Wayne Xu Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provides legal and strategic support to the Rural Health Care unit and ensures the legal administration of millions of dollars of funding• Provides guidance on the administration of the Universal Service Fund (USF), including identifying and analyzing novel issues and promoting measures to ensure program integrity and program success• Handles appeals of USAC decisions• Provides advice concerning contracts and commercial transactions, prepares and reviewes agreements for procurement• Stays abreast of orders issued by the FCC regarding the USF programs, and presents to the USAC business units summaries of such orders and action to be taken by USAC pursuant to such orders• Respondes to Congressional or GAO inquiries • Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws affecting USAC operations. Identifies and anticipated potential legal issues and proposes solutions to complex situations raising difficult legal and operational concerns• Advises the General Counsel on proposed responses and strategies as it related to the Rural Health Care program

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Acts as general counsel for the Maryland Army National Guard:- Advises senior military and civilian leadership on administrative law, national security and operational law, criminal justice matters, Service member readiness, litigation, and ethics- Assists Service members and their Families with estate planning and other issues requiring legal assistance- Advises contracting officers and contracting officer representatives on Federal procurement matters to ensure compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other applicable fiscal law- Handles all aspects of employment law litigationFull-time Deployments and Mobilizations:Mobilized as the Command Judge Advocate for the Army element of the Maryland National Guard - 2023-2024Deployed as the Command Judge Advocate for ASG-Balkans (Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo) - 2022Mobilized as the Rear Detachment OIC for the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade - 2020Military Schools:Army Mountain Warfare School, Basic Military Mountaineer Course - 2019Military Law Courses:Domestic Operations Course - 2024Judge Advocate Officer Advanced Course - 2021Federal Litigation Course - 2021Administrative Law for Mil. Organizations Course - 2021National Security and Law of Armed Conflicts Course- 2020Cyber Law for Judge Advocates Course - 2019Ethics Counselor's Course - 2019Legal Assistance Course - 2018Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course - 2017

Baltimore, Maryland

- Facilitated litigation involving trademark and patent infringement, including a case between two American-based cruise lines over the use of the tradename “American,” which included, among other things, filing multiple collateral trademarks; vetting and hiring of trademark, damage, and industry experts; drafting discovery responses; and drafting multiple rounds of dispositive motions- Provided guidance on IP law, including filing trademarks in the USPTO on their behalf- Edited and updated the firm’s annual 50-page intellectual property booklet that was sent to IP clients- Substantive transactional work, including drafting and reviewing purchase and sale agreements, power of attorneys, wills, leases, and other real estate agreements- Substantial experience with all aspects of civil actions, including taking depositions, attending hearings, drafting complaints, answers, discovery, and motions

Charleston, West Virginia

-Served as an associate in a civil litigation law firm which emphasized representation of institutional defendants in products liability, mass tort, and mine safety litigation -Victories for clients include successfully defending a medical device manufacturer in a products liability action at trial in West Virginia federal court, successfully compelling discovery from opponents, imposing protective orders for documents, and negotiating out-of-court settlements favorable to the client -Achieved favorable settlements on various actions on behalf of a large international motorcycle company -Worked on all aspects of litigating civil cases, including attending depositions and hearings, drafting complaints, answers, and motions, including dispositive motions in actions implicating the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, which received favorable rulings in West Virginia federal court -Prepared and submitted discovery responses and requests, sanction motions, and dispositive motions on behalf of large chemical manufacturers in mass tort actions -Second-chaired a Mine Safety and Health Administration Hearing

J.D., Law

B.S., Biochemistry