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Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Macaluso LLP is a well-respected boutique law firm composed of attorneys who previously practiced in government and as leaders with some of the largest international law firms and corporations in the world. With a team.
• Assisted in representation of a global sovereign wealth fund that was the lead investor in a $180 million structured investment securitized by U.S. originated loans.
• Successfully represented a group of lenders in commercial arbitration before the American Arbitration Association and workout of a syndicated collateralized loan, including managing outside local counsel in enforcement.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Global Access is an independent direct private investor, operating partner, and strategic advisor. I negotiate, plan, and execute international contracts involving the commercial entry of intellectual property into new.
• A representative project for this position involved counseling a portfolio medical device client on market entry in Asia, particularly Vietnam and Indonesia. I advised on legal, regulatory, tax, business, and other.

Washington, DC, US

• I worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce at two different times – from 2018 to 2019 and earlier in my career, from 2001 to 2004. In my most recent tenure I served in a limited-term appointment advising the.
• Advised U.S. government officials tasked with formulation of trade policy positions with China with the goal of increasing U.S. exports of goods and services during the following two years by +$200B over 2017 levels.
• Counseled top officials in the Department of Commerce on strategy during sensitive, high-profile negotiations with Mexican industry that involved the Mexican government, Congress, and U.S. industry and resulted in.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Global Access is an independent direct private investor, operating partner, and strategic advisor. Originated, negotiated terms, managed issues with foreign government officials, and planned and carried out execution.
• Initiated and led negotiations with one of the oldest and largest, publicly listed professional sports investment and management firms in China to jointly develop a +$160M sports, entertainment, and digital media.
• Advised independent energy project for several large wind farms in China to use big data to save ¥O.2B, including reducing labor costs 20%, and improving the power production rate by about 5% for each 20,000 wind.

• Advised clients on a variety of business matters, including: planning, negotiating, and executing international contracts and managing US and foreign legal and regulatory compliance, and US securities law at the state.
• Advising Chinese clients on the full spectrum of legal compliance for investment in several U.S.-based technology companies.
• Representing a Chicago-based dealer of rare, stringed instruments in a $7.1M sale of a Stradivarius violin and bow to a Hong Kong buyer, which involved structuring a deal to legally source funds from mainland China.
• Counseling a U.S. biotech client on market entry in India, China, and Mexico – involving market analysis, product registration with regulatory agencies, working with foreign government officials, intellectual property.

• I worked for an international private equity group based in Minneapolis and Shanghai. I drafted and negotiated contracts on employment, consulting, non-disclosure, and lease agreements to maintain compliance with.
• Spearheading the establishment of company offices and operations in China, including a subsidiary Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) - in compliance with Chinese and Shanghai law.
• Oversight of mergers and acquisitions, including a $5.2M merger between a publicly reporting U.S. investee company and an Indonesian mining company involved in the exploration, mining, processing, smelting and.

Washington, DC, US

• I worked for the Department of Commerce from 2001 to 2004 and again later, from 2018 to 2019. In this earlier position, I worked in the Office of General Counsel on international issues – advising client agencies.
• Formulation and drafting of official U.S. Government positions on trade cases, including securing approval from other interested federal agencies and accounting for comments from members of Congress, for resolution.
• Achieving a substantial increase of 54% in exports over a four-year period, by negotiating an agreement to allow joint exporting of commodities by agricultural producers despite persistent strong objections by the.
• Providing technical/ legal support for bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations.https://ogc.commerce.gov/collection/office-chief-counsel-international-commerce

Fudan University Law School, Certificate (Completed First Half Of Llm While Living In Shanghai), Chinese Business Law & Chinese Language

Master Of International Policy & Practice, Elliott School Of International Affairs, International Trade Law And Economics

Jd, Law

Ba, Political Science

Spanish Program Equivalent To Bachelor'S Degree In Spanish