ASICS is a global leader in innovative performance and sports style footwear and apparel, a running mobile app, race registration, and sports technology to help people achieve a Sound Mind in Sound Body (Anima Sana in Corpore Sano).- Advise North America executive team on legal, compliance, privacy, IP, and sustainability issues and risk mitigation.- Lead North America legal team and manage four attorneys and paralegal in Boston and California offices. Develop team members through teaching best practices and training, certifications and CLEs in their areas of responsibilities.- Manage legal, compliance and privacy budgets and outside counsel engagements.- Support wholesale, e-commerce (ASICS.com & third-party marketplaces), and retail store channels and brand enforcement.- Direct litigation strategy for commercial, athlete, sponsorship, employment, logistics, regulatory, and product liability matters including successful 8-figure recovery and defense for lowest value resolution or walkaway and contribution from insurance coverage and indemnification.- Develop and manage North America data privacy program including relating to CCPA/CPRA compliance, privacy policies, vendor management, consumer rights requests, cookie management, data security and breach protocols, information governance, and artificial intelligence.- Oversee North America compliance, whistleblowing, training programs and policy development and implementation. - Implemented contract management lifecycle system.- Conduct training sessions to improve legal literacy for business teams.- Collaborate with legal and business teams of affiliates ASICS Digital Inc., ASICS RunKeeper Apps, and RaceRoster on technology and privacy matters.- Draft and review contracts for sales, e-commerce, software and technology, marketing, athletes, sponsorship, design collaboration, real estate and non-disclosure.- Partner with global and regional legal, compliance and privacy teams.

Assigned for 6 months to ASICS Corporation’s global headquarters in Kobe, Japan.- Supported and developed close relationships with global legal, corporate governance, compliance, IP, sustainability, footwear, marketing and sports marketing teams.- Met executives across the organization to learn about priorities and new initiatives.- Advised on contracts, negotiations, and disputes; and lectured on US commercial and IP litigation landscape including on discovery, privilege and work product, evidence, witnesses, and damages.- Assisted with global Annual Shareholder Meeting to better understand directors’ and shareholder’s direction and impact on the business including oversight and transformation.- Shared knowledge with and supported legal teams in regions around the globe (Europe, South America, Australia, China, India, Korea and South Asia) and Onitsuka Tiger, ASICS Digital and Race Roster businesses.- Learned Japanese business culture and Nemawashi alignment principles.- Visited ASICS and Onitsuka Tiger corporate offices in Tokyo, ASICS Institute of Sports Science, ASICS-sponsored Tokyo Marathon, ASICS Sanae apparel factory, ASICS low-oxygen workout facilities, and ASICS and Onitsuka Tiger stores.- Traveled across Japan including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Himeji, Hiroshima, and Miyajima.

ASICS is a global leader in innovative sports performance footwear and apparel, running and fitness mobile apps, and sports technology supported by its ASICS Institute of Sports Science in Kobe, Japan. - Lead North America legal team and manage three attorneys and paralegal in Boston and California.- Support e-commerce websites (ASICS.com & OnitsukaTiger.com), sales initiatives, and technology partners; ASICS and Onitsuka Tiger premium and outlet retail stores (100 US stores); ASICS and Onitsuka wholesale business and retail partners; and ASICS and Onitsuka Tiger North America business teams and operations.- Direct litigation strategy and manage outside counsel on commercial, athlete / sponsorship, employment, insurance, regulatory, and product liability matters.- Develop and manage North America data privacy program including CCPA compliance, updating privacy policies, vendor management, consumer rights requests, cookie management, data security and breach protocols, and document retention policies.- Conducted variety of training sessions to improve the legal literacy of business teams across the organization.- Collaborate with legal and development teams of affiliate ASICS Digital Inc. (RunKeeper mobile app, ASICS Studio mobile app & RaceRoster) on technology and privacy matters.- Compliance Committee Chairperson overseeing North America compliance and managing training programs.- Draft and review contracts for sales, e-commerce, software and technology, marketing, athletes, sponsorship, design collaboration, real estate and non-disclosure.- Partner with global legal, compliance and privacy teams in Japan, EU, South America and Asia.

LEDVANCE is a global leader in innovative LED and smart-connected lighting. LEDVANCE split-off from OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc. in 2016 with a 100-year history under the SYLVANIA-brand in lighting.- Lead counsel on commercial and litigation matters in US & Canada. Partner with global legal team in Germany.- Assist with M&A activity and transactions for technology, patents, and real estate.- Advise on smart home connected solutions regarding technology, software, data, third party hubs, and cloud services. Draft privacy policies and terms of use for mobile applications.- Advise on global data privacy and protection issues including GDPR and CCPA. - Draft and review contracts for sales, software and technology, marketing, manufacturing, procurement, employment, real estate, and non-disclosure.- Direct litigation strategy and oversee outside counsel on commercial disputes, regulatory matters, product liability, and patent litigation. - Advise on marketing, packaging, warranty, social media, e-commerce, trademarks, and copyrights.- Direct training sessions on contracts, signing authority, document management, and intellectual property.

A boutique law firm in Boston & New York.Counseled large corporate enterprises, financial institutions, small businesses, individuals, and trustees in litigation, corporate restructuring, finance, corporate, and other matters.

An international law firm with 9 offices and more than 200 attorneys worldwide.Associate (2006 – 2012); Summer Associate (2005)Counseled large array of sophisticated businesses and investment funds in litigation, corporate restructuring, finance, corporate and other matters.Chair of Associate Liaison Committee; Summer Associate Committee.