William Ambry Email & Phone Number

United States

Santa Monica, California, United States

Santa Monica, California, United States

Santa Monica, California, United States

Santa Monica, California, United States

As an associate in the Business Law Department and a member of the firm’s Technology group, my representation of companies spanned the entire corporate life cycle, including start-up and formation, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, general corporate representation and counseling, corporate governance, and public.

San Francisco, California, United States

• Enrolled in a selective program that combined doctrinal and skills classes with over 130 hours of fieldwork for real-world biotechnology clients under the supervision of leading Bay Area Law firms
• Engaged with transactions issues arising out of NDAs, employment contracts, and other agreements and recommended steps to reduce risks
• Conducted Freedom to Operate analyses for IP, reviewed patent landscapes and advised on opportunities for further IP development, under the supervision of Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Reviewed, drafted, and assisted in negotiation of terms of contracts, based on past deals, letters of intent, addendum documents and correspondence
• Addressed issues arising out of existing contracts by conducting legal research and analysis and recommending solutions
• Performed due diligence on covenants, representations, and warranties to assess their accuracy and risk level
• Wrote firm newsletter article explaining how text messages can satisfy the Statute of Frauds, prepared analyses of recent court decisions, and prepared presentation materials on drafting strategies for several types of.

Compton, California

• Drafted motions and oppositions (including motions to suppress evidence and oppositions to dismiss) for gang-related murder cases
• Facilitated trial preparation by reviewing evidence, preparing summarizing memoranda, and filing court documents
• Conducted legal research and analysis for issues arising in the prosecution of murder cases and shadowed attorneys in court

East Chicago, IN

• ArcelorMittal USA - Division #4 Steel Producing - Casting & Vacuum Degassing Facility; Maintenance/Reliability Operations
• Led 24/7 reliability of $100M manufacturing facility, achieving and maintaining lowest division delay rate; zero personal injuries; zero grievances - Planned and led execution of upgrade and maintenance projects.
• Coordinated the planning and execution of upgrade and maintenance projects of 9 supervisors and 40 union employees, leveraging a $36M budget
• Deployed Lean Six Sigma to enhance operational reliability and inventory management, utilizing production and maintenance data and implementing control measures
• Applied technical knowledge to troubleshoot and optimize systems that included large-scale pumps, compressors, condensers, vacuum system, hydraulics, pneumatics, steam boosters, control systems, geared machines.

East Chicago, IN

• ArcelorMittal USA - #3 Steel Producing - Casting; Maintenance OperationsBig Unit Repair Facility Supervisor
• Managed nine technician crew for repair of machine assemblies and structures $75M Caster Upgrade
• Recommended and drove implementation of Engineering and Lean Six Sigma-based revisions to design of hydraulic systems, leading to increased response time of machines, improved ability to perform efficient root cause.
• Collaborated between internal and external engineering and operations to design most efficient and reliable solution; Devised revisions of hydraulic system design, improving reliability and lowering cost.

Indiana Harbor In East Chicago, IN

• ArcelorMittal USA - #5 Continuous Galvanize Line; Maintenance OperationsSupervised mechanics, operators, contractors for pyrometer and roll alignments and replacements, correcting measurement and steering issues.
• Added value to Toyota’s product by redesign and installation of bearing cartridge, eliminating a 1% defect

Indiana Harbor In East Chicago, IN

• ArcelorMittal USA – 80” Hot-Strip Mill; Maintenance Operations
• Investigated steel defects
• Designed safety device & mill-screw pull mechanism for reduced downtime
• Reduced fabrication errors through blue print revision verification

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: UCLA Mock Trial Honorable Mention, Fall 2018 Internal Tournament, (Record: 4 – 0) UCLA Mock Trial, Spring 2019.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mechanical Engineering

VP Judiciary - Sigma Phi Epsilon (Sept. 2012 - May 2015) VP Publicity - NOBE (Sept. 2012 - May 2013) Team Lead - ME 463 Capstone.

Core 40 With Academic Honors