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New York, Ny, Us

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

In this position, in the dynamic landscape of business transactions, I steer through sectors as varied as construction, software, and easements with agility and precision. With a keen eye on federal spending initiatives, I'm committed to ensuring utmost compliance and fostering seamless business operations.Key Accomplishments:► Authored comprehensive legal opinions, policies, and ordinances to guide organizational practices.► Organized Freedom of Information (FOI) training, bolstering team understanding and compliance.► Presided as hearing officer for parking ticket appeals, ensuring a fair adjudication process.

Bridgeport, Ct

Directed all business legal service requests as lead transactional attorney. Drafted, negotiated, and enforced complex transactions worth hundreds of millions annually. Optimized revenue protection by managing a diverse portfolio of transactional matters, achieving favorable outcomes. Spearheaded legal collaborations with elected and appointed officials, driving policy advancements. Influenced city decisions with strategic legal counsel and expert opinions. Elevated legal guidance for key city agencies, i.e. city council, parks board, and board of public purchases. Enhanced FOI staff attorney productivity and streamlined management of legal resources.● Simplified procurement processes, driving vendor selection across technology, construction, and recreation sectors.● Championed the seamless administration of high-stakes federal grants, such as ARPA, CARES Act and HUD, ensuring effective fund allocation and compliance. Drafted lending documents for HUD Loans.● Developed real estate transaction strategies, ensuring robustness in purchase/sale and lease agreements, fortifying environmental and land use interests.● Wrote and deployed city ordinances and policies, augmenting municipal efficiency.● Evaluated risk, setting insurance requirements.April 2016 – Oct 2016, Assistant City Attorney Provided legal advice to city officials, boards, and departments on a wide range of topics. Created and reviewed city ordinances, resolutions, and contracts to ensure legal accuracy and alignment with City interests.● Steered the complete lifecycle of FOI requests, dramatically amplifying response efficiency.● Pioneered the State's first-ever electronic FOI portal, streamlining compliance.● Boosted departmental proficiency by training 50+ liaisons on cutting-edge portal functionalities.● Applied FOI best practices, educating City officials to ensure top-tier compliance.● An advocate for pivotal FOIA legislative changes, amplifying transparency and accountability.

Bridgeport, Ct

Drafted a wide array of critical legal documents, such as purchase and sales agreements, mortgage deeds, and company documents, ensuring a seamless transaction process. Conducted evaluations of land use regulations and permit requirements, providing clients with insightful advice and navigation through complex legal landscapes. Resolved landlord/tenant issues, with a focus on executing collection actions, thereby safeguarding assets and maintaining positive client relations.Selected Accomplishments:● Facilitated the acquisition and restructuring of residential and commercial properties for diverse clients, including individuals, organizations, and investors, through personal, private equity, and institutional financing.● Delivered robust defense and strategic advisory for clients facing foreclosure actions, securing favorable outcomes and preserving financial stability.● Negotiated advantageous loan modifications, short sales, and leases for commercial and industrial properties, protecting clients’ interests and maximizing financial gains.

Bridgeport, Ct

Wilton, Ct

Cultivated and sustained client relationships, ensuring customer satisfaction, and supporting management of client accounts. Liaised with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of solutions according to client needs.Selected Accomplishment:● Drove strategic decisions for two top consumer package goods firms through on-site client management and in-depth market research analysis.

Conduct an extensive audit of active International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) export agreements.Develop strategy and resources to facilitate agreement owner identification;Translate audit objectives and train in-house agreement owners on audit questionnaires regarding owner’s export activities; collect and analyze responses; assist in identification and implementation of corrective actions, mitigate potential violations where possible and intervene immediately on existing violations;Collaborate with other corporate initiatives and key personnel to increase audit visibility and drive project forward;Monitor and report on audit performance; and Draft new export agreements, supplemental correspondence and necessary DSP vehicles.

Represented clients before various administrative agencies and regulatory panels, building neighborhood consensus in support of a client’s land use application or opposition to a land use application.Resolved permit approval/opposition by negotiating and drafting various agreements between abutting property owners/developers including, but not limited to, settlement agreements, screening plan agreeements, wetland restorations agreements and temporary injunctions agreements.Cultivated devotion to public interest law through pro bono representation of limited income clients and children.Conducted and presented a survey of 15 municipalities as the framework for the City of Stamford’s Sustainability Amendment to its Master Plan (Plan of Conservation and Development).Provided zealous advocacy – attaining approval of all administrative applications presented; 100% recovery in insurance arbitration as a first-year associate; judgment in favor of represented title insurer in high profile mortgage fraud case; successfully argued several complex motions, strategically commenced aggressive actions; and achieved unanimous verdict in firm’s annual mock trial by effectively cross-examining key witnesses and delivering dynamic closing argument.

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Ba, Social Science - Concentration In Sociology & Political Science

Mathematics

Certificate