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Provide decisive and strategic counsel to senior leadership on a broad range of complex legal matters including: ▪ Contract negotiation, drafting and disputes ▪ Litigation ▪ Mergers and Acquisitions ▪ International transactions ▪ Labor and Employment ▪ Post-Government Employment ▪ Intellectual Property ▪ Investigations ▪ Compliance with laws and internal code of conductCoordinate with business leaders throughout the organization (e.g. program… Show more Provide decisive and strategic counsel to senior leadership on a broad range of complex legal matters including: ▪ Contract negotiation, drafting and disputes ▪ Litigation ▪ Mergers and Acquisitions ▪ International transactions ▪ Labor and Employment ▪ Post-Government Employment ▪ Intellectual Property ▪ Investigations ▪ Compliance with laws and internal code of conductCoordinate with business leaders throughout the organization (e.g. program, contracts, business development, compliance, finance, tax, human relations), in order to anticipate needs and effectively provide comprehensive legal counsel regarding:▪ Review of local, state and federally issued RFPs, as well as direct commercial tenders▪ Identification of potential areas of contract, performance, business, and financial risk and recommendation of mitigation strategies▪ Negotiating prime contract terms as well as related agreements such as teaming, subcontract, master service, non-disclosure, joint venture, and intellectual property▪ Vigorous pursuit of litigations, protests, requests for equitable adjustment and claims▪ Legal and cultural sensitivities when doing business both domestically and internationally▪ Establishment of international company locations to best support business requirements ▪ Overseeing timely application and renewal of company trademark applications and vigilant protection of those trademarks as well as proprietary company information▪ Lead internal investigations and responses to government audits▪ Procurement Integrity, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and False Claims Act▪ Due diligence of potential acquisitions, facilitate purchase agreement drafting and coordinate closingManage outside counsel, paralegal support, and internal functional team members to ensure timely response to a variety of matters including discovery requests, court filings, settlement demands, internal and U.S. Government investigations, and contract related negotiations. Show less

Responsible for legal oversight of several multi-billion dollar federal procurements as well as support of base operations and defense of the Navy including:▪ Provide legal counsel in support of all F-18 weapon and radar system upgrade development, testing and implementation into the world-wide fleet▪ Successful defense of several GAO and agency level protests, requests for equitable adjustment and claims▪ Negotiate Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding between the Navy and other… Show more Responsible for legal oversight of several multi-billion dollar federal procurements as well as support of base operations and defense of the Navy including:▪ Provide legal counsel in support of all F-18 weapon and radar system upgrade development, testing and implementation into the world-wide fleet▪ Successful defense of several GAO and agency level protests, requests for equitable adjustment and claims▪ Negotiate Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding between the Navy and other entities including defense installations, corporations and non-military organizations such as NASA▪ Investigate and defend complaints made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ▪ Respond to Freedom of Information Act requests▪ Draft ethics advisory opinions and provide ethics training as relate to U.S., Navy, and base ethics regulations including post-government employment▪ Review, analyze and advise as to environmental and air space issues such as base assessment and coordination of suborbital vehicle launches at the Mojave Airport to include the 4 October 2004 flight of the first private manned spacecraft, SpaceShipOne▪ Work closely with the Department of Justice, Navy Criminal Investigative Service, and the Government Accountability Office on a wide variety of investigations and litigations Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Led teams at top D.C. law firms in defense of high-profile national litigations and mergers including: ▪ Supervised defense discovery on behalf of several major oil companies involved in toxic-tort litigation ▪ Managed attorney and paralegal team in defense of Wyeth-Ayerst fen-phen litigation ▪ Oversaw defense discovery on behalf of Lloyds of London in national environmental contamination suit ▪ Coordinated with Lockheed Martin senior business leaders and counsel to… Show more Led teams at top D.C. law firms in defense of high-profile national litigations and mergers including: ▪ Supervised defense discovery on behalf of several major oil companies involved in toxic-tort litigation ▪ Managed attorney and paralegal team in defense of Wyeth-Ayerst fen-phen litigation ▪ Oversaw defense discovery on behalf of Lloyds of London in national environmental contamination suit ▪ Coordinated with Lockheed Martin senior business leaders and counsel to responded to Department of Justice Second Request governmental inquiries regarding Lockheed’s proposed merger with Northrop Grumman Show less

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▪ Graduated early after completing all course work in 2-½ years ▪ Studied abroad in France and Switzerland ▪ Notable course work includes.

Ba, Journalism

▪ Bachelors of Arts in Journalism with emphasis in business administration ▪ Graduated early after completing all course work in 2-½.

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