendor contracts. Select and direct outside counsel in litigation. Develop and present legal training for sales and marketing teams. Develop policies and procedures designed to enable long-term growth. Assist with employment, IP, compliance and data privacy matters as needed.

Austin, Tx, Us

Served as member of the executive team and board Secretary in an Artificial Intelligence start-up. Responsible for all legal activities and helped raise and close tens of millions of dollars in debt and equity financing.

Austin, Tx, Us

Represented clients in significant and varied energy transactions and a telecom provider in litigation concerning statutory interpretation.

Austin, Texas, Us

Represented public utilities in a variety of matters including contested administrative proceedings before state regulatory commissions as well as district and appellate courts.

Austin, Tx, Us

Represented energy clients on issues including compliance, transmission licensing and development, power purchase agreements, acquisitions, and financing. Served in leadership role on team managing national tort caseload worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a large privately held manufacturing client over several years. Prepared and tried cases and negotiated the successful resolution of thousands of others. Efficiently managed outside counsel across the country.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served in a variety of assignments of increasing responsibility while on both active duty and in the Reserves. Leadership positions ranged from a 5-man Firepower Control Team to a 90-man Reconnaissance Company to a 225-man Support Company. Staff assignments included battalion operations positions and higher headquarters staff for various exercises. Deployed around the globe. Graduated from a number of USMC service schools as well as Army Airborne School and the French Foreign Legion’s Jungle Commando Course.

Dublin, Ie

Defended State agencies in state and federal trials and hearings related to civil rights, medical malpractice, and personal injury defense. Won 11 trials as either first or second chair.

Tracked, analyzed and provided input on bills filed in the 76th Legislative Session while attending law school full time

Served on the team that helped elect former Texas Supreme Court Justice John Cornyn as Texas Attorney General while attending law school full time.

Dublin, Ie

Served on the OAG’s Legislative Team during the 74th Legislative Session and coordinated the development of various crime reduction initiatives.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Managed a team of 20 union employees responsible for warehouse operations including shipping and receiving.

Law, Law

M.A., Public Policy

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science