Manage all aspects of strategic advisory and legal services business focused on 3 verticals:1. 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬: Investing in, directing and advising both early- and late-stage companies formulating go-to-market strategies, building infrastructure, raising capital, and exiting2. 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟-𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Leading deal strategy and negotiating complex agreements, from commercial transactions to corporate acquisitions, investments and restructurings3. 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟: Representing corporations, institutional investors and executives in complex commercial transactions, employment matters, and other high-stakes negotiations.

Blockchain technology created a new market for digital assets. Backed by a stellar group of board members and advisors, Autograph launched in Summer 2021 as the premier company in the space, with a mission to bring consumers closer to the most iconic brands and biggest names in sports, music, entertainment and pop culture. The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, KRH Partners, Lightspeed Ventures, Velvet Sea Ventures, and 01 Advisors. www.autograph.io.As COO & CBO, I was directly responsible for Autograph's operations, finance, strategy, business affairs and deal-making, business development, corporate development and M&A, licensing, legal, innovation, and HR functions.

Recruited by Chairman to lead a new strategic business and legal affairs group responsible for developing, negotiating, and drafting worldwide agreements to distribute $4B+/year of content. ♦ Led global team of 65-70 legal and business executives negotiating and drafting agreements with the largest commercial partners (e.g., Apple, Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, Google/YouTube, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, SKY)♦ Created strategic partnerships driving $750M+ in value (e.g., DWA, Relativity, Cinram, Sony)♦ Negotiated deal with Disney to launch Movies Anywhere, the industry standard for film sales♦ Led negotiation of agreements with Chinese companies and managed related legal issues♦ Expanded role to handle all legal affairs and worldwide deal-making across all media and business models, for both physical and digital media (i.e., transactional business models such as DVD/Blu-ray, VOD and EST; subscription models such as Subscription VOD and premium pay television; and advertising models such as AVOD and Free-to-Air TV)♦ Managed $12M overhead budget across 3 departments♦ Co-Created the company’s first Venture Capital Investment Program. Identified and led negotiations for acquisitions and investments in technology companies supporting film/TV production, marketing, and/or distribution. Closed Series A and B deals with 10+ technology startups.♦ Managed important aspects of the Disney/Fox merger diligence and regulatory review♦ Chosen as 1 of 25 executives (from a pool of 50,000) to participate in the only company-wide Talent Retention Program, offering development for the highest performing employees

Led team of 25+ lawyers and staff handling investigations, claims, and lawsuits relating to contracts, intellectual property, technology, licensing, antitrust, labor and employment, and compliance. Managed legal department functions from a business perspective, saving $80M in 10 years:♦ Implemented technology platforms to streamline workflows and reduce turn-around time♦ Replaced expensive outside legal vendors with new in-house teams ♦ Negotiated comprehensive rules of engagement for outside firms, with significant discounts♦ Entered creative deals with legal vendors providing greater service at significantly lower cost

♦ Resolved hundreds of claims and lawsuits through negotiation and mediation; successfully managed several trials and arbitrations; served as corporate representative and spokesperson♦ Led diversity initiatives to increase hiring of lawyers from underrepresented backgrounds, creating an annual industry-wide networking event and starting a Street Law student program

♦ Conducted investigations and managed government investigations. Actively litigated employment cases in state and federal court, taking and defending depositions, making and opposing dispositive motions, and supervising trials.♦ Completed hundreds of settlement negotiations and mediations.♦ Drafted numerous employment and separation agreements.

Worked on trial and appellate litigation of claims related to commercial contracts and employment law issues.